| 2014 | Wake Forest3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #75 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 193.0 yds/g · 1,544 yds · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #74 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 12.1 pts/g · 97 points · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #37 (of 76 teams · 399.8 yds/g allowed · 3,198 yds · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 76 teams · 29.5 pts/g allowed · 236 points · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -17.4 /g · -139 in these games · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #43 (of 76 teams · -1 in these games · 12 taken, 13 given · -0.13 /g · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 76 teams · 31:16 /g · 4h 10m in these games · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #106 (of 128 teams · 6% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #100 (of 128 teams · 45% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #101 (of 128 teams · 38% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #75 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -0.138 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 76 teams · 0.152 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #74 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 29% of plays successful · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 76 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 76 teams · 1.191 average PPA on successful plays · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.399 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of 14 ACC teams in 2014 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | 1 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #38 (Total offense: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #14–#75. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #39 (Scoring offense: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #11–#74. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #20 (Total defense: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #4–#68. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #20 (Scoring defense: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #5–#65. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #34 (Point margin: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #10–#68. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #29 (Turnover margin: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #5–#61. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #27 (Possession: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #2–#73. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #100 (Returning passing: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #1–#118. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #60 (Returning receiving: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #10–#119. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #74 (Returning rushing: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #8–#120. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #30 (Offensive EPA: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #3–#75. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #30 (Defensive EPA: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #3–#66. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #32 (Offensive success rate: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #1–#74. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #28 (Defensive success rate: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #1–#69. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #41 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #7–#74. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #32 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range #4–#73. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) |
| 2014 | Clemson10–3 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #21 Louisville) | #37 (of 76 teams · 382.9 yds/g · 3,829 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 76 teams · 26.0 pts/g · 260 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 291.6 yds/g allowed · 2,916 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 20.4 pts/g allowed · 204 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 76 teams · +5.6 /g · +56 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 76 teams · +0 in these games · 15 taken, 15 given · +0.00 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 76 teams · 32:23 /g · 5h 24m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #96 (of 128 teams · 12% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #96 (of 128 teams · 47% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #110 (of 128 teams · 33% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #49 (of 76 teams · 0.081 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 0.029 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #52 (of 76 teams · 38% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 33% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #41 (of 76 teams · 1.237 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 (of 76 teams · 1.347 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #7 Mississippi State) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #13 Georgia, #17 Clemson · postseason: #7 Mississippi State) | #14 (of 76 teams · 469.6 yds/g · 4,226 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 76 teams · 36.4 pts/g · 328 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 76 teams · 387.1 yds/g allowed · 3,484 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 76 teams · 23.4 pts/g allowed · 211 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +13.0 /g · +117 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +10 in these games · 23 taken, 13 given · +1.11 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 34:30 /g · 5h 11m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #100 (of 128 teams · 11% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #46 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #99 (of 128 teams · 40% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #3 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 0.329 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 76 teams · 0.144 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 52% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 (of 76 teams · 1.159 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 76 teams · 1.172 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Louisville9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #38 (of 76 teams · 381.6 yds/g · 3,816 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 76 teams · 29.1 pts/g · 291 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 302.2 yds/g allowed · 3,022 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 76 teams · 22.2 pts/g allowed · 222 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 76 teams · +6.9 /g · +69 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 76 teams · +3 in these games · 24 taken, 21 given · +0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 32:55 /g · 5h 29m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #116 (of 128 teams · 3% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #66 (of 128 teams · 62% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #74 (of 128 teams · 55% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #30 (of 76 teams · 0.160 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 76 teams · -0.004 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #46 (of 76 teams · 39% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 33% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 76 teams · 1.313 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 76 teams · 1.286 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Virginia5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #21 Louisville) | #55 (of 76 teams · 346.8 yds/g · 3,121 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #60 (of 76 teams · 20.8 pts/g · 187 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #18 (of 76 teams · 356.0 yds/g allowed · 3,204 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 76 teams · 24.7 pts/g allowed · 222 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #43 (of 76 teams · -3.9 /g · -35 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 76 teams · +0 in these games · 17 taken, 17 given · +0.00 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #27 (of 76 teams · 31:06 /g · 4h 40m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #42 (of 128 teams · 71% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #8 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 98% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #65 (of 76 teams · 0.026 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 76 teams · 0.096 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 (of 76 teams · 35% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 76 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 76 teams · 1.266 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 76 teams · 1.222 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #4 Ohio State) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #4 Ohio State) | #60 (of 76 teams · 339.1 yds/g · 3,052 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #59 (of 76 teams · 21.1 pts/g · 190 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 76 teams · 339.3 yds/g allowed · 3,054 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 21.2 pts/g allowed · 191 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #36 (of 76 teams · -0.1 /g · -1 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #61 (of 76 teams · -5 in these games · 14 taken, 19 given · -0.56 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 76 teams · 30:16 /g · 4h 32m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #105 (of 128 teams · 7% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #10 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 87% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #63 (of 128 teams · 61% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #61 (of 76 teams · 0.037 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 0.004 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #54 (of 76 teams · 38% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.125 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.412 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Boston College7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #24 USC) | #53 (of 76 teams · 348.7 yds/g · 3,138 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #46 (of 76 teams · 24.4 pts/g · 220 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 331.4 yds/g allowed · 2,983 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 76 teams · 22.8 pts/g allowed · 205 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 76 teams · +1.7 /g · +15 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #40 (of 76 teams · -1 in these games · 9 taken, 10 given · -0.11 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 76 teams · 31:48 /g · 4h 46m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #118 (of 128 teams · 2% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 128 teams · 38% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 19% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #35 (of 76 teams · 0.139 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 76 teams · 0.124 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 76 teams · 39% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 76 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.383 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 76 teams · 1.253 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Florida State13–1 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 3 (3 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #12 Georgia Tech, #17 Clemson, #21 Louisville) | #26 (of 76 teams · 424.4 yds/g · 4,669 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 76 teams · 34.4 pts/g · 378 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 76 teams · 375.6 yds/g allowed · 4,131 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 76 teams · 22.9 pts/g allowed · 252 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 76 teams · +11.4 /g · +126 in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #54 (of 76 teams · -4 in these games · 23 taken, 27 given · -0.36 /g · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 76 teams · 30:52 /g · 5h 40m in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 30% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #93 (of 128 teams · 44% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #13 (of 76 teams · 0.239 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 76 teams · 0.067 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 76 teams · 44% of plays successful · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 76 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.344 average PPA on successful plays · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 76 teams · 1.219 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Miami6–7 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #32 (of 76 teams · 405.2 yds/g · 3,647 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #43 (of 76 teams · 24.7 pts/g · 222 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 76 teams · 340.7 yds/g allowed · 3,066 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 76 teams · 25.7 pts/g allowed · 231 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 76 teams · -1.0 /g · -9 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 76 teams · +0 in these games · 16 taken, 16 given · +0.00 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #52 (of 76 teams · 29:13 /g · 4h 23m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #101 (of 128 teams · 10% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #60 (of 128 teams · 65% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #36 (of 128 teams · 80% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #21 (of 76 teams · 0.203 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 76 teams · 0.141 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 76 teams · 43% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #46 (of 76 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 76 teams · 1.313 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.087 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #21 (of 76 teams · 437.7 yds/g · 3,939 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 76 teams · 29.6 pts/g · 266 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 76 teams · 383.6 yds/g allowed · 3,452 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #45 (of 76 teams · 29.0 pts/g allowed · 261 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 76 teams · +0.6 /g · +5 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 76 teams · -4 in these games · 9 taken, 13 given · -0.44 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 33:34 /g · 5h 02m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #115 (of 128 teams · 3% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #24 (of 128 teams · 78% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #17 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #17 (of 76 teams · 0.230 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 (of 76 teams · 0.247 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 52% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 76 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.124 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 76 teams · 1.280 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Duke9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #12 Georgia Tech) | #44 (of 76 teams · 369.1 yds/g · 3,322 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 76 teams · 28.6 pts/g · 257 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #42 (of 76 teams · 409.9 yds/g allowed · 3,689 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 76 teams · 22.7 pts/g allowed · 204 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 76 teams · +5.9 /g · +53 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 76 teams · +5 in these games · 16 taken, 11 given · +0.56 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 (of 76 teams · 27:53 /g · 4h 11m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #58 (of 128 teams · 69% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #13 (of 128 teams · 85% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #54 (of 128 teams · 69% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #46 (of 76 teams · 0.103 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 76 teams · 0.127 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 76 teams · 42% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 76 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #74 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.120 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.057 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | NC State8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #51 (of 76 teams · 352.0 yds/g · 2,816 yds · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 76 teams · 24.6 pts/g · 197 points · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 76 teams · 390.5 yds/g allowed · 3,124 yds · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #51 (of 76 teams · 31.3 pts/g allowed · 250 points · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #50 (of 76 teams · -6.6 /g · -53 in these games · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 76 teams · +2 in these games · 13 taken, 11 given · +0.25 /g · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #57 (of 76 teams · 28:46 /g · 3h 50m in these games · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #110 (of 128 teams · 5% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #93 (of 128 teams · 50% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #77 (of 128 teams · 54% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #27 (of 76 teams · 0.174 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #51 (of 76 teams · 0.170 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 76 teams · 45% of plays successful · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #53 (of 76 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #72 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.122 average PPA on successful plays · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 76 teams · 1.236 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | North Carolina6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #12 Georgia Tech) | #25 (of 76 teams · 425.4 yds/g · 3,829 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 76 teams · 31.4 pts/g · 283 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 478.2 yds/g allowed · 4,304 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 (of 76 teams · 37.9 pts/g allowed · 341 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #49 (of 76 teams · -6.4 /g · -58 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 76 teams · -2 in these games · 13 taken, 15 given · -0.22 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 26:08 /g · 3h 55m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #73 (of 128 teams · 48% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #69 (of 128 teams · 60% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #43 (of 128 teams · 78% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #25 (of 76 teams · 0.182 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 (of 76 teams · 0.274 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #26 (of 76 teams · 43% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 (of 76 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 76 teams · 1.296 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 76 teams · 1.275 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2014 | Syracuse3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 ACC teams in 2014. Range 0–3.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #66 (of 76 teams · 316.7 yds/g · 3,167 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 13.8 pts/g · 138 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 76 teams · 358.4 yds/g allowed · 3,584 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 76 teams · 26.3 pts/g allowed · 263 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #60 (of 76 teams · -12.5 /g · -125 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #51 (of 76 teams · -3 in these games · 18 taken, 21 given · -0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 26:25 /g · 4h 24m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #60 (of 128 teams · 67% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #36 (of 128 teams · 74% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #98 (of 128 teams · 42% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -0.012 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 76 teams · 0.072 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 35% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 76 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #57 (of 76 teams · 1.185 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.136 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |