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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width: 25em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 113%; background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">2014 NCAA Division I FBS season</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Oregon_vs_South_Dakota,_August_30,_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Oregon_vs_South_Dakota%2C_August_30%2C_2014.jpg/220px-Oregon_vs_South_Dakota%2C_August_30%2C_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Oregon_vs_South_Dakota%2C_August_30%2C_2014.jpg/330px-Oregon_vs_South_Dakota%2C_August_30%2C_2014.jpg 1.5x, 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style="background:#DDDDDD">Postseason</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">December 20, 2014 – January 12, 2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">Bowl games</a></th><td class="infobox-data">39</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> No. 1</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a><sup id="cite_ref-alcom-finalappoll2014_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom-finalappoll2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a> No. 1</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a><sup id="cite_ref-alcom-coachespollfinal2014_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom-coachespollfinal2014-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Mariota" title="Marcus Mariota">Marcus Mariota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/2015_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2015 College Football Playoff National Championship">2015 College Football Playoff National Championship</a></b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">Champion(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-A/FBS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons">NCAA Division I FBS football seasons</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"> ← <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2013</a></div> <div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2015</a> →</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season</b> was the highest level of <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> competition in the United States organized by the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA). </p><p>The regular season began on August 27, 2014, and ended on December 13, 2014. The postseason concluded on January 12, 2015, with the inaugural <a href="/wiki/2015_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2015 College Football Playoff National Championship">College Football Playoff National Championship</a> game at <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a>. </p><p>The 2014 season marked a major change to the postseason with the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a>, a four-team knockout tournament to determine the <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national champion</a> of Division I FBS. The College Football Playoff system replaced the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a>, which had been in use since <a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football season">1998</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> beat <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coaches%27_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="Coaches' Poll">Coaches' Poll</a> for the season, making the Buckeyes consensus national champions among the major polls.<sup id="cite_ref-alcom-finalappoll2014_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom-finalappoll2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-alcom-coachespollfinal2014_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom-coachespollfinal2014-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rule_changes">Rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following rule changes have been made by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2014 season:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Modifying the "targeting" rule enacted for the <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2013 season</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Roughing_the_passer" title="Roughing the passer">roughing the passer</a> penalty would still apply).</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Allowing all conferences the option to experiment with eight-man officiating crews. The <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a> experimented with eight-man officiating crews during the <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2013 season</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West Conference</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> used eight-official crews. The <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> experimented with eight officials in selected games in the 2014 season. The <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a> made no plans to implement eight-official crews. The eight-man crews were used in bowl games (including the <a href="/wiki/2015_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2015 College Football Playoff National Championship">2015 College Football Playoff National Championship</a>) if one of the conferences (Big 12, Big Ten, ACC, MW, or American) provided a crew for a particular game.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Modifying the 15-yard <a href="/wiki/Roughing_the_passer" title="Roughing the passer">roughing the passer</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL's</a> "<a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a>" Rule adopted in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009 NFL season</a>).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Chain_crew" title="Chain crew">chain crew</a> 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.</li></ul> <p>A rule meant to slow down the <a href="/wiki/Hurry-up_offense" title="Hurry-up offense">hurry-up offense</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Delay_of_game" title="Delay of game">delay of game</a> (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.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_realignment">Conference realignment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Conference realignment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932014_NCAA_conference_realignment" title="2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment">2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9314_Big_Ten_Conference_realignment" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–14 Big Ten Conference realignment">2010–14 Big Ten Conference realignment</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Membership_changes">Membership changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Membership changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers football">Appalachian State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football" title="Georgia Southern Eagles football">Georgia Southern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football" title="Old Dominion Monarchs football">Old Dominion</a> moved from the <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">Football Championship Subdivision</a> (FCS) to FBS. 2014 was expected to be the final season for <a href="/wiki/UAB_Blazers_football" title="UAB Blazers football">UAB football</a>, who dropped their program at the conclusion of the season due to financial reasons. The UAB football program later restarted in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Former conference </th> <th>New conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers football">Appalachian State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a> (FCS) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_football" title="East Carolina Pirates football">East Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="American !"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football" title="Georgia Southern Eagles football">Georgia Southern</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a> (FCS) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">FBS independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="American !"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_football" title="Maryland Terrapins football">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football" title="New Mexico State Aggies football">New Mexico State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">FBS independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football" title="Old Dominion Monarchs football">Old Dominion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FCS independent schools">FCS Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights football">Rutgers</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="American !"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulane_University" title="Tulane University">Tulane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="American !"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football" title="Tulsa Golden Hurricane football">Tulsa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="American !"><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football" title="Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football">Western Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_headlines">Other headlines</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other headlines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 14 <ul><li>The NCAA announced its <a href="/wiki/Academic_Progress_Rate" title="Academic Progress Rate">Academic Progress Rate</a> (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. Two FBS teams, <a href="/wiki/2014_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="2014 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_UNLV_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 UNLV Rebels football team">UNLV</a>, were among the 36 programs in 11 sports declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> who had been <a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_the_United_States" title="Homelessness in the United States">homeless</a> due to financial and family issues.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>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.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 8 – The NCAA restored <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State's</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_child_sex_abuse_scandal" title="Penn State child sex abuse scandal">the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 4 <ul><li>For the first time since Week 11 of the <a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division I-A football season">1990 season</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-October_5_polls_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-October_5_polls-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> four teams ranked in the top six of the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> lost during the week. Additionally, five of the top eight of the AP Poll lost in the same week for the first time ever.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The week's upsets began on Thursday, when No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> lost 31–24 at home to <a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a>. Saturday saw No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> lose 23–17 at No. 11 <a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a>, No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> lose 37–33 at No. 25 <a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a>, No. 6 <a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a> lose 48–31 at No. 12 <a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a>, and No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2014_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2014 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> lose 30–28 at home to <a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2014 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-October_5_polls_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-October_5_polls-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Connor_Halliday" title="Connor Halliday">Connor Halliday</a> set a new FBS record for single-game passing yards, throwing for 734 yards in a 60–59 loss to <a href="/wiki/2014_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="2014 California Golden Bears football team">Cal</a>. This broke the previous record of 716, set in 1990 by <a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston's</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Klingler" title="David Klingler">David Klingler</a>, and was five short of the all-divisions NCAA record of 739 set by Sam Durley of <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">Division III</a> <a href="/wiki/Eureka_College" title="Eureka College">Eureka</a> in 2012. In the same game, Cal's <a href="/wiki/Jared_Goff" title="Jared Goff">Jared Goff</a> threw for 527 yards, giving the two teams an FBS-record 1,261 passing yards in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>October 12 – The release of the Week 8 AP Poll saw Mississippi State, previously tied for No. 3 with <a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">cross-state rival</a> Ole Miss, leapfrog <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> to reach No. 1 for the first time in school history. Mississippi State had just beaten No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/1954_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State in 1954</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 18 – <a href="/wiki/2014_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Rakeem_Cato" title="Rakeem Cato">Rakeem Cato</a> threw for four touchdowns in the Thundering Herd's 45–13 win at <a href="/wiki/2014_FIU_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 FIU Panthers football team">FIU</a>, giving him a touchdown pass in 39 consecutive games. This broke a tie for the FBS record with <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a>, who threw for TDs in 38 consecutive games while at <a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_football" title="NC State Wolfpack football">NC State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_football" title="Wisconsin Badgers football">Wisconsin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cato went on to finish the season and his Marshall career in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Boca_Raton_Bowl" title="2014 Boca Raton Bowl">Boca Raton Bowl</a> with a streak of 46 games, tying the all-divisions NCAA record of <a href="/wiki/Central_Washington_Wildcats" title="Central Washington Wildcats">Central Washington's</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Reilly_(quarterback)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Reilly (quarterback)">Mike Reilly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 16 – <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_football" title="Wisconsin Badgers football">Wisconsin</a> running back <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Gordon" title="Melvin Gordon">Melvin Gordon</a> set a new FBS record with 408 rushing yards in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Badgers</a>' 59–24 win over <a href="/wiki/2014_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a>. The previous record of 406 yards had been set by <a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs_football" title="TCU Horned Frogs football">TCU's</a> <a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 22 – Melvin Gordon's single-game FBS rushing record, which had been set less than a week earlier, is broken by <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma's</a> <a href="/wiki/Samaje_Perine" title="Samaje Perine">Samaje Perine</a>, who ran for 427 yards in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Sooners</a>' 44–7 win over <a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 29 – <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> safety <a href="/wiki/Gerod_Holliman" title="Gerod Holliman">Gerod Holliman</a> intercepted his 14th pass of the season, tying the single-season FBS record set in 1968 by <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington's</a> <a href="/wiki/Al_Worley" title="Al Worley">Al Worley</a>. The interception in the final minute sealed the Cardinals' 44–40 win over <a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Cup_(Kentucky)" title="Governor's Cup (Kentucky)">archrival</a> <a href="/wiki/2014_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 30 – Police in <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a> discovered the body of <a href="/wiki/Kosta_Karageorge" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosta Karageorge">Kosta Karageorge</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_wrestling" title="Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling">wrestler</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State</a> who had walked on to the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">football team</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 2 – <a href="/wiki/UAB_Blazers_football" title="UAB Blazers football">UAB</a> announced that it would drop football at the end of <a href="/wiki/2014_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2014 UAB Blazers football team">the season</a>. The Blazers, under first-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clark_(American_football)" title="Bill Clark (American football)">Bill Clark</a>, became bowl-eligible for only the second time in program history with a win on November 29 over <a href="/wiki/2014_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="2014 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team">Southern Miss</a>. UAB became the first FBS-level program to fold since <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Tigers_football" title="Pacific Tigers football">Pacific</a> dropped football after the 1995 season.<sup id="cite_ref-UAB_drops_football_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UAB_drops_football-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The Blazers would ultimately reinstate football in <a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2017</a>.)</li> <li>December 5 – The board of governors of <a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_University" title="Colorado State University">Colorado State</a> approved the construction of a new on-campus stadium to replace the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Rams</a>' then-current off-campus home of <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Lubick_Field_at_Hughes_Stadium" title="Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium">Hughes Stadium</a>. No date for completion had been set; potential capacities ranged from 35,872 to 41,200.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The venue would open in 2017 as Colorado State Stadium with the full 41,200 capacity, and since 2018 has been known as <a href="/wiki/Canvas_Stadium" title="Canvas Stadium">Canvas Stadium</a>.</li> <li>December 8 – <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i> 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 <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati" title="University of Cincinnati">University of Cincinnati</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These expansion plans were later dropped.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Updated_stadiums">Updated stadiums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Updated stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_stadiums">New stadiums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: New stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Baylor_Bears_football" title="Baylor Bears football">Baylor</a></b> opened <b><a href="/wiki/McLane_Stadium" title="McLane Stadium">McLane Stadium</a></b>, 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 <a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">high school</a> contest on August 29;<sup id="cite_ref-firstgames_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstgames-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baylor's first game was a 45–0 win over <a href="/wiki/2014_SMU_Mustangs_football_team" title="2014 SMU Mustangs football team">SMU</a> on August 31.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston</a></b> opened <b><a href="/wiki/TDECU_Stadium" title="TDECU Stadium">TDECU Stadium</a></b>, a 40,000-seat venue, designed to be easily expandable to 60,000, and built on the site of the school's former <a href="/wiki/Robertson_Stadium" title="Robertson Stadium">Robertson Stadium</a>. The opening game was a 27–7 loss to <a href="/wiki/2014_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team" title="2014 UTSA Roadrunners football team">UTSA</a> on August 29.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tulane_Green_Wave_football" title="Tulane Green Wave football">Tulane</a></b> opened <b><a href="/wiki/Yulman_Stadium" title="Yulman Stadium">Yulman Stadium</a></b>, a 30,000-seat on-campus venue located near the former site of <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a>. This returned home games to the Tulane campus for the first time since 1974, the year before the <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Superdome</a> opened. The first game was a 38–21 loss to <a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> on September 6.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The three schools that moved from FCS to FBS this season use existing on-campus stadiums: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers football">Appalachian State</a></b> plays at <b><a href="/wiki/Kidd_Brewer_Stadium" title="Kidd Brewer Stadium">Kidd Brewer Stadium</a></b>, 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.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football" title="Georgia Southern Eagles football">Georgia Southern</a></b> plays at <b><a href="/wiki/Paulson_Stadium" title="Paulson Stadium">Paulson Stadium</a></b>, home to the Eagles since 1984. The stadium was expanded to 24,300 for GSU's move to FBS.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football" title="Old Dominion Monarchs football">Old Dominion</a></b> plays at <b><a href="/wiki/Foreman_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreman Field">Foreman Field</a></b>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Oyster_Bowl" title="Oyster Bowl">Oyster Bowl</a>), plus other ODU sports, until the school reinstated football in <a href="/wiki/2009_Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football_team" title="2009 Old Dominion Monarchs football team">2009</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renovated_stadiums">Renovated stadiums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Renovated stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a></b> opened a new south end-zone upper deck expansion of <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(LSU)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiger Stadium (LSU)">Tiger Stadium</a> 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.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a></b> added 2,500 seats to the south stands of <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Stadium" title="Ohio Stadium">Ohio Stadium</a>. 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.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football">Texas A&M</a></b> opened Phase 1 of a major three-year renovation of <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Field" title="Kyle Field">Kyle Field</a>, 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.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a></b> opened a new north end-zone expansion of <a href="/wiki/Davis_Wade_Stadium" title="Davis Wade Stadium">Davis Wade Stadium</a> which took stadium capacity from 55,000 to over 61,000. The renovation created new concessions and restrooms, plus a new west side concourse.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a></b> opened a new east side expansion of <a href="/wiki/Faurot_Field" title="Faurot Field">Faurot Field</a>. An upper bowl was completed for the east side of the stadium, providing 5,200 general admission seats and 800 club seats.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football" title="Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football">Louisiana-Lafayette</a></b> enclosed the south side of <a href="/wiki/Cajun_Field" title="Cajun Field">Cajun Field</a>. The stadium upgrade added 5,900 seats increasing the capacity from 31,000 to 36,900.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_football" title="Purdue Boilermakers football">Purdue</a></b> removed the majority of their south end-zone bleachers at <a href="/wiki/Ross%E2%80%93Ade_Stadium" title="Ross–Ade Stadium">Ross–Ade Stadium</a> and replaced it with a patio area. This stadium upgrade lowered the stadium capacity from 62,500 to 57,236.</li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a></b> 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 <a href="/wiki/Pasadena_Tournament_of_Roses" class="mw-redirect" title="Pasadena Tournament of Roses">Pasadena Tournament of Roses</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football" title="Eastern Michigan Eagles football"><b>Eastern Michigan</b></a> installed a gray <a href="/wiki/FieldTurf" title="FieldTurf">FieldTurf</a> playing surface at <b><a href="/wiki/Rynearson_Stadium" title="Rynearson Stadium">Rynearson Stadium</a></b>. The stadium is only the second FBS venue with a <a href="/wiki/List_of_college_football_venues_with_non-traditional_field_colors" title="List of college football venues with non-traditional field colors">non-traditional field color</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Albertsons_Stadium" title="Albertsons Stadium">Albertsons Stadium</a> at <a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a>, and the sixth college stadium overall with this feature.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season_top_10_matchups">Regular season top 10 matchups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regular season top 10 matchups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rankings reflect the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>. Rankings for Week 9 and beyond will list <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">College Football Playoff Rankings</a> first and <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> second. Teams that fail to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted. </p> <ul><li>Week 2 <ul><li>No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> defeated No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> 46–27 (<a href="/wiki/Autzen_Stadium" title="Autzen Stadium">Autzen Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon" title="Eugene, Oregon">Eugene, Oregon</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 7 <ul><li>No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2014_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2014 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a> defeated No. 9 <a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> 61–58 (<a href="/wiki/McLane_Stadium" title="McLane Stadium">McLane Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waco,_Texas" title="Waco, Texas">Waco, Texas</a>)</li> <li>No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> defeated No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> 38–23 (<a href="/wiki/Davis_Wade_Stadium" title="Davis Wade Stadium">Davis Wade Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Starkville,_Mississippi" title="Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville, Mississippi</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 8 <ul><li>No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> defeated No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2014_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> 31–27 (<a href="/wiki/Doak_Campbell_Stadium" title="Doak Campbell Stadium">Doak Campbell Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, Florida</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 10 <ul><li>No. 3/4 Auburn defeated No. 4/7 <a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> 35–31 (<a href="/wiki/Vaught-Hemingway_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaught-Hemingway Stadium">Vaught-Hemingway Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Mississippi" title="Oxford, Mississippi">Oxford, Mississippi</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 11 <ul><li>No. 9/11 <a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> defeated No. 10/8 Notre Dame 55–31 (<a href="/wiki/Sun_Devil_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Devil Stadium">Sun Devil Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona" title="Tempe, Arizona">Tempe, Arizona</a>)</li> <li>No. 6/6 TCU defeated No. 7/9 <a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> 41–20 (<a href="/wiki/Amon_G._Carter_Stadium" title="Amon G. Carter Stadium">Amon G. Carter Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 12 <ul><li>No. 5/4 <a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> defeated No. 1/1 Mississippi State 25–20 (<a href="/wiki/Bryant_Denny_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Bryant Denny Stadium">Bryant Denny Stadium</a> Tuscaloosa, Alabama)</li></ul></li> <li>Week 15 <ul><li>No. 2/3 Oregon defeated No. 7/8 <a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> 51–13 (<a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Pac-12 Championship Game">Pac-12 Championship Game</a>, <a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a>)</li> <li>No. 6/5 Baylor defeated No. 9/9 Kansas State 38–27 (McLane Stadium, 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<td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2014 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 Houston Cougars football team">Houston</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="2014 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_South_Florida_Bulls_football_team" title="2014 South Florida Bulls football team">South Florida</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="2014 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_UConn_Huskies_football_team" title="2014 UConn Huskies football team">UConn</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_SMU_Mustangs_football_team" title="2014 SMU Mustangs football team">SMU</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>+ – Conference co-champions</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> 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<td>0 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 15 <a href="/wiki/2014_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 24 <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="2014 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2014 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2014 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">Coastal Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 8 <a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Duke Blue Devils football team">Duke</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team" title="2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team">North Carolina</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> 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<td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/ACC_Championship_Game" title="ACC Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_ACC_Championship_Game" title="2014 ACC Championship Game"><b>Florida State 37</b>, Georgia Tech 35</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>^ – College Football Playoff participant</li><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2014_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season" title="2014 Big Ten Conference football season">2014 Big Ten Conference football standings</a> 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State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2014 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  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State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>+ – Conference co-champions</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2014_Conference_USA_football_season" title="2014 Conference USA football season">2014 Conference USA football standings</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th class="ecol"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">East Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 23 <a href="/wiki/2014_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> x$ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a 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<td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_Atlantic_Owls_football_team" title="2014 Florida Atlantic Owls football team">Florida Atlantic</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Rice_Owls_football_team" title="2014 Rice Owls football team">Rice</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 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Miss</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA_Football_Championship_Game" title="Conference USA Football Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_Conference_USA_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Conference USA Football Championship Game"><b>Marshall 26</b>, Louisiana Tech 23</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li><li> * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS </li></ul></div>As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC)<br />Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP 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<td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_Bobcats_football_team" title="2014 Ohio Bobcats football team">Ohio</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="2014 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Akron_Zips_football_team" title="2014 Akron Zips football team">Akron</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2014 UMass Minutemen football team">UMass</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2014 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (OH)</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a> xy$ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="2014 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a> x </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Western_Michigan_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team">Western Michigan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team" title="2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team">Central Michigan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> 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<th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">Mountain Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 16 <a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> x$ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2014 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="2014 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="2014 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">West Division </td></tr> 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team">Hawaii</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 San Jose State Spartans football team">San Jose State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_UNLV_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 UNLV Rebels football team">UNLV</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game"><b>Boise State 28</b>, Fresno State 14 </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2014_Pac-12_Conference_football_season" title="2014 Pac-12 Conference football season"> 2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th class="ecol"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">North Division </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 2 <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> x$^ </td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2014 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2014 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="2014 California Golden Bears football team">California</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="2014 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> 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title="2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2014 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> 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</td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><span class="nowrap">No. 11 <a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 17 <a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> * </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 22 <a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> * </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/SEC_Championship_Game" title="SEC Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2014 SEC Championship Game"><b>Alabama 42</b>, Missouri 13</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>^ – College Football Playoff participant</li><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li><li>* LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' win over <a href="/wiki/2014_Presbyterian_Blue_Hose_football_team" title="2014 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team">Presbyterian</a>) due to NCAA violations.</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption><a 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class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2014 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2014_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2014 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>  </td> <td>–</td> <td>  </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_summaries">Conference summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Conference summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rankings reflect the Week 15 AP Poll before the conference championship games were played. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Power_5_Conferences">Power 5 Conferences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Power 5 Conferences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:50px">Conference </th> <th style="width:120px">Champion </th> <th style="width:100px">Runner-up </th> <th style="width:60px;">Score </th> <th style="width:200px"><small>Offensive Player of the Year</small> </th> <th style="width:200px"><small>Defensive Player of the Year</small> </th> <th style="width:200px"><small>Coach of the Year</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ACC_Championship_Game" title="ACC Championship Game">ACC</a> </td> <td>No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></b> <sup><b>CFP</b></sup> </td> <td>No. 12 <a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_ACC_Championship_Game" title="2014 ACC Championship Game">37–35</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Conner_(American_football)" title="James Conner (American football)">James Conner</a>, RB, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> <br /> (Player of the Year)<sup id="cite_ref-ACC_POY_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACC_POY-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vic_Beasley" title="Vic Beasley">Vic Beasley</a>, DE, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a><sup id="cite_ref-ACC_POY_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACC_POY-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Johnson_(American_football_coach,_born_1957)" title="Paul Johnson (American football coach, born 1957)">Paul Johnson</a>, <br /> Georgia Tech<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td>No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2014 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a></b> <p>No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></b> </p> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevone_Boykin" title="Trevone Boykin">Trevone Boykin</a>, TCU </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Dawson_(American_football)" title="Paul Dawson (American football)">Paul Dawson</a>, TCU </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Gary Patterson</a>, TCU </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Football_Championship_Game" title="Big Ten Football Championship Game">Big Ten</a> </td> <td>No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> <sup><b>CFP</b></sup> </td> <td>No. 11 <a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Big_Ten_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game">59–0</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Gordon" title="Melvin Gordon">Melvin Gordon</a>, RB, <br /> Wisconsin<sup id="cite_ref-Big_Ten_awards_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Big_Ten_awards-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Bosa" title="Joey Bosa">Joey Bosa</a>, DE, <br /> Ohio State<sup id="cite_ref-Big_Ten_awards_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Big_Ten_awards-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kill" title="Jerry Kill">Jerry Kill</a>, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> <br /> (coaches and media)<sup id="cite_ref-Big_Ten_awards_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Big_Ten_awards-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="Pac-12 Football Championship Game">Pac-12</a> </td> <td>No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a></b> <sup><b>CFP</b></sup> </td> <td>No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Pac-12 Football Championship Game">51–13</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Mariota" title="Marcus Mariota">Marcus Mariota</a>, QB, <br /> Oregon </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scooby_Wright" title="Scooby Wright">Scooby Wright</a>, LB, <br /> Arizona </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rich_Rodriguez" title="Rich Rodriguez">Rich Rodriguez</a>, <br /> Arizona </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SEC_Championship_Game" title="SEC Championship Game">SEC</a> </td> <td>No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> <sup><b>CFP</b></sup> </td> <td>No. 14 <a href="/wiki/2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2014 SEC Championship Game">42–13</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amari_Cooper" title="Amari Cooper">Amari Cooper</a>, WR, <br /> Alabama (AP, Coaches)<sup id="cite_ref-AP_SEC_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_SEC-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ray" title="Shane Ray">Shane Ray</a>, DE, <br /> Missouri (AP, Coaches)<sup id="cite_ref-AP_SEC_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_SEC-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a>, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> (AP)<sup id="cite_ref-AP_SEC_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_SEC-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pinkel" title="Gary Pinkel">Gary Pinkel</a>, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a> (Coaches) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Group_of_Five_Conferences">Group of Five Conferences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Group of Five Conferences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Note:</b> Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Conference </th> <th>Champion </th> <th>Runner Up </th> <th>Score </th> <th>Record </th> <th><small>Offensive Player of the Year</small> </th> <th><small>Defensive Player of the Year</small> </th> <th><small>Coach of the Year</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game">AAC</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2014_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2014 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2014_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a></b> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>Memphis 9-3 <br /> Cincinnati 9-3 <br /> UCF 9-3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shane_Carden" title="Shane Carden">Shane Carden</a>, QB, <a href="/wiki/2014_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2014 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a><sup id="cite_ref-American_awards_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-American_awards-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Glenn" title="Jacoby Glenn">Jacoby Glenn</a>, CB, UCF &<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tank_Jakes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tank Jakes (page does not exist)">Tank Jakes</a>, LB, Memphis<sup id="cite_ref-American_awards_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-American_awards-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Fuente" title="Justin Fuente">Justin Fuente</a>, Memphis<sup id="cite_ref-American_awards_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-American_awards-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA_Football_Championship_Game" title="Conference USA Football Championship Game">C-USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team"><b>Marshall</b></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Conference_USA_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Conference USA Football Championship Game">26–23</a> </td> <td>Marshall 12-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Doughty" title="Brandon Doughty">Brandon Doughty</a>, QB, <a href="/wiki/2014_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a> (MVP)<sup id="cite_ref-C-USA_POY_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-USA_POY-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Rakeem_Cato" title="Rakeem Cato">Rakeem Cato</a>, QB, Marshall (Offensive POY)<sup id="cite_ref-C-USA_POY_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-USA_POY-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neville_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Neville Hewitt (American football)">Neville Hewitt</a>, LB, Marshall<sup id="cite_ref-C-USA_POY_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-USA_POY-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doc_Holliday_(American_football)" title="Doc Holliday (American football)">Doc Holliday</a>, Marshall<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mid-American_Conference_football_season" title="2014 Mid-American Conference football season">MAC</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team" title="2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team">Bowling Green</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_MAC_Championship_Game" title="2014 MAC Championship Game">51–17</a> </td> <td>Northern Illinois 11-2 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jarvion_Franklin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jarvion Franklin (page does not exist)">Jarvion Franklin</a>, RB, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Western_Michigan_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team">Western Michigan</a><sup id="cite_ref-MAC_awards_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MAC_awards-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quinten_Rollins" title="Quinten Rollins">Quinten Rollins</a>, DB, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2014 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (OH)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._J._Fleck" title="P. J. Fleck">P. J. Fleck</a>, <br /> Western Michigan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mountain_West_Conference_football_season" title="2014 Mountain West Conference football season">MW</a> </td> <td>No. 22 <a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team"><b>Boise State</b></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">28–14</a> </td> <td>Boise State 11-2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Garrett_Grayson" title="Garrett Grayson">Garrett Grayson</a>, QB, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2014 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a><sup id="cite_ref-MW_awards_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MW_awards-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zach_Vigil" title="Zach Vigil">Zach Vigil</a>, LB, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a><sup id="cite_ref-MW_awards_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MW_awards-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_McElwain" title="Jim McElwain">Jim McElwain</a>, <br /> Colorado State<sup id="cite_ref-MW_awards_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MW_awards-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Sun_Belt_Conference_football_season" title="2014 Sun Belt Conference football season">Sun Belt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team"><b>Georgia Southern</b></a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>Georgia Southern 8-3* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elijah_McGuire" title="Elijah McGuire">Elijah McGuire</a>, RB, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisiana%E2%80%93Lafayette_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team">Louisiana–Lafayette</a><sup id="cite_ref-SBC_Award_Winners_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBC_Award_Winners-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Mayo" title="David Mayo">David Mayo</a>, LB, <br /> <a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_State_Bobcats_football_team" title="2014 Texas State Bobcats football team">Texas State</a><sup id="cite_ref-SBC_Award_Winners_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBC_Award_Winners-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Fritz" title="Willie Fritz">Willie Fritz</a>, <br /> Georgia Southern<sup id="cite_ref-SBC_Award_Winners_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBC_Award_Winners-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup><b>CFP</b></sup> College Football Playoff participant </p><p>* 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.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bowl_selections">Bowl selections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Bowl selections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2014–15 NCAA football bowl games">2014–15 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>Starting with the 2014–15 postseason, six <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> (CFP) bowl games host two semifinal playoff games on a rotating basis. For the 2014-15 season, the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> hosted the semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the <a href="/wiki/2015_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2015 College Football Playoff National Championship">2015 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bowl-eligible_teams">Bowl-eligible teams</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Bowl-eligible teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American</a> (6): <a href="/wiki/2014_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2014 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 Houston Cougars football team">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="2014 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2014 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> (11): <a href="/wiki/2014_Boston_College_Eagles_football_team" title="2014 Boston College Eagles football team">Boston College</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Duke Blue Devils football team">Duke</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2014 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2014 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team" title="2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2014_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2014 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">Oklahoma State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2014 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> (10): <a href="/wiki/2014_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="2014 Maryland Terrapins football team">Maryland</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team" title="2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team">Rutgers</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Rice_Owls_football_team" title="2014 Rice Owls football team">Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2014 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UTEP_Miners_football_team" title="2014 UTEP Miners football team">UTEP</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independents</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2014_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="2014 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> (6): <a href="/wiki/2014_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team" title="2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team">Bowling Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football_team" title="2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team">Central Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2014 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_Bobcats_football_team" title="2014 Ohio Bobcats football team">Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="2014 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Western_Michigan_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Western Michigan Broncos football team">Western Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2014_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="2014 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Colorado_State_Rams_football_team" title="2014 Colorado State Rams football team">Colorado State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team" title="2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team">Nevada</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team" title="2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team">San Diego State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> (8): <a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2014 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2014 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2014 USC Trojans football team">USC</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2014 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2014 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (12): <a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2014 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2014 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> (4): <a href="/wiki/2014_Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football_team" title="2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team">Arkansas State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisiana%E2%80%93Lafayette_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team">Louisiana–Lafayette</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_South_Alabama_Jaguars_football_team" title="2014 South Alabama Jaguars football team">South Alabama</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_State_Bobcats_football_team" title="2014 Texas State Bobcats football team">Texas State</a></li></ul> <p><b>Number of bowl berths available: 76</b> <br /> <b>Number of bowl-eligible teams: 81</b> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bowl-eligible_teams_that_were_not_invited">Bowl-eligible teams that were not invited</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Bowl-eligible teams that were not invited"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_Bobcats_football_team" title="2014 Ohio Bobcats football team">Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_State_Bobcats_football_team" title="2014 Texas State Bobcats football team">Texas State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Temple_Owls_football_team" title="2014 Temple Owls football team">Temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="2014 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_football_team" title="2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team">Middle Tennessee</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bowl-ineligible_teams">Bowl-ineligible teams</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Bowl-ineligible teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American</a> (5): <a href="/wiki/2014_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_SMU_Mustangs_football_team" title="2014 SMU Mustangs football team">SMU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="2014 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_South_Florida_Bulls_football_team" title="2014 South Florida Bulls football team">USF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2014_Syracuse_Orange_football_team" title="2014 Syracuse Orange football team">Syracuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team" title="2014 Virginia Cavaliers football team">Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> (4): <a href="/wiki/2014_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2014 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> (3): <a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team" title="2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team">Iowa State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team">Texas Tech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> (6): <a href="/wiki/2014_FIU_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 FIU Panthers football team">FIU</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_Atlantic_Owls_football_team" title="2014 Florida Atlantic Owls football team">Florida Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_North_Texas_Mean_Green_football_team" title="2014 North Texas Mean Green football team">North Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Old_Dominion_Monarchs_football_team" title="2014 Old Dominion Monarchs football team">Old Dominion</a>†, <a href="/wiki/2014_Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football_team" title="2014 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team">Southern Miss</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UTSA_Roadrunners_football_team" title="2014 UTSA Roadrunners football team">UTSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independents</a> (1): <a href="/wiki/2014_Army_Black_Knights_football_team" title="2014 Army Black Knights football team">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2014_Akron_Zips_football_team" title="2014 Akron Zips football team">Akron</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Ball_State_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Ball State Cardinals football team">Ball State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Buffalo_Bulls_football_team" title="2014 Buffalo Bulls football team">Buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football_team" title="2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team">Eastern Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UMass_Minutemen_football_team" title="2014 UMass Minutemen football team">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2014 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (OH)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West</a> (5): <a href="/wiki/2014_Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football_team" title="2014 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team">Hawai'i</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_New_Mexico_Lobos_football_team" title="2014 New Mexico Lobos football team">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_San_Jose_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 San Jose State Spartans football team">San Jose State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UNLV_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 UNLV Rebels football team">UNLV</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team" title="2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac 12</a> (4): <a href="/wiki/2014_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="2014 California Golden Bears football team">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="2014 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2014 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (2): <a href="/wiki/2014_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="2014 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a> (7): <a href="/wiki/2014_Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2014 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team">Appalachian State</a>†, <a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team">Georgia Southern</a>†, <a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_State_Panthers_football_team" title="2014 Georgia State Panthers football team">Georgia State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="2014 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a>‡, <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisiana%E2%80%93Monroe_Warhawks_football_team" title="2014 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team">Louisiana–Monroe</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team">New Mexico State</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Troy_Trojans_football_team" title="2014 Troy Trojans football team">Troy</a></li></ul> <p><b>Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 47</b> </p><p>† – 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. </p><p>‡ – 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_Football_Playoff">College Football Playoff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: College Football Playoff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">Semifinals </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;"><a href="/wiki/2015_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2015 College Football Playoff National Championship">Championship</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td width="150"> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td width="150"> </td> <td width="30"> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="1">January 1 – <a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans</a></span> </td> <td colspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  1 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  <a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  4 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"><b>42</b> </td> <td rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;border-width:2px 2px 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;"> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">January 12 – <a href="/wiki/2015_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2015 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a><br /><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3">  </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:0 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  4 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"><b>42</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">January 1 – <a href="/wiki/2015_Rose_Bowl" title="2015 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  2 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  <a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td></td> <td colspan="3">  </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  2 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  <b><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;"><b>59</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td height="6"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f2f2f2;">  3 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">  <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#f9f9f9;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center;border-width:2px 0 0 0; border-style:solid;border-color:black;">  </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><span>This bracket: </span><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2015_College_Football_Playoff" title="Template:2015 College Football Playoff"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2015_College_Football_Playoff" title="Template talk:2015 College Football Playoff"><span 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<td>7</td> <td>.364 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Big Ten</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>.545 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Pac-12</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Big 12</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>.286 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>MW</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>.429 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>American</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>.400 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C-USA</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>.800 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>MAC</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>.400 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Independents</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>Sun Belt</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>.333 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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</th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> </td> <td>12–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> </td> <td>12–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Rose_Bowl" title="2015 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td> <td>13–0 </td> <td>Rose Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> </td> <td>12–1 </td> <td>Sugar Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2014 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a> </td> <td>11–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">Cotton Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> </td> <td>11–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Peach_Bowl" title="2014 Peach Bowl">Peach Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> </td> <td>10–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (December)">Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td>10–2 </td> <td>Cotton Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>Peach Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> </td> <td>10–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)">Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Alamo_Bowl" title="2015 Alamo Bowl">Alamo Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td>10–3 </td> <td>Orange Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Belk_Bowl" title="2014 Belk Bowl">Belk Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2014 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>Alamo Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Sun_Bowl" title="2014 Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a> </td> <td>10–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Citrus_Bowl" title="2015 Citrus Bowl">Citrus Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Russell_Athletic_Bowl" title="2014 Russell Athletic Bowl">Russell Athletic Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>10–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Outback_Bowl" title="2015 Outback Bowl">Outback Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>Outback Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td> <td>11–2 </td> <td>Fiesta Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>Belk Bowl </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2014 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Las_Vegas_Bowl" title="2014 Las Vegas Bowl">Las Vegas Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Music_City_Bowl" title="2014 Music City Bowl">Music City Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2014 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Holiday_Bowl" title="2014 Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>Citrus Bowl </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_rankings">Final rankings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Final rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Associated Press </th> <th>Coaches' Poll </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2014 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2014 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2014 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2014 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">Arizona State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2014 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2014 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2014 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2014 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Memphis_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Memphis Tigers football team">Memphis</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Unlike the BCS, the Coaches' Poll is not contractually obligated to name the CFP champion as its No. 1 team.<sup id="cite_ref-alcom-finalappoll2014_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom-finalappoll2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-alcom-coachespollfinal2014_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom-coachespollfinal2014-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-trophy2014_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trophy2014-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heisman_Trophy">Heisman Trophy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Heisman Trophy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> is given to the year's most outstanding player. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Player</th> <th>School</th> <th>Position</th> <th>1st</th> <th>2nd</th> <th>3rd</th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Mariota" title="Marcus Mariota">Marcus Mariota</a></b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a></b></td> <td><b>QB</b></td> <td><b>788</b></td> <td><b>74</b></td> <td><b>22</b></td> <td><b>2,534</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Gordon" title="Melvin Gordon">Melvin Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>37</td> <td>432</td> <td>275</td> <td>1,250 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amari_Cooper" title="Amari Cooper">Amari Cooper</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td> <td>WR</td> <td>49</td> <td>280</td> <td>316</td> <td>1,023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevone_Boykin" title="Trevone Boykin">Trevone Boykin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>8</td> <td>45</td> <td>104</td> <td>218 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J._T._Barrett" title="J. T. Barrett">J. T. Barrett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>0</td> <td>19</td> <td>40</td> <td>78 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jameis_Winston" title="Jameis Winston">Jameis Winston</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>19</td> <td>51 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tevin_Coleman" title="Tevin Coleman">Tevin Coleman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a></td> <td>RB</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>22</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dak_Prescott" title="Dak Prescott">Dak Prescott</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>28</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scooby_Wright" title="Scooby Wright">Scooby Wright</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a></td> <td>LB</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>13</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryce_Petty" title="Bryce Petty">Bryce Petty</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2014 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a></td> <td>QB</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_overall">Other overall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Other overall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Griffin_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Archie Griffin Award">Archie Griffin Award</a> (MVP): <a href="/wiki/Ezekiel_Elliott" title="Ezekiel Elliott">Ezekiel Elliott</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_College_Football_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award">AP Player of the Year</a>: Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chic_Harley_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Chic Harley Award">Chic Harley Award</a> (Player of the Year): Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Award" title="Maxwell Award">Maxwell Award</a> (top player): Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_College_Football_Player_of_the_Year" title="Sporting News College Football Player of the Year">SN Player of the Year</a>: Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Camp_Award" title="Walter Camp Award">Walter Camp Award</a> (top player): Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_overall">Special overall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Special overall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burlsworth_Trophy" title="Burlsworth Trophy">Burlsworth Trophy</a> (top player who began as walk-on): <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hardy" title="Justin Hardy">Justin Hardy</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_East_Carolina_Pirates_football_team" title="2014 East Carolina Pirates football team">East Carolina</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Paul_Hornung_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Paul Hornung Award">Paul Hornung Award</a> (most versatile player): <a href="/wiki/Shaq_Thompson" title="Shaq Thompson">Shaq Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2014 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_V._Campbell_Trophy" title="William V. Campbell Trophy">Campbell Trophy</a> ("academic Heisman"): David Helton, <a href="/wiki/2014_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team" title="2014 Duke Blue Devils football team">Duke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuerffel_Trophy" title="Wuerffel Trophy">Wuerffel Trophy</a> (humanitarian-athlete): Deterrian Shackelford, <a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offense">Offense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Offense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Quarterback</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Davey_O%27Brien_Award" title="Davey O'Brien Award">Davey O'Brien Award</a> (quarterback): Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Unitas Award">Johnny Unitas Award</a> (senior/4th year quarterback): Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Kellen_Moore_Award" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Kellen Moore Award</a> (quarterback): Trevone Boykin, <a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manning_Award" title="Manning Award">Manning Award</a> (quarterback): Marcus Mariota, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Baugh_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Sammy Baugh Trophy">Sammy Baugh Trophy</a> (passing quarterback): <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Doughty" title="Brandon Doughty">Brandon Doughty</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_football_team" title="2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team">Western Kentucky</a></li></ul> <p><b>Running back</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker_Award" title="Doak Walker Award">Doak Walker Award</a> (running back): <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Gordon" title="Melvin Gordon">Melvin Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Jim_Brown_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Jim Brown Trophy</a> (running back): Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin</li></ul> <p><b>Wide receiver</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff_Award" title="Fred Biletnikoff Award">Fred Biletnikoff Award</a> (wide receiver): <a href="/wiki/Amari_Cooper" title="Amari Cooper">Amari Cooper</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#Paul_Warfield_Award" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Paul Warfield Trophy</a> (wide receiver): Amari Cooper, Alabama</li></ul> <p><b>Tight end</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_Award" title="John Mackey Award">John Mackey Award</a> (tight end): <a href="/wiki/Nick_O%27Leary" title="Nick O'Leary">Nick O'Leary</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#Ozzie_Newsome_Award" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Ozzie Newsome Award</a> (tight end): Nick O'Leary, Florida State</li></ul> <p><b>Lineman</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Rimington_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Rimington Trophy">Dave Rimington Trophy</a> (center): <a href="/wiki/Reese_Dismukes" title="Reese Dismukes">Reese Dismukes</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outland_Trophy" title="Outland Trophy">Outland Trophy</a> (interior lineman): <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Scherff" title="Brandon Scherff">Brandon Scherff</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Jim_Parker_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Jim Parker Trophy</a> (offensive lineman): Reese Dismukes, Auburn</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defense">Defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski_Trophy" title="Bronko Nagurski Trophy">Bronko Nagurski Trophy</a> (defensive player): <a href="/wiki/Scooby_Wright" title="Scooby Wright">Scooby Wright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_football" title="Arizona Wildcats football">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik_Award" title="Chuck Bednarik Award">Chuck Bednarik Award</a> (defensive player): Scooby Wright, Arizona</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lott_Trophy" title="Lott Trophy">Lott Trophy</a> (defensive impact): Eric Kendricks, UCLA</li></ul> <p><b>Defensive line</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Bill_Willis_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Bill Willis Award</a> (defensive lineman): <a href="/wiki/Joey_Bosa" title="Joey Bosa">Joey Bosa</a>, Ohio State</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Dick Butkus Award">Dick Butkus Award</a> (linebacker): <a href="/wiki/Eric_Kendricks" title="Eric Kendricks">Eric Kendricks</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="2014 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Jack_Lambert_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Jack Lambert Trophy</a> (linebacker): Scooby Wright, Arizona</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lombardi_Award" title="Lombardi Award">Lombardi Award</a> (defensive lineman/linebacker): Scooby Wright, Arizona</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks_Award" title="Ted Hendricks Award">Ted Hendricks Award</a> (defensive end): <a href="/wiki/Nate_Orchard" title="Nate Orchard">Nate Orchard</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2014 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive back</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe_Award" title="Jim Thorpe Award">Jim Thorpe Award</a> (defensive back): <a href="/wiki/Gerod_Holliman" title="Gerod Holliman">Gerod Holliman</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2014 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Jack_Tatum_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Jack Tatum Trophy</a> (defensive back): Gerod Holliman, Louisville</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_teams">Special teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Hackett</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2014 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Award" title="Jet Award">Jet Award</a> (return specialist): <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Lockett" title="Tyler Lockett">Tyler Lockett</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaches">Coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA Coach of the Year">AFCA Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Gary Patterson</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_College_Football_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award">AP Coach of the Year</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bowden_National_Collegiate_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award">Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dodd_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award">Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Nick Saban</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year">Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li> <li>Maxwell Coach of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_%22Bear%22_Bryant_Award" title="Paul "Bear" Bryant Award">Paul "Bear" Bryant Award</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Mutual_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award">Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award</a>:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_College_Football_Coach_of_the_Year" title="Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year">SN Coach of the Year</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Home_Depot_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award">The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_Club_of_Columbus#The_Woody_Hayes_Trophy" title="Touchdown Club of Columbus">Woody Hayes Trophy</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Camp_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Camp Coach of the Year">Walter Camp Coach of the Year</a>: Gary Patterson, TCU</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Assistants">Assistants</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Assistants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year#Assistant_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA Coach of the Year">AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Campbell_(American_football_coach)" title="Gary Campbell (American football coach)">Gary Campbell</a>, Oregon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broyles_Award" title="Broyles Award">Broyles Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Herman_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Herman (American football)">Tom Herman</a>, Ohio State</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Americans">All-Americans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: All-Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="2014 College Football All-America Team">2014 College Football All-America Team</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2014. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2014, see <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season#Coaching_changes" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2013 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Reason </th> <th>Replacement </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bulls_football" title="Buffalo Bulls football">Buffalo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Quinn" title="Jeff Quinn">Jeff Quinn</a> </td> <td>October 12, 2014 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wood_(American_football)" title="Alex Wood (American football)">Alex Wood</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bulls_football" title="Buffalo Bulls football">Buffalo</a> </td> <td>Alex Wood (interim) </td> <td>November 30, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced <sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_Leipold" title="Lance Leipold">Lance Leipold</a> (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football" title="Central Michigan Chippewas football">Central Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Enos" title="Dan Enos">Dan Enos</a> </td> <td>January 22, 2015 </td> <td>Hired as offensive coordinator by Arkansas<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bonamego" title="John Bonamego">John Bonamego</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_McElwain" title="Jim McElwain">Jim McElwain</a> </td> <td>December 4, 2014 </td> <td>Hired by Florida<sup id="cite_ref-McElwain_to_Florida_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McElwain_to_Florida-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Baldwin_(American_football)" title="Dave Baldwin (American football)">Dave Baldwin</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State</a> </td> <td>Dave Baldwin (interim) </td> <td>December 22, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bobo" title="Mike Bobo">Mike Bobo</a> (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Muschamp" title="Will Muschamp">Will Muschamp</a> </td> <td>November 16, 2014 </td> <td>Resigned <sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/D._J._Durkin" title="D. J. Durkin">D. J. Durkin</a> (interim – bowl game) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a> </td> <td>D. J. Durkin (interim) </td> <td>December 4, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced<sup id="cite_ref-McElwain_to_Florida_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McElwain_to_Florida-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jim McElwain (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Levine" title="Tony Levine">Tony Levine</a> </td> <td>December 8, 2014 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gibbs_(American_football)" title="David Gibbs (American football)">David Gibbs</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston</a> </td> <td>David Gibbs (interim) </td> <td>December 16, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Herman_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Herman (American football)">Tom Herman</a> (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Weis" title="Charlie Weis">Charlie Weis</a> </td> <td>September 28, 2014 </td> <td>Fired <sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowen" title="Clint Bowen">Clint Bowen</a> (Interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> </td> <td>Clint Bowen (interim) </td> <td>December 5, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced <sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Beaty_(American_football)" title="David Beaty (American football)">David Beaty</a> (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brady_Hoke" title="Brady Hoke">Brady Hoke</a> </td> <td>December 2, 2014 </td> <td>Fired </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Harbaugh" title="Jim Harbaugh">Jim Harbaugh</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football">Nebraska</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bo_Pelini" title="Bo Pelini">Bo Pelini</a> </td> <td>November 30, 2014 </td> <td>Fired <sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barney_Cotton" title="Barney Cotton">Barney Cotton</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football">Nebraska</a> </td> <td>Barney Cotton (interim) </td> <td>December 4, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Riley_(American_football)" title="Mike Riley (American football)">Mike Riley</a> (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Chryst" title="Paul Chryst">Paul Chryst</a> </td> <td>December 17, 2014 </td> <td>Hired by Wisconsin </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudolph" title="Joe Rudolph">Joe Rudolph</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td>Joe Rudolph (interim) </td> <td>December 23, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Narduzzi" title="Pat Narduzzi">Pat Narduzzi</a> (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football">Oregon State</a> </td> <td>Mike Riley </td> <td>December 4, 2014 </td> <td>Hired by Nebraska<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Andersen" title="Gary Andersen">Gary Andersen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SMU_Mustangs_football" title="SMU Mustangs football">SMU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/June_Jones" title="June Jones">June Jones</a> </td> <td>September 8, 2014 </td> <td>Resigned <sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mason_(American_football)" title="Tom Mason (American football)">Tom Mason</a> (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SMU_Mustangs_football" title="SMU Mustangs football">SMU</a> </td> <td>Tom Mason (interim) </td> <td>November 30, 2014 </td> <td>Replaced <sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chad_Morris" title="Chad Morris">Chad Morris</a> (permanent) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_football" title="Troy Trojans football">Troy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Blakeney" title="Larry Blakeney">Larry Blakeney</a> </td> <td>October 5, 2014 </td> <td>Retired <sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neal_Brown" title="Neal Brown">Neal Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football" title="Tulsa Golden Hurricane football">Tulsa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Blankenship" title="Bill Blankenship">Bill Blankenship</a> </td> <td>December 1, 2014 </td> <td>Fired <sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Montgomery" title="Philip Montgomery">Philip Montgomery</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UAB_Blazers_football" title="UAB Blazers football">UAB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clark_(American_football)" title="Bill Clark (American football)">Bill Clark</a> </td> <td>December 2, 2014 </td> <td>School dropped football<sup id="cite_ref-UAB_drops_football_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UAB_drops_football-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels_football" title="UNLV Rebels football">UNLV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hauck" title="Bobby Hauck">Bobby Hauck</a> </td> <td>November 28, 2014 </td> <td>Resigned <sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Sanchez_(American_football)" title="Tony Sanchez (American football)">Tony Sanchez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_football" title="Wisconsin Badgers football">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>Gary Andersen </td> <td>December 10, 2014 </td> <td>Hired by Oregon State </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Alvarez" title="Barry Alvarez">Barry Alvarez</a> (interim – bowl game)<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_football" title="Wisconsin Badgers football">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>Barry Alvarez (interim) </td> <td>December 17, 2014 </td> <td>for bowl game </td> <td>Paul Chryst (permanent) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_viewers_and_ratings">Television viewers and ratings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Television viewers and ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_watched_regular_season_games">Most watched regular season games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Most watched regular season games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Excludes Kickoff Games</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">All times <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Rankings are from the <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a> before (10/28) and the <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_Rankings" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP Rankings</a> thereafter.</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="4">Matchup</th> <th>Channel</th> <th>Viewers (millions)</th> <th>TV Rating <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings">[1]</a></th> <th>Significance </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>November 29, 7:45pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Auburn Tigers football team">No. 15 Auburn</a> </td> <td>44 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">No. 1 Alabama</a></b> </td> <td>55 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td> <td>13.53 </td> <td>7.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football_TV_program)" title="College GameDay (football TV program)">College GameDay</a>/<a href="/wiki/Iron_Bowl" title="Iron Bowl">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>October 18, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">No. 5 Notre Dame</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">No. 1 Florida State</a></b> </td> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a> </td> <td>13.25 </td> <td>7.9 </td> <td>College GameDay </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>November 15, 3:30pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">No. 1 Mississippi State</a> </td> <td>20 </td> <td><b>No. 5 Alabama</b> </td> <td>25 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/SEC_on_CBS" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC on CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>10.27 </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>College GameDay/<a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Mississippi_State_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>November 8, 8:00pm </td> <td><b>No. 5 Alabama</b> </td> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 LSU Tigers football team">No. 16 LSU</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>9.11 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93LSU_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–LSU football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>November 15, 8:00pm </td> <td><b>No. 2 Florida State</b> </td> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2014 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a> </td> <td>26 </td> <td rowspan="2">ABC </td> <td>8.74 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_State%E2%80%93Miami_football_rivalry" title="Florida State–Miami football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>November 29, 12:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2014 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> </td> <td>28 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">No. 6 Ohio State</a></b> </td> <td>42 </td> <td>8.23 </td> <td>4.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Ohio_State_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>September 20, 3:30pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2014 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td><b>No. 3 Alabama</b> </td> <td>42 </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>7.95 </td> <td>5.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Florida_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Florida football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>September 20, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Clemson Tigers football team">No. 22 Clemson</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td><b>No. 1 Florida State</b> </td> <td>23 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>7.34 </td> <td>4.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clemson%E2%80%93Florida_State_football_rivalry" title="Clemson–Florida State football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>November 8, 3:30pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a></b> </td> <td>41 </td> <td>No. 3 Auburn </td> <td>38 </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>7.21 </td> <td>4.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>November 8, 8:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">No. 14 Ohio State</a></b> </td> <td>49 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2014 Michigan State Spartans football team">No. 8 Michigan State</a> </td> <td>37 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>6.83 </td> <td>3.9 </td> <td>College GameDay </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kickoff_games">Kickoff games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Kickoff games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">All times <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Rankings are from the <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">AP Poll</a>.</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="4">Matchup</th> <th>Channel</th> <th>Viewers (millions)</th> <th>TV Rating</th> <th>Game</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>August 30, 3:30pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">No. 2 Alabama</a></b> </td> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>23 </td> <td>Regional <a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a> </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A_Kickoff_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game">Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>August 30, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">Oklahoma State</a> </td> <td>31 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">No. 1 Florida State</a></b> </td> <td>37 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>6.03 </td> <td>2.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cowboys_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Cowboys Classic">Cowboys Classic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>August 30, 9:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 LSU Tigers football team">No. 13 LSU</a></b> </td> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">No. 14 Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td> <td>4.68 </td> <td>2.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Kickoff" title="Texas Kickoff">Texas Kickoff</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reliant_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Stadium">Reliant Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>August 28, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team">No. 18 Ole Miss</a></b> </td> <td>35 </td> <td>ESPN </td> <td>2.42 </td> <td>1.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chick-fil-A_Kickoff_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game">Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_championship_games">Conference championship games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Conference championship games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">All times <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Rankings are from the <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_Rankings" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP Rankings</a>.</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Date</th> <th colspan="4">Matchup</th> <th>Channel</th> <th>Viewers (millions)</th> <th>TV Rating</th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Location </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>December 6, 4:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">No. 1 Alabama</a></b> </td> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2014 Missouri Tigers football team">No. 16 Missouri</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SEC_on_CBS" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC on CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>12.8 </td> <td>7.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2014 SEC Championship Game">SEC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>December 6, 8:00pm </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2014 Florida State Seminoles football team">No. 4 Florida State</a></b> </td> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">No. 11 Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a> </td> <td>10.1 </td> <td>6.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_ACC_Championship_Game" title="2014 ACC Championship Game">ACC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>December 6, 8:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team">No. 13 Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">No. 5 Ohio State</a></b> </td> <td>59 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_College_Football" title="Fox College Football">FOX</a> </td> <td>6.13 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Big_Ten_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Big Ten Championship Game">Big Ten</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Oil_Stadium" title="Lucas Oil Stadium">Lucas Oil Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>December 5, 9:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="2014 Arizona Wildcats football team">No. 7 Arizona</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2014 Oregon Ducks football team">No. 2 Oregon</a></b> </td> <td>51 </td> <td>FOX </td> <td>6.00 </td> <td>3.7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Pac-12 Football Championship Game">Pac-12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" title="Levi's Stadium">Levi's Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>December 6, 10:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">No. 22 Boise State</a></b> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1.53 </td> <td>1.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">MW</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albertsons_Stadium" title="Albertsons Stadium">Albertsons Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, Idaho</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>December 6, 12:00pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> </td> <td>23 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="2014 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a></b> </td> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td> <td>0.725 </td> <td>0.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Conference_USA_Football_Championship_Game" title="2014 Conference USA Football Championship 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college football season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_college_football_season" title="1911 college football season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_college_football_season" title="1912 college football season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_college_football_season" title="1913 college football season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_college_football_season" title="1914 college football season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_college_football_season" title="1915 college football season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_college_football_season" title="1916 college football season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_college_football_season" title="1917 college football season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_college_football_season" title="1918 college football season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_college_football_season" title="1919 college football season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_college_football_season" title="1920 college football season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_college_football_season" title="1921 college football season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_college_football_season" title="1922 college football season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_college_football_season" title="1923 college football season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_college_football_season" title="1924 college football season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_college_football_season" title="1925 college football season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_college_football_season" title="1926 college football season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_college_football_season" title="1927 college football season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_college_football_season" title="1928 college football season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_college_football_season" title="1929 college football season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_college_football_season" title="1930 college football season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_college_football_season" title="1931 college football season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_college_football_season" title="1932 college football season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_college_football_season" title="1933 college football season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_college_football_season" title="1934 college football season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_college_football_season" title="1935 college football season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_college_football_season" title="1936 college football season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_college_football_season" title="1937 college football season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_college_football_season" title="1938 college football season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_college_football_season" title="1939 college football season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_college_football_season" title="1940 college football season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_college_football_season" title="1941 college football season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_college_football_season" title="1942 college football season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_college_football_season" title="1943 college football season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_college_football_season" title="1944 college football season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_college_football_season" title="1945 college football season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_college_football_season" title="1946 college football season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_college_football_season" title="1947 college football season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_college_football_season" title="1948 college football season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_college_football_season" title="1949 college football season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_college_football_season" title="1950 college football season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_college_football_season" title="1951 college football season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_college_football_season" title="1952 college football season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_college_football_season" title="1953 college football season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_college_football_season" title="1954 college football season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_college_football_season" title="1955 college football season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_college_football_season" title="1956 college football season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_college_football_season" title="1957 college football season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_college_football_season" title="1958 college football season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_college_football_season" title="1959 college football season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_college_football_season" title="1960 college football season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_college_football_season" title="1961 college football season">1961</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_University_Division" title="NCAA University Division"><span style="color:white">NCAA University Division</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1962 NCAA University Division football season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1963 NCAA University Division football season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1964 NCAA University Division football season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1965 NCAA University Division football season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1966 NCAA University Division football season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1967 NCAA University Division football season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1968 NCAA University Division football season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1969 NCAA University Division football season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA University Division football season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1971 NCAA University Division football season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1972 NCAA University Division football season">1972</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_college_football_seasons#Division_I_only_(1973–1977)" title="List of college football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division I</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division I football season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division I football season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division I football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division I football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division I football season">1977</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-A/FBS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division I-A/FBS</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division I-A football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division I-A football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division I-A football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division I-A football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division I-A football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division I-A football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division I-A football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-A football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division I-A football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division I-A football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division I-A football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division I-A football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division I-A football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division I-A football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division I-A football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division I-A football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division I-A football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division I-A football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division I-A football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division I-A football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division I-A football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division I-A football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division I-A football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division I-A football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2013</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-AA/FCS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division I-AA/FCS</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season" title="2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_College_Division" title="NCAA College Division"><span style="color:white">NCAA College Division</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1962 NCAA College Division football season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1963 NCAA College Division football season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1964 NCAA College Division football season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1965 NCAA College Division football season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1966 NCAA College Division football season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1967 NCAA College Division football season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1968 NCAA College Division football season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1969 NCAA College Division football season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1970 NCAA College Division football season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1971 NCAA College Division football season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_College_Division_football_season" title="1972 NCAA College Division football season">1972</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_II_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division II football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division II</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division II football season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division II football season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division II football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division II football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division II football season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division II football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division II football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division II football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division II football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division II football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division II football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division II football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division II football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division II football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division II football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division II football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division II football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division II football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division II football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division II football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division II football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division II football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division II football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division II football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division II football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division II football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division II football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division II football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division II football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division II football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division II football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division II football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division II football season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division II football season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2007 NCAA Division II football season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division II football season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2009 NCAA Division II football season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2010 NCAA Division II football season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2011 NCAA Division II football season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2012 NCAA Division II football season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division II football season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2014 NCAA Division II football season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2015 NCAA Division II football season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2016 NCAA Division II football season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division II football season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2018 NCAA Division II football season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2019 NCAA Division II football season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2020–21 NCAA Division II football season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2021 NCAA Division II football season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2022 NCAA Division II football season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2023 NCAA Division II football season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_II_football_season" title="2024 NCAA Division II football season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_III_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division III football seasons"><span style="color:white">NCAA Division III</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division III football season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division III football season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division III football season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division III football season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division III football season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division III football season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division III football season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division III football season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division III football season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division III football season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division III football season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division III football season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division III football season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division III football season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division III football season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division III football season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division III football season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division III football season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division III football season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division III football season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1993 NCAA Division III football season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division III football season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division III football season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1996 NCAA Division III football season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division III football season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division III football season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division III football season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2000 NCAA Division III football season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2001 NCAA Division III football season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2002 NCAA Division III football season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division III football season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2004 NCAA Division III football season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_III_football_season" title="2005 NCAA Division III football season">2005</a></li> <li><a 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