The 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
2014 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
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Number of teams | 126 full members + 2 transitional |
Duration | August 27 – December 13 |
Preseason AP No. 1 | Florida State |
Post-season | |
Duration | December 20, 2014 – January 12, 2015 |
Bowl games | 39 |
AP Poll No. 1 | Ohio State |
Coaches Poll No. 1 | Ohio State |
Heisman Trophy | Marcus Mariota (quarterback, Oregon) |
College Football Playoff | |
2015 College Football Playoff National Championship | |
Site | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas |
Champion(s) | Ohio State |
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2013 2015 → |
The regular season began on August 27, 2014 and ended on December 13, 2014. The postseason concluded on January 12, 2015 with the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The 2014 season marked a major change to the postseason with the introduction of the College Football Playoff, a four-team knockout tournament to determine the national champion of Division I FBS. The College Football Playoff system replaced the Bowl Championship Series, which had been in use since 1998.
Ohio State beat Oregon to claim the first ever FBS (formerly Division I-A) national title awarded using a playoff system. Following the game, Ohio State was named the No. 1 team in the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll for the season, making the Buckeyes consensus national champions among the major polls.
The following rule changes have been made by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2014 season:
A rule meant to slow down the hurry-up offense by preventing teams from snapping the ball within the first ten seconds of the 40-second play clock to allow for defensive substitutions, or be penalized five yards for delay of game (except within the final 2:00 of each half or when the play clock is set to 25 seconds) was tabled by the Rules Committee and not voted on.
Appalachian State, Georgia Southern and Old Dominion moved from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to FBS. 2014 was expected to be the final season for UAB football, who dropped their program at the conclusion of the season due to financial reasons. The UAB football program later restarted in 2017.
The three schools that moved from FCS to FBS this season use existing on-campus stadiums:
Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 9 and beyond will list College Football Playoff Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that fail to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.
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Rankings reflect the Week 15 AP Poll before the conference championship games were played.
Conference | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
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ACC | No. 2 Florida State CFP | No. 12 Georgia Tech | 37–35 | James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh (Player of the Year) | Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson | Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech |
Big 12 | No. 5 Baylor No. 4 TCU | N/A | N/A | Trevone Boykin, TCU | Paul Dawson, TCU | Gary Patterson, TCU |
Big Ten | No. 6 Ohio State CFP | No. 11 Wisconsin | 59–0 | Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin | Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State | Jerry Kill, Minnesota (coaches and media) |
Pac-12 | No. 3 Oregon CFP | No. 8 Arizona | 51–13 | Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon | Scooby Wright, LB, Arizona | Rich Rodriguez, Arizona |
SEC | No. 1 Alabama CFP | No. 14 Missouri | 42–13 | Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama (AP, Coaches) | Shane Ray, DE, Missouri (AP, Coaches) | Dan Mullen, Mississippi State (AP) Gary Pinkel, Missouri (Coaches) |
Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.
Conference | Champion | Runner Up | Score | Record | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
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AAC | Memphis UCF Cincinnati | N/A | N/A | Memphis 9-3 Cincinnati 9-3 UCF 9-3 | Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina | Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCF & Tank Jakes, LB, Memphis | Justin Fuente, Memphis |
C-USA | Marshall | Louisiana Tech | 26–23 | Marshall 12-1 | Brandon Doughty, QB, Western Kentucky (MVP) Rakeem Cato, QB, Marshall (Offensive POY) | Neville Hewitt, LB, Marshall | Doc Holliday, Marshall |
MAC | Northern Illinois | Bowling Green | 51–17 | Northern Illinois 11-2 | Jarvion Franklin, RB, Western Michigan | Quinten Rollins, DB, Miami (OH) | P. J. Fleck, Western Michigan |
MW | No. 22 Boise State | Fresno State | 28–14 | Boise State 11-2 | Garrett Grayson, QB, Colorado State | Zach Vigil, LB, Utah State | Jim McElwain, Colorado State |
Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | N/A | N/A | Georgia Southern 8-3* | Elijah McGuire, RB, Louisiana–Lafayette | David Mayo, LB, Texas State | Willie Fritz, Georgia Southern |
CFP College Football Playoff participant
* On July 22, 2016, Georgia Southern announced that it had been ordered by the NCAA to vacate two wins from the 2013 season and one win from the 2014 season as punishment for fielding academically ineligible student athletes during those games. The ruling does not affect Georgia Southern's 2014 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship.
Starting with the 2014–15 postseason, six College Football Playoff (CFP) bowl games host two semifinal playoff games on a rotating basis. For the 2014-15 season, the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl hosted the semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Number of bowl berths available: 76
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 81
Ohio, Texas State, Temple, UAB, Middle Tennessee
Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 47
† – Appalachian State (7–5), Georgia Southern (9–3, Sun Belt champions), and Old Dominion (6–6) were conditionally eligible based on win–loss record. However, under FCS-to-FBS transition rules, they were not eligible due to enough teams qualifying under normal circumstances.
‡ – Idaho was ineligible for postseason play due to an insufficient Academic Progress Rate. However, the Vandals would not have been eligible without the ban, as they finished with a 1-10 record.
Semifinals | Championship | |||||||
January 1 – Sugar Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans | ||||||||
1 | Alabama | 35 | ||||||
4 | Ohio State | 42 | January 12 – National Championship AT&T Stadium, Arlington | |||||
4 | Ohio State | 42 | ||||||
January 1 – Rose Bowl Rose Bowl, Pasadena | 2 | Oregon | 20 | |||||
2 | Oregon | 59 | ||||||
3 | Florida State | 20 |
Conference | Total games | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
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SEC | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
ACC | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
Big Ten | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 |
Pac-12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
Big 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 |
MW | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
American | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
C-USA | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
MAC | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
Independents | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
Sun Belt | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
CFP | School | Record | Bowl Game |
1 | Alabama | 12–1 | Sugar Bowl |
2 | Oregon | 12–1 | Rose Bowl |
3 | Florida State | 13–0 | Rose Bowl |
4 | Ohio State | 12–1 | Sugar Bowl |
5 | Baylor | 11–1 | Cotton Bowl |
6 | TCU | 11–1 | Peach Bowl |
7 | Mississippi State | 10–2 | Orange Bowl |
8 | Michigan State | 10–2 | Cotton Bowl |
9 | Ole Miss | 9–3 | Peach Bowl |
10 | Arizona | 10–3 | Fiesta Bowl |
11 | Kansas State | 9–3 | Alamo Bowl |
12 | Georgia Tech | 10–3 | Orange Bowl |
13 | Georgia | 9–3 | Belk Bowl |
14 | UCLA | 9–3 | Alamo Bowl |
15 | Arizona State | 9–3 | Sun Bowl |
16 | Missouri | 10–3 | Citrus Bowl |
17 | Clemson | 9–3 | Russell Athletic Bowl |
18 | Wisconsin | 10–3 | Outback Bowl |
19 | Auburn | 8–4 | Outback Bowl |
20 | Boise State | 11–2 | Fiesta Bowl |
21 | Louisville | 9–3 | Belk Bowl |
22 | Utah | 8–4 | Las Vegas Bowl |
23 | LSU | 8–4 | Music City Bowl |
24 | USC | 8–4 | Holiday Bowl |
25 | Minnesota | 8–4 | Citrus Bowl |
Rank | Associated Press | Coaches' Poll |
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1 | Ohio State | Ohio State |
2 | Oregon | Oregon |
3 | TCU | TCU |
4 | Alabama | Alabama |
5 | Florida State | Michigan State |
6 | Michigan State | Florida State |
7 | Baylor | Georgia Tech |
8 | Georgia Tech | Baylor |
9 | Georgia | Georgia |
10 | UCLA | UCLA |
11 | Mississippi State | Missouri |
12 | Arizona State | Mississippi State |
13 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
14 | Missouri | Arizona State |
15 | Clemson | Clemson |
16 | Boise State | Boise State |
17 | Ole Miss | Arizona |
18 | Kansas State | Kansas State |
19 | Arizona | Ole Miss |
20 | USC | Utah |
21 | Utah | USC |
22 | Auburn | Marshall |
23 | Marshall | Auburn |
24 | Louisville | Louisville |
25 | Memphis | Memphis |
Unlike the BCS, the Coaches' Poll is not contractually obligated to name the CFP champion as its No. 1 team.
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.
Player | School | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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Marcus Mariota | Oregon | QB | 788 | 74 | 22 | 2,534 |
Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | RB | 37 | 432 | 275 | 1,250 |
Amari Cooper | Alabama | WR | 49 | 280 | 316 | 1,023 |
Trevone Boykin | TCU | QB | 8 | 45 | 104 | 218 |
J. T. Barrett | Ohio State | QB | 0 | 19 | 40 | 78 |
Jameis Winston | Florida State | QB | 4 | 10 | 19 | 51 |
Tevin Coleman | Indiana | RB | 2 | 8 | 22 | 44 |
Dak Prescott | Mississippi State | QB | 2 | 4 | 28 | 42 |
Scooby Wright | Arizona | LB | 0 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
Bryce Petty | Baylor | QB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Quarterback
Running back
Wide receiver
Tight end
Lineman
Defensive line
Defensive back
This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2014. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2014, see 2013 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.
Team | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement |
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Buffalo | Jeff Quinn | October 12, 2014 | Fired | Alex Wood (interim) |
Buffalo | Alex Wood (interim) | November 30, 2014 | Replaced | Lance Leipold (permanent) |
Central Michigan | Dan Enos | January 22, 2015 | Hired as offensive coordinator by Arkansas | John Bonamego |
Colorado State | Jim McElwain | December 4, 2014 | Hired by Florida | Dave Baldwin (interim) |
Colorado State | Dave Baldwin (interim) | December 22, 2014 | Replaced | Mike Bobo (permanent) |
Florida | Will Muschamp | November 16, 2014 | Resigned | D. J. Durkin (interim – bowl game) |
Florida | D. J. Durkin (interim) | December 4, 2014 | Replaced | Jim McElwain (permanent) |
Houston | Tony Levine | December 8, 2014 | Fired | David Gibbs (interim) |
Houston | David Gibbs (interim) | December 16, 2014 | Replaced | Tom Herman (permanent) |
Kansas | Charlie Weis | September 28, 2014 | Fired | Clint Bowen (Interim) |
Kansas | Clint Bowen (interim) | December 5, 2014 | Replaced | David Beaty (permanent) |
Michigan | Brady Hoke | December 2, 2014 | Fired | Jim Harbaugh |
Nebraska | Bo Pelini | November 30, 2014 | Fired | Barney Cotton (interim) |
Nebraska | Barney Cotton (interim) | December 4, 2014 | Replaced | Mike Riley (permanent) |
Pittsburgh | Paul Chryst | December 17, 2014 | Hired by Wisconsin | Joe Rudolph (interim) |
Pittsburgh | Joe Rudolph (interim) | December 23, 2014 | Replaced | Pat Narduzzi (permanent) |
Oregon State | Mike Riley | December 4, 2014 | Hired by Nebraska | Gary Andersen |
SMU | June Jones | September 8, 2014 | Resigned | Tom Mason (interim) |
SMU | Tom Mason (interim) | November 30, 2014 | Replaced | Chad Morris (permanent) |
Troy | Larry Blakeney | October 5, 2014 | Retired | Neal Brown |
Tulsa | Bill Blankenship | December 1, 2014 | Fired | Philip Montgomery |
UAB | Bill Clark | December 2, 2014 | School dropped football | None |
UNLV | Bobby Hauck | November 28, 2014 | Resigned | Tony Sanchez |
Wisconsin | Gary Andersen | December 10, 2014 | Hired by Oregon State | Barry Alvarez (interim – bowl game) |
Wisconsin | Barry Alvarez (interim) | December 17, 2014 | for bowl game | Paul Chryst (permanent) |
All times Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Poll before (10/28) and the CFP Rankings thereafter.
Rank | Date | Matchup | Channel | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating [1] | Significance | |||
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1 | November 29, 7:45pm | No. 15 Auburn | 44 | No. 1 Alabama | 55 | ESPN | 13.53 | 7.4 | College GameDay/Rivalry |
2 | October 18, 8:00pm | No. 5 Notre Dame | 27 | No. 1 Florida State | 31 | ABC | 13.25 | 7.9 | College GameDay |
3 | November 15, 3:30pm | No. 1 Mississippi State | 20 | No. 5 Alabama | 25 | CBS | 10.27 | 6.4 | College GameDay/Rivalry |
4 | November 8, 8:00pm | No. 5 Alabama | 20 | No. 16 LSU | 13 | 9.11 | 5.3 | Rivalry | |
5 | November 15, 8:00pm | No. 2 Florida State | 30 | Miami (FL) | 26 | ABC | 8.74 | 5.3 | Rivalry |
6 | November 29, 12:00pm | Michigan | 28 | No. 6 Ohio State | 42 | 8.23 | 4.9 | Rivalry | |
7 | September 20, 3:30pm | Florida | 21 | No. 3 Alabama | 42 | CBS | 7.95 | 5.1 | Rivalry |
8 | September 20, 8:00pm | No. 22 Clemson | 17 | No. 1 Florida State | 23 | ABC | 7.34 | 4.5 | Rivalry |
9 | November 8, 3:30pm | Texas A&M | 41 | No. 3 Auburn | 38 | CBS | 7.21 | 4.4 | |
10 | November 8, 8:00pm | No. 14 Ohio State | 49 | No. 8 Michigan State | 37 | ABC | 6.83 | 3.9 | College GameDay |
All times Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Poll.
Rank | Date | Matchup | Channel | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating | Game | Location | |||
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1 | August 30, 3:30pm | No. 2 Alabama | 33 | West Virginia | 23 | Regional ABC | 6.4 | 4 | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game | Georgia Dome, Atlanta |
2 | August 30, 8:00pm | Oklahoma State | 31 | No. 1 Florida State | 37 | ABC | 6.03 | 2.4 | Cowboys Classic | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas |
3 | August 30, 9:00pm | No. 13 LSU | 28 | No. 14 Wisconsin | 24 | ESPN | 4.68 | 2.8 | Texas Kickoff | Reliant Stadium, Houston |
4 | August 28, 8:00pm | Boise State | 13 | No. 18 Ole Miss | 35 | ESPN | 2.42 | 1.5 | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game | Georgia Dome, Atlanta |
All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings.
Rank | Date | Matchup | Channel | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating | Conference | Location | |||
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1 | December 6, 4:00pm | No. 1 Alabama | 42 | No. 16 Missouri | 13 | CBS | 12.8 | 7.8 | SEC | Georgia Dome, Atlanta |
2 | December 6, 8:00pm | No. 4 Florida State | 37 | No. 11 Georgia Tech | 35 | ABC | 10.1 | 6.2 | ACC | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina |
3 | December 6, 8:00pm | No. 13 Wisconsin | 0 | No. 5 Ohio State | 59 | FOX | 6.13 | 3.5 | Big Ten | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis |
4 | December 5, 9:00pm | No. 7 Arizona | 13 | No. 2 Oregon | 51 | FOX | 6.00 | 3.7 | Pac-12 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California |
5 | December 6, 10:00pm | Fresno State | 14 | No. 22 Boise State | 28 | CBS | 1.53 | 1.0 | MW | Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho |
6 | December 6, 12:00pm | Louisiana Tech | 23 | Marshall | 26 | ESPN2 | 0.725 | 0.5 | C-USA | Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia |
7 | December 5, 7:00pm | Bowling Green | 17 | Northern Illinois | 51 | ESPN2 | 0.692 | 0.5 | MAC | Ford Field, Detroit |
All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings.
Game | Date | Matchup | Channel | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating | ||||
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Rose Bowl | January 1, 2015 | 5:00pm | No. 3 Florida State | 20 | No. 2 Oregon | 59 | ESPN | 28.2 | 14.8 |
Sugar Bowl | January 1, 2015 | 8:00pm | No. 4 Ohio State | 42 | No. 1 Alabama | 35 | 28.3 | 15.2 | |
National Championship | January 12, 2015 | 8:30pm | No. 4 Ohio State | 42 | No. 2 Oregon | 20 | 33.4^ | 18.2 |
^Does not include viewers from ESPN Megacast which also included channels ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Classic, and ESPN Deportes. 34.1 Million viewers for all channels combined.
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