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2014 William & Mary

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2014, game by game: lost at Virginia Tech 9–34; won at Hampton 42–14; won vs. Norfolk State 29–14; won vs. Lafayette 33–19; won at Stony Brook 27–21; lost at New Hampshire 3–32; lost vs. Villanova 31–35; won vs. Delaware 31–17; lost at James Madison 24–31; won vs. Elon 17–7; won at Towson 37–14; lost vs. Richmond 20–34+28−29Lost 9–34 at Virginia Tech-25Virginia TechWon 42–14 at Hampton+28HamptonWon 29–14 vs. Norfolk State+15Norfolk StateWon 33–19 vs. Lafayette+14LafayetteWon 27–21 at Stony Brook+6Stony BrookLost 3–32 at New Hampshire-29New HampshireLost 31–35 vs. Villanova-4VillanovaWon 31–17 vs. Delaware+14DelawareLost 24–31 at James Madison-7James MadisonWon 17–7 vs. Elon+10ElonWon 37–14 at Towson+23TowsonLost 20–34 vs. Richmond-14Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atVirginia TechL 9–⁠3419%
Sep 6atHamptonW 42–⁠1457%
Sep 13vsNorfolk StateW 29–⁠1480%
Sep 20vsLafayetteW 33–⁠1967%
Sep 27atStony BrookW 27–⁠2158%
Oct 11atNew HampshireL 3–⁠3236%
Oct 18vsVillanovaL 31–⁠3543%
Oct 25vsDelawareW 31–⁠1765%
Nov 1atJames MadisonL 24–⁠3144%
Nov 8vsElonW 17–⁠785%
Nov 15atTowsonW 37–⁠1448%
Nov 22vsRichmondL 20–⁠3466%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 34–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
303–⁠272
Coach
—
Elo
1380 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.1 No. 38 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 174
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Rogers
Defensive coordinator
Trevor Andrews
Captains
Bo Revell, Luke Rhodes, Stephen Sinnott and Ivan Tagoe

Leaders

Passing yardsSteve Cluley QB108 yds
Rushing yardsMikal Abdul-Saboor RB85 yds
Receiving yardsSean Ballard WR19 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Spencer Kleinrichert ILB★★★No. 1503
DeVonte Dedmon WR★★No. 2648
Denzel Dykes ATH★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Linebackers13.00.818
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class32.30.762

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 7Tre McBride WRTennessee Titans

2014 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire8–⁠012–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠111–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠6
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany3–⁠57–⁠5
Towson2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠11
Elon0–⁠81–⁠11

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