2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season

American college football season January 2019 December 2025 2014 Oregon_vs_South_Dakota,_August_30,_2014.jpg Oregon on offense in their Week 1 game against the FCS team South Dakota 126 full members + 2 transitional Florida State August 27 – December 13 39 December 20, 2014 January 12, 2015 College Football Playoff 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship AT&T StadiumArlington, Texas Ohio State Marcus Mariota (quarterback, Oregon) Ohio StateFinal 2014 Associated Press poll has Alabama in top five as Ohio State claims title http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2015/01/final_2014_associated_press_po.html AL.com January 13, 2015 January 14, 2015 Ohio StateFinal 2014 football coaches poll includes another top-5 finish for Alabama http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2015/01/final_2014_football_coaches_po.html AL.com January 13, 2015 January 14, 2015 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). 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. Rule changes The following rule changes have been made by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2014 season:http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/proposed_ncaa_rule_to_slow_hurry-up_offenses_draws_criticism_from_coaches.html Proposed NCAA rule change to slow "hurry up offenses" draws criticism from coaches NJ.com nj.com February 13, 2014 February 13, 2014 Modifying the "targeting" rule enacted for the 2013 season whereby if a targeting ejection is overturned on review, the 15 yard penalty will be overturned as well, unless the foul was committed in conjunction with another foul (such as an above-the-shoulders hit on a quarterback not deemed as targeting, a roughing the passer penalty would still apply). Targeting definition expanded from "Initiate contact" to "Make forcible contact" and defining that any forcible contact with the crown of the helmet to an opponent is a targeting foul. Allowing all conferences the option to experiment with eight-man officiating crews. The Big 12 Conference experimented with eight-man officiating crews during the 2013 season. The eighth official is referred to as the "Center Judge", positioned opposite the Referee in the offensive backfield, and wears a "C" on the shirt. In 2014, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, the Mountain West Conference, and the American Athletic Conference used eight-official crews. The Southeastern Conference experimented with eight officials in selected games in the 2014 season. The Pac-12 Conference made no plans to implement eight-official crews. The eight-man crews were used in bowl games (including the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship) if one of the conferences (Big 12, Big Ten, ACC, MW, or American) provided a crew for a particular game.http://newsok.com/big-12-officiating-eight-man-crews-are-here-to-stay/article/5005148 Big 12 Officiating Eight-Man Crews are here to stay NewsOK.com July 17, 2014 August 4, 2014 Modifying the 15-yard roughing the passer penalty to include hits (including lunging and/or rolling) at or below the knees from defenders that are not fouled/blocked into the quarterback, not engaged in tackling the quarterback, or are rushing unabated to the quarterback (similar to the NFL's "Tom Brady" Rule adopted in the 2009 NFL season). The chain crew will work the first half on the same side as the press box, then switch to the side opposite the press box for the second half, the procedure used in the NFL. Prior to 2014, the chain crew worked the entire game on the sideline opposite the press box, the procedure used in high school football. 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.http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24469570/report-rules-committee-will-not-vote-on-10-second-rule Report: Rules Committee Will Not Vote On "10 Second Rule" CBSSports.com CBSSports.com March 5, 2014 March 5, 2014 Conference realignment 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment 2010–14 Big Ten Conference realignment Membership changes 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.http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/07/uab_football_draft_draft_draft.html UAB football will return to the field in 2017 July 21, 2015 SchoolFormer conferenceNew conferenceAppalachian State Southern Conference (FCS) Sun Belt East Carolina Conference USA American The American Georgia Southern Southern Conference (FCS) Sun Belt Idaho FBS independent Sun Belt Louisville American The American ACC Maryland ACC Big Ten New Mexico State FBS independent Sun Belt Old Dominion FCS IndependentConference USARutgers American The American Big Ten TulaneConference USA American The AmericanTulsaConference USAAmerican The American Western Kentucky Sun BeltConference USA Other headlines May 14 The NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. Two FBS teams, Idaho and UNLV, were among the 36 programs in 11 sports declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark.https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/student-athletes-continue-achieve-academically Student-Athleties Continue To Achieve Academically NCAA May 14, 2014 May 14, 2014 Boise State announced that it had received a waiver from the NCAA allowing the school to immediately provide assistance to incoming freshman recruit Antoine Turner, a defensive end originally from New Orleans who had been homeless due to financial and family issues.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10931580/boise-state-broncos-allowed-ncaa-provide-immediate-assistance-incoming-recruit-antoine-turner Boise State can help Antoine Turner Joe Schad ESPN.com May 14, 2014 May 14, 2014 June 26 – UNLV announced that the school would be eligible for postseason after the upcoming season; they stated that the NCAA had accepted an updated Academic Progress Rate score submitted by the university.http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/26/unlv-footballs-bowl-ban-lifted/ UNLV football's postseason ban is lifted this season Las Vegas Sun June 26, 2014 June 28, 2014 September 8 – The NCAA restored Penn State's postseason eligibility effective immediately, and full complement of 85 scholarships effective with the 2015 season. This means Penn State could qualify for a bowl game for the 2014 season. Penn State was originally banned from postseason play from 2012 to 2015 because of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11489258/ncaa-drops-postseason-ban-penn-state-nittany-lions Penn State's postseason ban over Josh Moyer ESPN.com September 8, 2014 September 8, 2014 October 4 For the first time since Week 11 of the 1990 season,https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11647045/mississippi-rebels-mississippi-state-bulldogs-tied-third-associated-press-college-football-poll Florida State, Auburn 1-2 in AP poll October 5, 2014 October 5, 2014 ESPN.com four teams ranked in the top six of the AP Poll lost during the week. Additionally, five of the top eight of the AP Poll lost in the same week for the first time ever.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/gamedayfinal100414/chaos-wins-week-6-college-football-playoff-contenders-were-upset The winner in Week 6? Chaos Chris Low Mark Schlabach ESPN.com October 5, 2014 October 5, 2014 The week's upsets began on Thursday, when No. 2 Oregon lost 31–24 at home to Arizona. Saturday saw No. 3 Alabama lose 23–17 at No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 4 Oklahoma lose 37–33 at No. 25 TCU, No. 6 Texas A&M lose 48–31 at No. 12 Mississippi State, and No. 8 UCLA lose 30–28 at home to Utah. Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday set a new FBS record for single-game passing yards, throwing for 734 yards in a 60–59 loss to Cal. This broke the previous record of 716, set in 1990 by Houston's David Klingler, and was five short of the all-divisions NCAA record of 739 set by Sam Durley of Division III Eureka in 2012. In the same game, Cal's Jared Goff threw for 527 yards, giving the two teams an FBS-record 1,261 passing yards in the game.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11645936/washington-state-cougars-qb-connor-halliday-sets-fbs-single-game-passing-record-734-yards-california-golden-bears Connor Halliday sets passing record Kyle Bonagura ESPN.com October 5, 2014 October 5, 2014 October 12 – The release of the Week 8 AP Poll saw Mississippi State, previously tied for No. 3 with cross-state rival Ole Miss, leapfrog Florida State to reach No. 1 for the first time in school history. Mississippi State had just beaten No. 2 Auburn at home by a score of 38–23, the Bulldogs' third straight over a team then ranked in the top 10. Most significantly, the Bulldogs became the first team in the history of the AP Poll to go from unranked to No. 1 in five weeks, surpassing the previous record of six weeks set by Ohio State in 1954.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11688921/mississippi-state-bulldogs-rise-no-1-associated-press-college-football-poll Mississippi State No. 1 in AP poll Associated Press ESPN.com October 12, 2014 October 13, 2014 October 18 – Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato threw for four touchdowns in the Thundering Herd's 45–13 win at FIU, giving him a touchdown pass in 39 consecutive games. This broke a tie for the FBS record with Russell Wilson, who threw for TDs in 38 consecutive games while at NC State and Wisconsin.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400548050 Cato gets record; No. 25 Marshall tops FIU 45-13 Associated Press ESPN.com October 18, 2014 October 18, 2014 Cato went on to finish the season and his Marshall career in the Boca Raton Bowl with a streak of 46 games, tying the all-divisions NCAA record of Central Washington's Mike Reilly.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400610203 Rakeem Cato ties TD mark as Marshall wins Boca Raton Bowl Associated Press ESPN.com December 23, 2014 December 24, 2014 November 16 – Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon set a new FBS record with 408 rushing yards in the Badgers' 59–24 win over Nebraska. The previous record of 406 yards had been set by TCU's LaDainian Tomlinson in 1999.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400547974 Melvin Gordon sets FBS rushing record with 408 yards vs. Huskers Associated Press ESPN.com November 16, 2014 December 2, 2014 November 22 – Melvin Gordon's single-game FBS rushing record, which had been set less than a week earlier, is broken by Oklahoma's Samaje Perine, who ran for 427 yards in the Sooners' 44–7 win over Kansas.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400547894 Samaje Perine runs for FBS-record 427 yards as Oklahoma routs Kansas Associated Press ESPN.com November 16, 2014 December 2, 2014 November 29 – Louisville safety Gerod Holliman intercepted his 14th pass of the season, tying the single-season FBS record set in 1968 by Washington's Al Worley. The interception in the final minute sealed the Cardinals' 44–40 win over archrival Kentucky.https://www.nfl.com/news/louisville-s-gerod-holliman-ties-single-season-interception-mar-0ap3000000435886 Louisville's Gerod Holliman ties single-season interception mark Mike Huguenin NFL.com November 29, 2014 December 11, 2014 November 30 – Police in Columbus, Ohio discovered the body of Kosta Karageorge, a wrestler at Ohio State who had walked on to the football team but had yet to appear in a game. Karageorge, who disappeared on November 26, was found with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been complaining about post-concussion symptoms in the last weeks of his life.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11960455/kosta-karageorge-ohio-state-buckeyes-found-dead Body identified as Kosta Karageorge Austin Ward ESPN.com December 1, 2014 December 2, 2014 December 2 – UAB announced that it would drop football at the end of the season. The Blazers, under first-year head coach Bill Clark, became bowl-eligible for only the second time in program history with a win on November 29 over Southern Miss. UAB became the first FBS-level program to fold since Pacific dropped football after the 1995 season.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11967626/uab-blazers-shut-football-program UAB shutting down football program ESPN.com December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 (The Blazers would ultimately reinstate football in 2017.) December 5 – The board of governors of Colorado State approved the construction of a new on-campus stadium to replace the Rams' then-current off-campus home of Hughes Stadium. No date for completion had been set; potential capacities ranged from 35,872 to 41,200.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/05/board-of-regents-approve-new-on-campus-stadium-for-colorado-state-rams/related/ Board of Governors approve new on-campus stadium for Colorado State Rams Brent Sobleski College Football Talk NBCSports.com December 5, 2014 December 6, 2014 December 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208133731/http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/05/board-of-regents-approve-new-on-campus-stadium-for-colorado-state-rams/related/ dead The venue would open in 2017 as Colorado State Stadium with the full 41,200 capacity, and since 2018 has been known as Canvas Stadium. December 8 – Sporting News reported that the Big 12 Conference had been planning to expand beyond its current ten teams even before being left out of the inaugural College Football Playoff. Specifically, conference officials met with officials from the University of Cincinnati.http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-12-08/college-football-playoff-big-12-expansion-champions-bob-bowlsby-cincinnati-memphis-byu Big 12 researching possible candidates for expansion even before playoff snub Mike DeCourcy Sporting News December 8, 2014 December 9, 2014 These expansion plans were later dropped. Updated stadiums New stadiums Baylor opened McLane Stadium, returning home games to its campus for the first time since 1935. The stadium opened with 42,000 permanent seats plus 3,000 standing-room places, and is designed for future expansion to 55,000. The first game was a high school contest on August 29;Aledo Will Play Cedar Park in First Game at Baylor's New McLane Stadium Matt Wixon http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/aledo-will-play-cedar-park-in-first-game-at-baylors-new-mclane-stadium.html/ The Dallas Morning News March 5, 2014 August 30, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234518/http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/aledo-will-play-cedar-park-in-first-game-at-baylors-new-mclane-stadium.html/ March 27, 2014 Baylor's first game was a 45–0 win over SMU on August 31.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400547648 No. 10 Baylor opens stadium with 45-0 win over SMU Associated Press ESPN.com August 31, 2014 September 1, 2014 Houston opened TDECU Stadium, a 40,000-seat venue, designed to be easily expandable to 60,000, and built on the site of the school's former Robertson Stadium. The opening game was a 27–7 loss to UTSA on August 29.http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/08/gameday-central-uh-opens-tdecu-stadium-against-utsa/ Cougars suffer ugly 27-7 loss to UTSA in TDECU Stadium's first game Jonathan Feigen Houston Chronicle August 29, 2014 August 30, 2014 Tulane opened Yulman Stadium, a 30,000-seat on-campus venue located near the former site of Tulane Stadium. This returned home games to the Tulane campus for the first time since 1974, the year before the Superdome opened. The first game was a 38–21 loss to Georgia Tech on September 6.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400547656 Zenon, Byerly power G. Tech past Tulane 38-21 Associated Press ESPN.com September 6, 2014 September 6, 2014 The three schools that moved from FCS to FBS this season use existing on-campus stadiums: Appalachian State plays at Kidd Brewer Stadium, home to the Mountaineers since 1962 and affectionately known to the school's fans as "The Rock". It has an official capacity of 24,050, but has frequently hosted significantly larger crowds, with the record being 31,531. Georgia Southern plays at Paulson Stadium, home to the Eagles since 1984. The stadium was expanded to 24,300 for GSU's move to FBS. Old Dominion plays at Foreman Field. The 20,118-seat stadium first opened in 1936 for the football program of what was then known as the Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary. After football was dropped after the 1941 season, the stadium was used for other football games (notably the former Oyster Bowl), plus other ODU sports, until the school reinstated football in 2009. Renovated stadiums LSU opened a new south end-zone upper deck expansion of Tiger Stadium that added approximately 60 "Tiger Den" suites, 3,000 club seats and 1,500 general public seats and brought the total capacity to approximately 102,321, making it the seventh-largest college football stadium in the country. Ohio State added 2,500 seats to the south stands of Ohio Stadium. These seats, built over the entrance tunnels, raised the official capacity of the stadium to 104,851, making it the third-largest stadium in the country and the fifth-largest stadium in the world. Texas A&M opened Phase 1 of a major three-year renovation of Kyle Field, which includes re-construction of the east side first deck, and construction of the south end zone, which in turn includes seating, media interview areas, 12th Man Productions and related gameday support, a commissary and recruiting area. Mississippi State opened a new north end-zone expansion of Davis Wade Stadium which took stadium capacity from 55,000 to over 61,000. The renovation created new concessions and restrooms, plus a new west side concourse. Missouri opened a new east side expansion of Faurot Field. An upper bowl was completed for the east side of the stadium, providing 5,200 general admission seats and 800 club seats. Louisiana-Lafayette enclosed the south side of Cajun Field. The stadium upgrade added 5,900 seats increasing the capacity from 31,000 to 36,900. Purdue removed the majority of their south end-zone bleachers at Ross–Ade Stadium and replaced it with a patio area. This stadium upgrade lowered the stadium capacity from 62,500 to 57,236. The Rose Bowl opened the final phase of its multi-year renovation project, which included the removal of seats on the east and west sidelines to restore the original oval shape of the seating bowl. Also included in the project were additional new restrooms, new entry gate structures, and additional new concession stands. The historic hedges surrounding the field were restored to create a new "Rose Garden Walkway". An iconic plaza opened outside of Gate A in front of the south main entrance to the stadium, featuring a large logo of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Other Eastern Michigan installed a gray FieldTurf playing surface at Rynearson Stadium. The stadium is only the second FBS venue with a non-traditional field color, after Albertsons Stadium at Boise State, and the sixth college stadium overall with this feature.http://www.emueagles.com/news/2014/6/17/FB_0617141758.aspx?path=football EMU Installing Gray FieldTurf Surface at Rynearson Stadium Eastern Michigan University Athletics June 17, 2014 June 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190326144536/https://emueagles.com/news/2014/6/17/FB_0617141758.aspx?path=football March 26, 2019 dead Regular season top 10 matchups 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. Week 2 No. 3 Oregon defeated No. 7 Michigan State 46–27 (Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon) Week 7 No. 5 Baylor defeated No. 9 TCU 61–58 (McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas) No. 3 Mississippi State defeated No. 2 Auburn 38–23 (Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi) Week 8 No. 2 Florida State defeated No. 5 Notre Dame 31–27 (Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida) Week 10 No. 3/4 Auburn defeated No. 4/7 Ole Miss 35–31 (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi) Week 11 No. 9/11 Arizona State defeated No. 10/8 Notre Dame 55–31 (Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona) No. 6/6 TCU defeated No. 7/9 Kansas State 41–20 (Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas) Week 12 No. 5/4 Alabama defeated No. 1/1 Mississippi State 25–20 (Bryant Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Week 15 No. 2/3 Oregon defeated No. 7/8 Arizona 51–13 (Pac-12 Championship Game, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California) No. 6/5 Baylor defeated No. 9/9 Kansas State 38–27 (McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas) Conference standings Conference summaries Rankings reflect the Week 15 AP Poll before the conference championship games were played. Power 5 Conferences Conference Champion Runner-upScoreOffensive Player of the YearDefensive Player of the YearCoach of the Year ACC No. 2 Florida State CFP No. 12 Georgia Tech 37–35 James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh (Player of the Year)http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/acc-players-of-the-year-12-03-2014 Pitt's Conner Voted ACC Player of the Year Atlantic Coast Conference December 3, 2014 December 3, 2014 Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson Paul Johnson, Georgia Techhttp://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/2014-acc-coach-of-the-year-12-02-2014 Georgia Tech's Johnson Voted ACC Coach of the Year Atlantic Coast Conference December 2, 2014 December 3, 2014 Big 12 No. 5 Baylor No. 4 TCU N/A N/ATrevone Boykin, TCUPaul Dawson, TCUGary Patterson, TCU Big TenNo. 6 Ohio State CFP No. 11 Wisconsin 59–0 Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsinhttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120214aaa.html Remaining Individual Honors Announced Big Ten Conference December 2, 2014 December 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141209170102/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120214aaa.html December 9, 2014 dead 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)http://www.secsports.com/article/12000565/the-2014-ap-all-sec-football-team The 2014 AP All-SEC football team Associated Press Southeastern Conference December 8, 2014 December 9, 2014 Shane Ray, DE, Missouri (AP, Coaches) Dan Mullen, Mississippi State (AP) Gary Pinkel, Missouri (Coaches) Group of Five Conferences Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games. ConferenceChampionRunner upScoreRecordOffensive Player of the YearDefensive Player of the YearCoach of the Year AAC MemphisUCFCincinnati N/A N/A Memphis 9-3 Cincinnati 9-3 UCF 9-3 Shane Carden, QB, East Carolinahttp://theamerican.org/news/2014/12/10/FB_1210143903.aspx?path=football American Athletic Conference Announces 2014 Postseason Football Honors American Athletic Conference December 10, 2014 December 16, 2014 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)http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121014aad.html Conference USA Announces Football Players of the Year Conference USA December 10, 2014 December 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217054739/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121014aad.html December 17, 2014 dead mdy-all Rakeem Cato, QB, Marshall (Offensive POY) Neville Hewitt, LB, Marshall Doc Holliday, Marshallhttp://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121014aac.html Marshall's Doc Holliday Named C-USA Football Coach Of The Year Conference USA December 10, 2014 December 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141210232926/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121014aac.html December 10, 2014 dead mdy-all MAC Northern Illinois Bowling Green 51–17 Northern Illinois 11-2 Jarvion Franklin, RB, Western Michiganhttp://mac-sports.com/news/2014/12/2/FB_1202143009.aspx MAC Announces 2014 All-MAC Teams & Postseason Football Awards Mid-American Conference December 3, 2014 December 3, 2014 Quinten Rollins, DB, Miami (OH) P. 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Fleck, Western Michigan MW No. 22 Boise State Fresno State 28–14 Boise State 11-2 Garrett Grayson, QB, Colorado Statehttp://www.themw.com/#!/news-detail/mountain-west-announces-2014-football-all-conference-and-individual-honors-12-02-2014 Mountain West Announces 2014 Football All-Conference and Individual Honors Mountain West Conference December 2, 2014 December 3, 2014 Zach Vigil, LB, Utah State Jim McElwain, Colorado State Sun Belt Georgia SouthernN/AN/A Georgia Southern 8-3* Elijah McGuire, RB, Louisiana–LafayetteUL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/12/10/FB_1210140835.aspx Sun Belt Conference December 10, 2014 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.http://gseagles.com/news/2016/7/22/georgia-southern-football-to-vacate-three-games-from-2013-14-seasons.aspx Georgia Southern Football To Vacate Three Games From 2013-14 Seasons - Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University en June 5, 2018 FCS team wins over FBS teams Italics denotes FCS teams. no no August 30 no 22 (FCS) Bethune–Cookman FIU FIU Stadium Miami, Florida no 14–12 14,053 FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/fcs-wins-vs-fbs-teams-all-time-victories-upsets NCAA.com September 7, 2025 October 2, 2025 August 30 no 2 (FCS) North Dakota State Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa no 34–14 54,800 September 6 no Eastern Kentucky Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio no 17–10 16,670 September 13 no Abilene Christian Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, Alabama no 38–35 17,320 September 13 no Indiana State Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, Indiana Blue Key Victory Bell no 27–20 15,860 September 20 no Northwestern State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, Louisiana rivalry no 30–27 26,004 September 27 no Army Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, Connecticut no 43–49 OT 34,142 October 11 no Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, North Carolina no 55–48 OT 26,058 Postseason Bowl selections 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games 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.Wolken, Dan (April 25, 2013). "Questions and Answers for the College Football Playoff", USA Today. Retrieved June 10, 2014. Bowl-eligible teams American (6): Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Temple, UCF ACC (11): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech Big 12 (7): Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, West Virginia Big Ten (10): Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin Conference USA (7): Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, Rice, UAB, UTEP, Western Kentucky Independents (3): BYU, Navy, Notre Dame MAC (6): Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan Mountain West (7): Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State Pac-12 (8): Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington SEC (12): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M Sun Belt (4): Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, South Alabama, Texas State Number of bowl berths available: 76 Number of bowl-eligible teams: 81 Bowl-eligible teams that were not invited Ohio, Texas State, Temple, UAB, Middle Tennessee Bowl-ineligible teams American (5): Connecticut, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, USF ACC (3): Syracuse, Virginia, Wake Forest Big Ten (4): Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Purdue Big 12 (3): Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech Conference USA (6): FIU, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Old Dominion†, Southern Miss, UTSA Independents (1): Army MAC (7): Akron, Ball State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Massachusetts, Miami (OH) Mountain West (5): Hawai'i, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, Wyoming Pac 12 (4): California, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington State SEC (2): Kentucky, Vanderbilt Sun Belt (7): Appalachian State†, Georgia Southern†, Georgia State, Idaho‡, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, Troy 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. College Football Playoff Conference performance in bowl games Conference Total games Wins Losses Pct. SEC 12 7 5 7 5 ACC 11 4 7 4 7 Big Ten 11 6 5 6 5 Pac-12 9 6 3 6 3 Big 12 7 2 5 2 5 MW 7 3 4 3 4 American 5 2 3 2 3 C-USA 5 4 1 4 1 MAC 5 2 3 2 3 Independents 3 2 1 2 1 Sun Belt 3 1 2 1 2 Rankings 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Final CFP rankings CFP School Record Bowl Game 1 Alabama 12–1 Sugar Bowl 2 Oregon 12–1 Rose Bowl3 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 Final rankings RankAssociated PressCoaches' Poll1Ohio StateOhio State2OregonOregon3TCUTCU4AlabamaAlabama5Florida StateMichigan State6Michigan StateFlorida State7BaylorGeorgia Tech8Georgia TechBaylor9GeorgiaGeorgia10UCLAUCLA11Mississippi StateMissouri12Arizona StateMississippi State13WisconsinWisconsin14MissouriArizona State15ClemsonClemson16Boise StateBoise State17Ole MissArizona18Kansas StateKansas State19ArizonaOle Miss20USCUtah21UtahUSC22AuburnMarshall23MarshallAuburn24LouisvilleLouisville25MemphisMemphis Unlike the BCS, the Coaches' Poll is not contractually obligated to name the CFP champion as its No. 1 team.FBS coaches poll will continue every week despite BCS going away Associated Press January 13, 2013 January 28, 2014 https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-01-13/fbs-coaches-poll-will-continue-every-week-despite-bcs-going-away Awards and honors Heisman Trophy The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player. Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total 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 Other overall Archie Griffin Award (MVP): Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State AP Player of the Year: Marcus Mariota, Oregon Chic Harley Award (Player of the Year): Marcus Mariota, Oregon Maxwell Award (top player): Marcus Mariota, Oregon SN Player of the Year: Marcus Mariota, Oregon Walter Camp Award (top player): Marcus Mariota, Oregon Special overall Burlsworth Trophy (top player who began as walk-on): Justin Hardy, East Carolinahttp://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120814aab.html Justin Hardy Named 2014 Burlsworth Trophy Winner ECU Athletics December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141209044550/http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120814aab.html December 9, 2014 Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player): Shaq Thompson, Washington Campbell Trophy ("academic Heisman"): David Helton, Duke Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete): Deterrian Shackelford, Ole Miss Offense Quarterback Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Marcus Mariota, Oregon Johnny Unitas Award (senior/4th year quarterback): Marcus Mariota, Oregon Kellen Moore Award (quarterback): Trevone Boykin, TCU Manning Award (quarterback): Marcus Mariota, Oregon Sammy Baugh Trophy (passing quarterback): Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky Running back Doak Walker Award (running back): Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Jim Brown Trophy (running back): Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Amari Cooper, Alabama Paul Warfield Trophy (wide receiver): Amari Cooper, Alabama Tight end John Mackey Award (tight end): Nick O'Leary, Florida State Ozzie Newsome Award (tight end): Nick O'Leary, Florida State Lineman Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Reese Dismukes, Auburn Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Brandon Scherff, Iowa Jim Parker Trophy (offensive lineman): Reese Dismukes, Auburn Defense Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): Scooby Wright, Arizona Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Scooby Wright, Arizona Lott Trophy (defensive impact): Eric Kendricks, UCLA Defensive line Bill Willis Award (defensive lineman): Joey Bosa, Ohio State Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Eric Kendricks, UCLAFoster Chris UCLA Linebacker Eric Kendricks Wins Butkus Award December 9, 2014 Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/uclanow/la-sp-ucla-eric-kendricks-butkus-award-20141209-story.html December 9, 2014 Jack Lambert Trophy (linebacker): Scooby Wright, Arizona Lombardi Award (defensive lineman/linebacker): Scooby Wright, Arizona Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): Nate Orchard, Utah Defensive back Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Gerod Holliman, Louisville Jack Tatum Trophy (defensive back): Gerod Holliman, Louisville Special teams Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Brad Craddock, Maryland Vlade Award (placekicker): Roberto Aguayo, FSU Ray Guy Award (punter): Tom Hackett, Utah Jet Award (return specialist): Tyler Lockett, Kansas State Coaches AFCA Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU AP Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award: Gary Patterson, TCU Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award: Nick Saban, Alabama Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU Maxwell Coach of the Year: Dan Mullen, Mississippi State Paul "Bear" Bryant Award: Gary Patterson, TCU Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award: SN Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Gary Patterson, TCU Woody Hayes Trophy: Gary Patterson, TCU Walter Camp Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU Assistants AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Gary Campbell, Oregon Broyles Award: Tom Herman, Ohio State All-Americans 2014 College Football All-America Team Coaching changes 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. TeamOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacement Buffalo Jeff Quinn October 12, 2014 Fired Alex Wood (interim) Buffalo Alex Wood (interim) November 30, 2014 Replaced https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/11/28/buffalo-bulls-hire-lance-leipold-head-coach Buffalo hires Wisconsin-Whitewater's Lance Leipold as new head coach Thayer Evans Pete Thamel Pete Thamel Sports Illustrated November 30, 2014 November 30, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141205015526/https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/11/28/buffalo-bulls-hire-lance-leipold-head-coach Dec 5, 2014 Lance Leipold (permanent) Central Michigan Dan Enos January 22, 2015 Hired as offensive coordinator by Arkansashttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12210874/dan-enos-becomes-arkansas-razorbacks-offensive-coordinator-leaves-central-michigan-chippewas-head-coaching-gig Arkansas hires Dan Enos as OC Chris Low ESPN.com January 22, 2015 January 22, 2015 John Bonamego Colorado State Jim McElwain December 4, 2014 Hired by Floridahttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11977425/jim-mcelwain-becomes-florida-gators-coach Jim McElwain to coach Florida Chris Low ESPN.com December 4, 2014 December 4, 2014 Dave Baldwin (interim) Colorado State Dave Baldwin (interim) December 22, 2014 Replaced Mike Bobo (permanent) Florida Will Muschamp November 16, 2014 Resigned McMurphy Brett Florida's Will Muschamp won't return https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11885343/will-muschamp-return-florida-gators-coach-next-season?ex_cid=sportscenterTW ESPN.com November 16, 2014 November 16, 2014 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 https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11605447/kansas-jayhawks-fire-charlie-weis-lack-field-progress Kansas fires Charlie Weis Jake Trotter ESPN.com September 28, 2014 September 28, 2014 Clint Bowen (Interim) Kansas Clint Bowen (interim) December 5, 2014 Replaced https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11983246/david-beaty-returning-kansas Kansas hires David Beaty as coach Sam Jr. Kahn ESPN.com December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 David Beaty (permanent) Michigan Brady Hoke December 2, 2014 Fired Jim Harbaughhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12097742/jim-harbaugh-introduced-michigan-wolverines-football-coach Michigan introduces Jim Harbaugh ESPN.com December 30, 2014 December 30, 2014 Nebraska Bo Pelini November 30, 2014 Fired Sherman Mitch Nebraska fires coach Bo Pelini https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11958376/nebraska-cornhuskers-fire-bo-pelini ESPN.com November 30, 2014 November 30, 2014 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 Nebraskahttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11978459/nebraska-hires-mike-riley-replace-fired-bo-pelini Nebraska hires Mike Riley as coach Mitch Sherman December 5, 2014 ESPN.com ESPN June 28, 2017 Gary Andersen SMU June Jones September 8, 2014 Resigned https://www.espn.com/dallas/college-football/story/_/id/11490096/june-jones-resigns-smu-mustangs-coach June Jones resigns as SMU coach Associated Press ESPN.com September 9, 2014 September 28, 2014 Tom Mason (interim) SMU Tom Mason (interim) November 30, 2014 Replaced McMurphy Brett Chad Morris to be new SMU coach https://www.espn.com/dallas/college-football/story/_/id/11960375/chad-morris-clemson-tigers-offensive-coordinator-new-coach-smu-mustangs ESPN.com November 30, 2014 November 30, 2014 Chad Morris (permanent) Troy Larry Blakeney October 5, 2014 Retired Associated Press Larry Blakeney set to retire https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11651059/troy-coach-larry-blakeney-retire-season ESPN.com October 6, 2014 November 28, 2014 Neal Brown Tulsa Bill Blankenship December 1, 2014 Fired Fornelli Tom Tulsa fires coach Bill Blankenship after 2-10 season http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24855336/tulsa-fires-coach-bill-blankenship-after-2-10-season CBSSports.com December 1, 2014 Philip Montgomery UAB Bill Clark December 2, 2014 School dropped football NoneUAB would later announce that it would reinstate football in the 2017 season; Clark was retained as head coach. UNLV Bobby Hauck November 28, 2014 Resigned Bobby Hauck submits resignation https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11951364/unlv-rebels-coach-bobby-hauck-step-season-finale November 30, 2014 ESPN November 28, 2014 Tony Sanchez Wisconsin Gary Andersen December 10, 2014 Hired by Oregon State Barry Alvarez (interim – bowl game)https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls14/story/_/id/12015248/ad-barry-alvarez-coach-wisconsin-badgers-outback-bowl Barry Alvarez to coach bowl game ESPN.com December 11, 2014 December 11, 2014 Wisconsin Barry Alvarez (interim) December 17, 2014 for bowl game Paul Chryst (permanent) Television viewers and ratings Most watched regular season games Excludes Kickoff Games 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 Significance 1 November 29, 7:45pm No. 15 Auburn 44 No. 1 Alabama 55 ESPN 13.53 7.4College GameDay/Rivalry 2 October 18, 8:00pm No. 5 Notre Dame 27 No. 1 Florida State 31 ABC 13.25 7.9College GameDay 3 November 15, 3:30pm No. 1 Mississippi State 20 No. 5 Alabama 25 CBS 10.27 6.4College GameDay/Rivalry 4 November 8, 8:00pm No. 5 Alabama 20 No. 16 LSU 13 9.11 5.3Rivalry 5 November 15, 8:00pm No. 2 Florida State 30 Miami (FL) 26 ABC 8.74 5.3Rivalry 6 November 29, 12:00pm Michigan 28 No. 6 Ohio State 42 8.23 4.9Rivalry 7 September 20, 3:30pm Florida 21 No. 3 Alabama 42 CBS 7.95 5.1Rivalry 8 September 20, 8:00pm No. 22 Clemson 17 No. 1 Florida State 23 ABC 7.34 4.5Rivalry 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 3.9College GameDay Kickoff games All times Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Poll. Rank Date Matchup Channel Viewers (millions) TV Rating Game Location 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 Conference championship games All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings. Rank Date Matchup Channel Viewers (millions) TV Rating Conference Location 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 College Football Playoff All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings. Game Date Matchup Channel Viewers (millions) TV Rating 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. Attendances Average home attendance top 30: Rank Team G Total Average 1 Ohio State Buckeyes 7 744,075 106,296 2 Texas A&M Aggies 6 630,735 105,123 3 Michigan Wolverines 7 734,364 104,909 4 LSU Tigers 7 712,063 101,723 5 Penn State Nittany Lions 7 711,358 101,623 6 Alabama Crimson Tide 7 710,736 101,534 7 Tennessee Volunteers 7 698,276 99,754 8 Texas Longhorns 6 564,618 94,103 9 Georgia Bulldogs 7 649,222 92,746 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers 7 638,744 91,249 11 Auburn Tigers 7 612,157 87,451 12 Florida Gators 6 515,001 85,834 13 Oklahoma Sooners 6 510,972 85,162 14 Florida State Seminoles 7 575,478 82,211 15 Clemson Tigers 7 572,262 81,752 16 South Carolina Gamecocks 7 569,664 81,381 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6 484,770 80,795 18 Wisconsin Badgers 7 556,642 79,520 19 UCLA Bruins 6 459,901 76,650 20 Michigan State Spartans 7 522,765 74,681 21 USC Trojans 6 439,630 73,272 22 Iowa Hawkeyes 7 472,584 67,512 23 Arkansas Razorbacks 6 399,124 66,521 24 Missouri Tigers 7 456,996 65,285 25 Washington Huskies 7 451,555 64,508 26 Ole Miss Rebels 7 430,829 61,547 27 Virginia Tech Hokies 7 428,099 61,157 28 Mississippi State Bulldogs 7 427,892 61,127 29 Texas Tech Red Raiders 6 353,603 58,934 30 Kentucky Wildcats 7 403,002 57,572 Source:2014 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2014.pdf References 2 External links