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2014 Vanderbilt

3–⁠9 (0–⁠8 Southeastern Conference), coached by Derek Mason.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Temple 7–37; lost vs. No. 15 Ole Miss 3–41; won vs. Massachusetts 34–31; lost vs. No. 14 South Carolina 34–48; lost at Kentucky 7–17; lost at No. 13 Georgia 17–44; won vs. Charleston Southern 21–20; lost at Missouri 14–24; won vs. Old Dominion 42–28; lost vs. Florida 10–34; lost at No. 4 Mississippi State 0–51; lost vs. Tennessee 17–24+14−51Lost 7–37 vs. Temple-30TempleLost 3–41 vs. No. 15 Ole Miss-38No. 15 Ole MissWon 34–31 vs. Massachusetts+3MassachusettsLost 34–48 vs. No. 14 South Carolina-14No. 14 South CarolinaLost 7–17 at Kentucky-10KentuckyLost 17–44 at No. 13 Georgia-27No. 13 GeorgiaWon 21–20 vs. Charleston Southern+1Charleston Sout…Lost 14–24 at Missouri-10MissouriWon 42–28 vs. Old Dominion+14Old DominionLost 10–34 vs. Florida-24FloridaLost 0–51 at No. 4 Mississippi State-51No. 4 Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–24 vs. Tennessee-7Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsTempleL 7–⁠3778%
Sep 6vs15Ole MissL 3–⁠4149%
Sep 13vsMassachusettsW 34–⁠3183%
Sep 20vs14South CarolinaL 34–⁠4834%
Sep 27atKentuckyL 7–⁠1748%
Oct 4at13GeorgiaL 17–⁠4420%
Oct 11vsCharleston SouthernW 21–⁠2069%
Oct 25atMissouriL 14–⁠2417%
Nov 1vsOld DominionW 42–⁠2870%
Nov 8vsFloridaL 10–⁠3444%
Nov 22at4Mississippi StateL 0–⁠5113%
Nov 29vsTennesseeL 17–⁠2441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 24–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠8 14th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠399
Coach
Derek Mason
Elo
1406 −184 this season
SP+ rating
-4.3 No. 84 of 128; offense No. 105, defense No. 56, special teams No. 98
SRS
−8.8 No. 94 of 128 in FBS
Returning
8% of last season’s EPA, No. 124 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 46
Offensive coordinator
Karl Dorrell
Defensive coordinator
Dave Kotulski
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense127th of 128
  • Defense94th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted127th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0638%1.10127th of 128
Defense0.1948%1.1494th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.18 def		39% off
46% def		—127th off
82nd 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
Offense2.1own 293% allowed
Defense3.5own 302% 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 yardsJohnny McCrary QB985 yds
Passing touchdownsJohnny McCrary QB9 TD
Rushing yardsRalph Webb RB907 yds
Rushing touchdownsRalph Webb RB4 TD
Receiving yardsSteven Scheu TE525 yds
Receiving touchdownsC.J. Duncan WR4 TD
InterceptionsTaurean Ferguson CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Nifae Lealao SDE★★★★No. 100
Emmanuel Smith S★★★★No. 309
Bryce Lewis CB★★★No. 737
Bailey Granier OT★★★No. 912
Bruno Reagan OG★★★No. 923

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.826
Receivers23.00.826
Offensive line32.70.824
Defensive line43.00.842
Defensive backs43.30.845
Athletes and specialists22.00.776
Whole class172.90.828

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 108

The 2014 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 second 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠112–⁠24
Missouri7–⁠111–⁠314
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠311
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠39
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠417
Auburn4–⁠48–⁠522
LSU4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida4–⁠47–⁠5
Texas A&M3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Tennessee3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠83–⁠9

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