NCAAF DI FBS CFP 2014-15

	CW	CL	OW	OL	PF	PA
ACC – Atlantic
*Clemson Tigers	8	0	14	1	577	325
Florida State Seminoles	6	2	10	3	412	227
Louisville Cardinals	5	3	8	5	373	313
North Carolina State Wolfpack	3	5	7	6	432	336
Syracuse Orange	2	6	4	8	327	372
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1	7	3	9	209	295
Boston College Eagles	0	8	3	9	206	183
ACC – Coastal
North Carolina Tar Heels	8	0	11	3	570	343
Pittsburgh Panthers	6	2	8	5	367	339
Miami (Fl.) Hurricanes	5	3	8	5	361	366
Duke Blue Devils	4	4	8	5	410	330
Virginia Tech Hokies	4	4	7	6	403	342
Virginia Cavaliers	3	5	4	8	309	386
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1	7	3	9	351	309
Big 12
Oklahoma Sooners	8	1	11	2	566	286
Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs	7	2	11	2	547	345
Oklahoma State Cowboys	7	2	10	3	514	396
Baylor Bears	6	3	10	3	625	368
West Viginia Mountaineers	4	5	8	5	442	320
Texas Tech Red Raiders	4	5	7	6	586	567
Texas Longhorns	4	5	5	7	317	366
Kansas State Wildcats	3	6	6	7	389	409
Iowa State Cyclones	2	7	3	9	300	392
Kansas Jayhawks	0	9	0	12	185	553
Big Ten – East
Ohio State Buckeyes	7	1	12	1	464	196
Michigan State Spartans	7	1	12	2	417	304
Michigan Wolverines	6	2	10	3	408	213
Penn State Nittany Lions	4	4	7	6	301	284
Indiana Hoosiers	2	6	6	7	475	489
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	1	7	4	8	325	419
Maryland Terrapins	1	7	3	9	296	413
Big Ten – West
Iowa Hawkeyes	8	0	12	2	433	285
Northwestern Wildcats	6	2	10	3	254	242
Wisconsin Badgers	6	2	10	3	348	178
Nebraska Cornhuskers	3	5	6	7	427	362
Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	6	6	7	292	327
Illinois Fighting Illini	2	6	5	7	272	279
Purdue	1	7	2	10	301	438
Independents (FBS)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	–	–	10	3	445	313
Brigham Young BYU Cougars	–	–	9	4	438	297
Army	–	–	2	10	265	334
Pac-12 – North
*Stanford Cardinal	8	1	12	2	529	316
Oregon Ducks	7	2	9	4	559	488
Washington State Cougars	6	3	9	4	409	360
California Golden Bears	4	5	8	5	493	399
Washington Huskies	4	5	7	6	398	244
Oregon State Beavers	0	9	2	10	228	444
Pac-12 – South
*Utah Utes	6	3	10	3	398	290
Southern California USC Trojans	6	3	8	6	475	360
California-Los Angeles UCLA Bruins	5	4	8	5	419	338
Arizona State Sun Devils	4	5	6	7	450	435
Arizona Wildcats	3	6	7	6	486	465
Colorado Buffaloes	1	8	4	9	320	357
SEC – West
*Alabama Crimson Tide	7	1	14	1	526	227
Ole Miss Rebels	6	2	10	3	531	294
Louisiana State LSU Tigers	5	3	9	3	394	291
Arkansas Razorbacks	5	3	8	5	467	365
Mississippi State Bulldogs	4	4	9	4	447	302
Texas A&M Aggies	4	4	8	5	361	286
Auburn Tigers	2	6	7	6	357	338
SEC – East
*Florida Gators	7	1	10	4	325	256
Georgia Bulldogs	5	3	10	3	342	220
Tennessee Volunteers	5	3	9	4	457	260
Kentucky Wildcats	2	6	5	7	296	329
Vanderbilt Commodores	2	6	4	8	182	252
Missouri Tigers	1	7	5	7	163	194
South Carolina Gamecocks	1	7	3	9	263	330

Reference: [1]

Semi-Final (Orange Bowl)		31 December 2014
Clemson Tigers	37	Oklahoma Sooners	17
Semi-Final (Cotton Bowl)		31 December 2014
Alabama Crimson Tide	38	Michigan State Spartans	0
CFP National Championship		11 January 2015
Alabama Crimson Tide	45	Clemson Tigers	40

Reference: [2]

Darragh O’Neill – Colorado Buffaloes 2011 Roster Photo – Courtesy CU Buffaloes

Born: Cork, Ireland   Position: Punter University: University of Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Series) Biography: Darragh O’Neill was born in Cork and moved to America when he was three, growing up in Louisville, Colorado. He played as a punter in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 2011-2014 for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was ranked 18th in America at College level in 2012 with an average of 43 Yards per Punt.[1] 2014: His best season came in 2014, earning honorable mention All-Pac 12 from the coaches, His average hit a career-high of 44.14 yards per punt. Darragh also placed a Colorado University record 27 punts inside opposition’s 20 Yard line. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for specialists for his work in the weightroom, and also a fourth-team choice by Phil Steele’s College Football.[6]

[3][5]

2014 Statistics

Kickoffs

Avg Yds

XPM

XPA

XP%

FGM

FGA

FG%

Pts

Punts

Yds

Avg

2014

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

65

2869

44.1

Total

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

281

12001

42.7

[5]

References:

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Websites

[1] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football | Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs [Accessed 12 February 2019]

[2] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football | Bowls [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/bowls [Accessed 12 February 2019]

[3] Eoghan McNeill – Irish Independent – August 28 (2014) “Video: Cork-born American football star to fulfil childhood dream of playing at Croke Park” [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/video-corkborn-american-football-star-to-fulfil-childhood-dream-of-playing-at-croke-park-30544419.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[4] Sport Reference (2014) 2014 Pacific 12 Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/pac-12/2014.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[5] CU Buffs (2014) 2011 Football Roster – 8 Darragh O’Neill [Internet] Available from: http://cubuffs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=276 [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[6] CU Buffs (2014) 2011 Football Roster – 8 Darragh O’Neill Picture [Internet] Available from: http://cubuffs.com/images/2014/5/9/WVMUHCRXSUGWUEI.20140509181056.jpg?width=300 [Accessed 9 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey.

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