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2014 UL Monroe

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Todd Berry.

Schedule and results

UL Monroe in 2014, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 17–10; won vs. Idaho 38–31; lost at No. 10 LSU 0–31; won vs. Troy 22–20; lost at Arkansas State 14–28; lost at Kentucky 14–48; lost vs. Texas State 18–22; lost at Texas A&M 16–21; lost at App State 29–31; lost vs. Louisiana 27–34; won at New Mexico State 30–17; lost at Georgia Southern 16–22+13−34Won 17–10 vs. Wake Forest+7Wake ForestWon 38–31 vs. Idaho+7IdahoLost 0–31 at No. 10 LSU-31No. 10 LSUWon 22–20 vs. Troy+2TroyLost 14–28 at Arkansas State-14Arkansas StateLost 14–48 at Kentucky-34KentuckyLost 18–22 vs. Texas State-4Texas StateLost 16–21 at Texas A&M-5Texas A&MLost 29–31 at App State-2App StateLost 27–34 vs. Louisiana-7LouisianaWon 30–17 at New Mexico State+13New Mexico StateLost 16–22 at Georgia Southern-6Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsWake ForestW 17–⁠1056%
Sep 6vsIdahoW 38–⁠3178%
Sep 13at10LSUL 0–⁠3117%
Sep 27vsTroyW 22–⁠2072%
Oct 4atArkansas StateL 14–⁠2835%
Oct 11atKentuckyL 14–⁠4835%
Oct 25vsTexas StateL 18–⁠2264%
Nov 1atTexas A&ML 16–⁠2116%
Nov 8atApp StateL 29–⁠3151%
Nov 15vsLouisianaL 27–⁠3435%
Nov 22atNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠1764%
Nov 29atGeorgia SouthernL 16–⁠2230%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Southern 22–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠315
Coach
Todd Berry
Elo
1378 −65 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 103 of 128; offense No. 117, defense No. 73, special teams No. 46
SRS
−10.6 No. 101 of 128 in FBS
Returning
58% of last season’s EPA, No. 66 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 126
Offensive coordinator
Steve Farmer
Defensive coordinator
Troy Reffett
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense115th of 128
  • Defense40th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted39th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%1.07115th of 128
Defense0.1040%1.1940th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.12 def		37% off
40% def		—126th off
39th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.4own 282% allowed
Defense3.6own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsPete Thomas QB3,181 yds
Passing touchdownsPete Thomas QB14 TD
Rushing yardsCentarius Donald RB606 yds
Rushing touchdownsCentarius Donald RB6 TD
Receiving yardsRashon Ceaser WR872 yds
Receiving touchdownsAjalen Holley WR7 TD
InterceptionsMitch Lane S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Anthony Monken PRO★★★No. 1613
Garrett Smith PRO★★No. 2007
Keaton Bags OT★★No. 2293
D’Marius Gillespie WR★★No. 2494
David Griffith OLB★★No. 2523

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.802
Running backs12.00.765
Receivers42.00.753
Offensive line52.00.761
Defensive line32.00.764
Linebackers32.00.764
Defensive backs22.00.758
Athletes and specialists12.00.768
Whole class212.00.765

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 92

The 2014 roster

92 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 23 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Southern8–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana7–⁠19–⁠4
App State6–⁠27–⁠5
Texas State5–⁠37–⁠5
Arkansas State5–⁠37–⁠6
South Alabama5–⁠36–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Troy3–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
Idaho1–⁠71–⁠10
Georgia State0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.