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2014 UNLV

2–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bobby Hauck.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2014, game by game: lost at Arizona 13–58; won vs. Northern Colorado 13–12; lost vs. Northern Illinois 34–48; lost at Houston 14–47; lost at San Diego State 17–34; lost at San José State 10–33; won vs. Fresno State 30–27; lost at Utah State 20–34; lost vs. New Mexico 28–31; lost vs. Air Force 21–48; lost at BYU 23–42; lost at Hawai’i 35–37; lost vs. Nevada 27–49+7−45Lost 13–58 at Arizona-45ArizonaWon 13–12 vs. Northern Colorado+1Northern Colora…Lost 34–48 vs. Northern Illinois-14Northern Illino…Lost 14–47 at Houston-33HoustonLost 17–34 at San Diego State-17San Diego StateLost 10–33 at San José State-23San José StateWon 30–27 vs. Fresno State+3Fresno StateLost 20–34 at Utah State-14Utah StateLost 28–31 vs. New Mexico-3New MexicoLost 21–48 vs. Air Force-27Air ForceLost 23–42 at BYU-19BYULost 35–37 at Hawai’i-2Hawai’iLost 27–49 vs. Nevada-22Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atArizonaL 13–⁠5828%
Sep 6vsNorthern ColoradoW 13–⁠1284%
Sep 13vsNorthern IllinoisL 34–⁠4830%
Sep 20atHoustonL 14–⁠4732%
Sep 27atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠3428%
Oct 4atSan José StateL 10–⁠3334%
Oct 10vsFresno StateW 30–⁠2735%
Oct 25atUtah StateL 20–⁠3418%
Nov 1vsNew MexicoL 28–⁠3163%
Nov 8vsAir ForceL 21–⁠4841%
Nov 15atBYUL 23–⁠4215%
Nov 22atHawai’iL 35–⁠3738%
Nov 29vsNevadaL 27–⁠4934%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 49–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The tied 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠500
Coach
Bobby Hauck
Elo
1294 −161 this season
SP+ rating
-17.6 No. 122 of 128; offense No. 105, defense No. 119, special teams No. 78
SRS
−20.6 No. 124 of 128 in FBS
Returning
65% of last season’s EPA, No. 53 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 117
Offensive coordinator
Timm Rosenbach
Defensive coordinator
Tim Hauck

How good, play by play

  • Offense86th of 128
  • Defense121st of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted106th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted127th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0938%1.3386th of 128
Defense0.2847%1.29121st of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.28 def		38% off
48% def		—106th off
127th 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
Offense3.1own 303% allowed
Defense4.0own 282% 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 yardsBlake Decker QB2,886 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Decker QB15 TD
Rushing yardsShaquille Murray-Lawrence RB552 yds
Rushing touchdownsShaquille Murray-Lawrence RB9 TD
Receiving yardsDevonte Boyd WR980 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevante Davis WR4 TD
InterceptionsBrandon Baker DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Dominique Fenstermacher ATH★★★No. 1441
Michael Hughes DT★★★No. 1763
Conor Perkins K★★No. 2281
Joseph Salazar WDE★★No. 2338
Austin Hunt TE★★No. 2373

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.772
Receivers32.00.766
Offensive line22.00.774
Defensive line22.50.792
Athletes and specialists32.30.790
Whole class112.20.779

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 105

The 2014 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠216
Colorado State6–⁠210–⁠3
Utah State6–⁠210–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠8
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠11

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