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2014 Utah

9–⁠4 (5–⁠4 Pac-12), coached by Kyle Whittingham, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2014, game by game: won vs. Idaho State 56–14; won vs. Fresno State 59–27; won at Michigan 26–10; lost vs. Washington State 27–28; won at No. 8 UCLA 30–28; won at Oregon State 29–23; won vs. No. 20 USC 24–21; lost at No. 15 Arizona State 16–19; lost vs. No. 5 Oregon 27–51; won at Stanford 20–17; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona 10–42; won at Colorado 38–34; won vs. Colorado State 45–10+42−32Won 56–14 vs. Idaho State+42Idaho StateWon 59–27 vs. Fresno State+32Fresno StateWon 26–10 at Michigan+16MichiganLost 27–28 vs. Washington State-1Washington StateWon 30–28 at No. 8 UCLA+2No. 8 UCLAWon 29–23 at Oregon State+6Oregon StateWon 24–21 vs. No. 20 USC+3No. 20 USCLost 16–19 at No. 15 Arizona State-3No. 15 Arizona StateLost 27–51 vs. No. 5 Oregon-24No. 5 OregonWon 20–17 at Stanford+3StanfordLost 10–42 vs. No. 15 Arizona-32No. 15 ArizonaWon 38–34 at Colorado+4ColoradoWon 45–10 vs. Colorado State+35Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsIdaho StateW 56–⁠1489%
Sep 6vsFresno StateW 59–⁠2751%
Sep 20atMichiganW 26–⁠1039%
Sep 27vsWashington StateL 27–⁠2873%
Oct 4at8UCLAW 30–⁠2824%
Oct 16atOregon StateW 29–⁠2343%
Oct 25vs20USCW 24–⁠2151%
Nov 1at15Arizona StateL 16–⁠1934%
Nov 8vs5OregonL 27–⁠5134%
Nov 15atStanfordW 20–⁠1732%
Nov 22vs15ArizonaL 10–⁠4252%
Nov 29atColoradoW 38–⁠3473%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsColorado StateLas Vegas BowlW 45–⁠1045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 45–⁠10 in the Las Vegas Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 24
  2. Wk 8: 20
  3. Wk 9: 19
  4. Wk 10: 18
  5. Wk 11: 20
  6. Wk 12: 25
  7. Wk 13: 20
  8. Wk 15: 24
  9. Wk 16: 23
  10. Final: 21

Ted Hendricks AwardNate Orchard, OLB

Ray Guy AwardTom Hackett, P

Consensus All-AmericanTom Hackett, P

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 6th in Pac-12
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 18
Points
407–⁠324
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1614 +123 this season
SP+ rating
8.8 No. 38 of 128; offense No. 66, defense No. 38, special teams No. 2
SRS
10.3 No. 29 of 128 in FBS
Returning
66% of last season’s EPA, No. 48 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Dave Christensen
Defensive coordinator
Kalani Sitake
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 128
  • Defense36th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted30th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1041%1.1285th of 128
Defense0.1040%1.2736th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.10 def		42% off
39% def		—78th off
30th 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
Offense3.5own 291% allowed
Defense2.9own 262% 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 yardsTravis Wilson QB2,170 yds
Passing touchdownsTravis Wilson QB18 TD
Rushing yardsDevontae Booker RB1,512 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevontae Booker RB10 TD
Receiving yardsKaelin Clay WR523 yds
Receiving touchdownsDres Anderson WR4 TD
InterceptionsGionni Paul LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Jackson Barton OT★★★★No. 247
Raelon Singleton WR★★★No. 715
Donovan Isom PRO★★★No. 812
Marcus Williams WR★★★No. 936
Kyle Christiansen DT★★★No. 1452

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.852
Receivers23.00.852
Offensive line14.00.907
Defensive line23.00.810
Linebackers12.00.793
Defensive backs33.00.814
Whole class103.00.832

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.

Drafted in 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 2Eric Rowe CBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 2Nate Orchard OLBCleveland Browns
Rd 3Jeremiah Poutasi OGTennessee Titans
Rd 6Kaelin Clay WRTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 132

The 2014 roster

132 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2014 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2014 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠113–⁠22
Arizona7–⁠210–⁠419
Arizona State6–⁠310–⁠312
UCLA6–⁠310–⁠310
USC6–⁠39–⁠420
Utah5–⁠49–⁠421
Stanford5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠6
California3–⁠65–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠75–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠73–⁠9
Colorado0–⁠92–⁠10

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