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2014 Virginia

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike London.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2014, game by game: lost vs. No. 7 UCLA 20–28; won vs. Richmond 45–13; won vs. No. 21 Louisville 23–21; lost at No. 21 BYU 33–41; won vs. Kent State 45–13; won vs. Pittsburgh 24–19; lost at Duke 13–20; lost vs. North Carolina 27–28; lost at Georgia Tech 10–35; lost at No. 2 Florida State 20–34; won vs. Miami 30–13; lost at Virginia Tech 20–24+32−25Lost 20–28 vs. No. 7 UCLA-8No. 7 UCLAWon 45–13 vs. Richmond+32RichmondWon 23–21 vs. No. 21 Louisville+2No. 21 LouisvilleLost 33–41 at No. 21 BYU-8No. 21 BYUWon 45–13 vs. Kent State+32Kent StateWon 24–19 vs. Pittsburgh+5PittsburghLost 13–20 at Duke-7DukeLost 27–28 vs. North Carolina-1North CarolinaLost 10–35 at Georgia Tech-25Georgia TechLost 20–34 at No. 2 Florida State-14No. 2 Florida StateWon 30–13 vs. Miami+17MiamiLost 20–24 at Virginia Tech-4Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs7UCLAL 20–⁠2825%
Sep 6vsRichmondW 45–⁠1358%
Sep 13vs21LouisvilleW 23–⁠2122%
Sep 20at21BYUL 33–⁠4116%
Sep 27vsKent StateW 45–⁠1359%
Oct 4vsPittsburghW 24–⁠1949%
Oct 18atDukeL 13–⁠2024%
Oct 25vsNorth CarolinaL 27–⁠2847%
Nov 1atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠3523%
Nov 8at2Florida StateL 20–⁠347%
Nov 22vsMiamiW 30–⁠1331%
Nov 28atVirginia TechL 20–⁠2436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
310–⁠289
Coach
Mike London
Elo
1464 +77 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 60 of 128; offense No. 96, defense No. 25, special teams No. 33
SRS
4.9 No. 45 of 128 in FBS
Returning
75% of last season’s EPA, No. 32 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 33
Offensive coordinator
Steve Fairchild
Defensive coordinator
Jon Tenuta
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense108th of 128
  • Defense25th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted108th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted14th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%1.15108th of 128
Defense0.0739%1.2025th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.06 def		41% off
37% def		—108th off
14th 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 342% allowed
Defense2.8own 312% 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 yardsGreyson Lambert QB1,632 yds
Passing touchdownsGreyson Lambert QB10 TD
Rushing yardsKevin Parks 745 yds
Rushing touchdownsKevin Parks 4 TD
Receiving yardsCanaan Severin WR578 yds
Receiving touchdownsCanaan Severin WR5 TD
InterceptionsMaurice Canady CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Quin Blanding S★★★★★No. 6
Andrew Brown DT★★★★★No. 12
Jamil Kamara ATH★★★★No. 130
Steven Moss OG★★★★No. 213
Jordan Ellis RB★★★No. 920

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.847
Receivers22.50.817
Offensive line14.00.918
Defensive line33.30.858
Linebackers22.50.768
Defensive backs15.00.997
Athletes and specialists14.00.941
Whole class113.30.859

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 3Eli Harold OLBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Max Valles ILBOakland Raiders

Roster 113

The 2014 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠013–⁠15
Georgia Tech6–⁠211–⁠38
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠315
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠424
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Pittsburgh4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠46–⁠7
NC State3–⁠58–⁠5
Virginia Tech3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9

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