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2014 Washington State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Mike Leach.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Rutgers 38–41; lost at Nevada 13–24; won vs. Portland State 59–21; lost vs. No. 2 Oregon 31–38; won at Utah 28–27; lost vs. California 59–60; lost at No. 25 Stanford 17–34; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona 37–59; lost vs. USC 17–44; won at Oregon State 39–32; lost at No. 13 Arizona State 31–52; lost vs. Washington 13–31+38−27Lost 38–41 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersLost 13–24 at Nevada-11NevadaWon 59–21 vs. Portland State+38Portland StateLost 31–38 vs. No. 2 Oregon-7No. 2 OregonWon 28–27 at Utah+1UtahLost 59–60 vs. California-1CaliforniaLost 17–34 at No. 25 Stanford-17No. 25 StanfordLost 37–59 vs. No. 15 Arizona-22No. 15 ArizonaLost 17–44 vs. USC-27USCWon 39–32 at Oregon State+7Oregon StateLost 31–52 at No. 13 Arizona State-21No. 13 Arizona StateLost 13–31 vs. Washington-18Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsRutgersL 38–⁠4157%
Sep 5atNevadaL 13–⁠2439%
Sep 13vsPortland StateW 59–⁠2172%
Sep 20vs2OregonL 31–⁠3823%
Sep 27atUtahW 28–⁠2727%
Oct 4vsCaliforniaL 59–⁠6062%
Oct 10at25StanfordL 17–⁠3415%
Oct 25vs15ArizonaL 37–⁠5931%
Nov 1vsUSCL 17–⁠4429%
Nov 8atOregon StateW 39–⁠3231%
Nov 22at13Arizona StateL 31–⁠5215%
Nov 29vsWashingtonL 13–⁠3135%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Led the nationConnor Halliday: total offense per game (415.8)

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 10th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
382–⁠463
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1408 −64 this season
SP+ rating
-1.7 No. 76 of 128; offense No. 42, defense No. 96, special teams No. 120
SRS
−2.7 No. 73 of 128 in FBS
Returning
97% of last season’s EPA, No. 4 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 53
Defensive coordinator
Mike Breske
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense45th of 128
  • Defense115th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted40th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted109th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1844%1.3445th of 128
Defense0.2746%1.32115th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.22 def		45% off
44% def		—40th off
109th 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
Offense3.8own 272% allowed
Defense3.8own 321% 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 yardsConnor Halliday QB3,873 yds
Passing touchdownsConnor Halliday QB32 TD
Rushing yardsJamal Morrow RB351 yds
Rushing touchdownsGerard Wicks RB4 TD
Receiving yardsVince Mayle WR1,483 yds
Receiving touchdownsIsiah Myers WR12 TD
InterceptionsCharleston White S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Chandler Leniu ILB★★★No. 361
Jeffery Farrar ATH★★★No. 406
Deion Singleton S★★★No. 581
Peyton Bender PRO★★★No. 588
Zaire Andre WR★★★No. 701

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.864
Running backs33.00.855
Receivers13.00.858
Offensive line22.50.814
Defensive line13.00.819
Linebackers33.00.839
Defensive backs33.00.838
Athletes and specialists32.70.806
Whole class172.90.834

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 3Xavier Cooper DTCleveland Browns
Rd 4Vince Mayle WRCleveland Browns

Roster 111

The 2014 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-12

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 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
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.