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2014 Wyoming

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Craig Bohl.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2014, game by game: won vs. Montana 17–12; won vs. Air Force 17–13; lost at No. 2 Oregon 14–48; won vs. Florida Atlantic 20–19; lost at No. 9 Michigan State 14–56; lost at Hawai’i 28–38; lost vs. San José State 20–27; lost at Colorado State 31–45; won at Fresno State 45–17; lost vs. Utah State 3–20; lost vs. Boise State 14–63; lost at New Mexico 30–36+28−49Won 17–12 vs. Montana+5MontanaWon 17–13 vs. Air Force+4Air ForceLost 14–48 at No. 2 Oregon-34No. 2 OregonWon 20–19 vs. Florida Atlantic+1Florida AtlanticLost 14–56 at No. 9 Michigan State-42No. 9 Michigan StateLost 28–38 at Hawai’i-10Hawai’iLost 20–27 vs. San José State-7San José StateLost 31–45 at Colorado State-14Colorado StateWon 45–17 at Fresno State+28Fresno StateLost 3–20 vs. Utah State-17Utah StateLost 14–63 vs. Boise State-49Boise StateLost 30–36 at New Mexico-6New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMontanaW 17–⁠1256%
Sep 6vsAir ForceW 17–⁠1366%
Sep 13at2OregonL 14–⁠4814%
Sep 20vsFlorida AtlanticW 20–⁠1955%
Sep 27at9Michigan StateL 14–⁠5616%
Oct 12atHawai’iL 28–⁠3857%
Oct 18vsSan José StateL 20–⁠2749%
Oct 25atColorado StateL 31–⁠4519%
Nov 1atFresno StateW 45–⁠1727%
Nov 7vsUtah StateL 3–⁠2033%
Nov 22vsBoise StateL 14–⁠6327%
Nov 29atNew MexicoL 30–⁠3651%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 36–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠394
Coach
Craig Bohl
Elo
1375 −49 this season
SP+ rating
-14.0 No. 111 of 128; offense No. 112, defense No. 104, special teams No. 58
SRS
−10.3 No. 100 of 128 in FBS
Returning
29% of last season’s EPA, No. 111 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 128
Offensive coordinator
Brent Vigen
Defensive coordinator
Steve Stanard
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 128
  • Defense112th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted111th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0936%1.3688th of 128
Defense0.2547%1.29112th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.22 def		37% off
47% def		—102nd off
111th 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
Offense3.0own 261% allowed
Defense3.8own 313% 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 yardsColby Kirkegaard QB2,660 yds
Passing touchdownsColby Kirkegaard QB12 TD
Rushing yardsBrian Hill RB796 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrian Hill RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Claiborne WR576 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Claiborne WR3 TD
InterceptionsTyran Finley CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Nick Smith PRO★★★No. 1817
Austin Fort PRO★★No. 2411
Daniel Vega SDE★★No. 2494
Sidney Malauulu DT★★No. 2494
Cole Turner OT★★No. 2523

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.789
Running backs22.00.759
Receivers52.00.751
Offensive line32.00.763
Defensive line52.00.762
Defensive backs32.00.743
Whole class202.00.759

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 7Mark Nzeocha OLBDallas Cowboys

Roster 112

The 2014 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 23 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠216
Colorado State6–⁠210–⁠3
Utah State6–⁠210–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠8
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠11

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