Record: 11-3, .786 W-L% (12th of 120) ▪ Rank: 17th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big East
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Brian Kelly (11-3)
PS/G: 25.9 (55th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 20.1 (25th of 120)
SRS: 6.03 (36th of 120) ▪ SOS: -0.19 (62nd of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 20-7 versus Virginia Tech
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Total | 14 | 11 | 3 | 20.7 | 33.7 | 61.4 | 253.0 | 1.9 | 32.5 | 117.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 66.2 | 370.6 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 19.4 | 7.1 | 64.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Place | Home | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23.5 | 32.0 | 73.4 | 281.7 | 2.3 | 35.3 | 133.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 67.3 | 415.0 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 22.2 | 8.3 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Road | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19.0 | 35.3 | 53.8 | 230.4 | 1.6 | 31.7 | 110.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 67.0 | 341.3 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 17.9 | 6.6 | 56.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 33.0 | 48.5 | 239.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 71.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 310.0 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Result | Win | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21.2 | 31.8 | 66.6 | 255.0 | 2.1 | 35.1 | 132.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 66.9 | 387.6 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 7.5 | 70.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19.0 | 40.7 | 46.7 | 245.7 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 62.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 63.7 | 308.3 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Month | August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 35.0 | 74.3 | 348.0 | 4.0 | 44.0 | 209.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 79.0 | 557.0 | 7.1 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 11.0 | 106.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| September | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22.0 | 34.7 | 63.5 | 267.3 | 2.0 | 30.3 | 114.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 65.0 | 381.7 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 69.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19.0 | 32.5 | 58.5 | 234.3 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 111.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 65.8 | 345.5 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 53.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | |
| November | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.5 | 35.5 | 63.4 | 258.3 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 110.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 68.8 | 368.3 | 5.4 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 19.0 | 7.8 | 71.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| December | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 28.0 | 57.1 | 183.0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 139.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 61.0 | 322.0 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 58.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| January | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 33.0 | 48.5 | 239.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 71.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 310.0 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Day | Thursday | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20.7 | 32.0 | 64.6 | 289.3 | 2.3 | 34.0 | 131.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 66.0 | 421.0 | 6.4 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 21.7 | 6.7 | 57.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Friday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 31.0 | 58.1 | 216.0 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 167.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 69.5 | 383.0 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 19.5 | 4.0 | 33.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21.3 | 34.9 | 61.1 | 249.1 | 1.7 | 30.7 | 102.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 65.6 | 351.1 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 18.7 | 7.9 | 73.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Conference | ACC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18.0 | 28.5 | 63.2 | 240.0 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 111.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 54.5 | 351.5 | 6.4 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 42.0 | 52.4 | 239.0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 87.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 71.0 | 326.0 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Big East | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21.4 | 35.1 | 61.0 | 258.9 | 1.6 | 31.4 | 97.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 66.6 | 356.3 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 18.6 | 7.7 | 67.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |
| CUSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 26.0 | 61.5 | 158.0 | 2.0 | 46.0 | 203.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 72.0 | 361.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 38.0 | 63.2 | 322.0 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 104.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 426.0 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| WAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 28.0 | 57.1 | 183.0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 139.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 61.0 | 322.0 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 58.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 35.0 | 74.3 | 348.0 | 4.0 | 44.0 | 209.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 79.0 | 557.0 | 7.1 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 11.0 | 106.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Total | 14 | 11 | 3 | 19.1 | 34.1 | 56.1 | 206.9 | 1.3 | 34.4 | 115.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 68.5 | 321.9 | 4.7 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 51.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Place | Home | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16.3 | 30.2 | 54.1 | 172.7 | 1.0 | 29.8 | 90.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 263.5 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 43.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Road | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22.4 | 39.1 | 57.3 | 245.9 | 1.7 | 35.3 | 115.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 74.4 | 361.1 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 19.4 | 6.7 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 23.0 | 56.5 | 140.0 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 258.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 78.0 | 398.0 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Result | Win | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18.9 | 34.1 | 55.5 | 196.9 | 1.2 | 31.5 | 91.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 65.5 | 288.0 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 49.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Loss | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20.0 | 34.3 | 58.3 | 243.7 | 1.7 | 45.0 | 202.7 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 79.3 | 446.3 | 5.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 22.7 | 6.3 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Month | August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 72.2 | 147.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 | 48.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 46.0 | 195.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| September | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27.7 | 41.3 | 66.9 | 294.7 | 2.7 | 35.7 | 122.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 77.0 | 417.0 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 25.0 | 6.3 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17.0 | 36.5 | 46.6 | 185.0 | 0.5 | 33.8 | 121.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 70.3 | 306.8 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| November | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15.8 | 31.3 | 50.4 | 177.8 | 1.3 | 33.0 | 101.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 64.3 | 279.0 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 46.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
| December | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 42.0 | 66.7 | 275.0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 45.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 66.0 | 320.0 | 4.8 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 109.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| January | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 23.0 | 56.5 | 140.0 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 258.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 78.0 | 398.0 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Day | Thursday | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 54.2 | 153.7 | 0.3 | 40.7 | 162.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 64.7 | 316.3 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 27.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Friday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 36.0 | 50.0 | 191.0 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 105.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 70.0 | 296.0 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 33.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21.4 | 37.1 | 57.8 | 228.2 | 1.7 | 32.3 | 101.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 329.6 | 4.7 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 18.1 | 7.0 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Conference | ACC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20.5 | 33.5 | 61.2 | 187.5 | 1.0 | 42.5 | 162.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 76.0 | 349.5 | 4.6 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 4.0 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29.0 | 38.0 | 76.3 | 395.0 | 5.0 | 44.0 | 197.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 82.0 | 592.0 | 7.2 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 30.0 | 8.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Big East | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16.3 | 33.4 | 48.7 | 181.9 | 0.9 | 33.7 | 114.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 67.1 | 296.4 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 51.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
| CUSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 37.0 | 45.9 | 178.0 | 1.0 | 31.0 | 90.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 68.0 | 268.0 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 42.0 | 61.9 | 254.0 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 104.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 75.0 | 358.0 | 4.8 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 68.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| WAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 42.0 | 66.7 | 275.0 | 2.0 | 24.0 | 45.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 66.0 | 320.0 | 4.8 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 109.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 72.2 | 147.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 | 48.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 46.0 | 195.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |