Hogs ranked #1 as the unluckiest team in 2014

[Hogwild]

If luck could be translated into a formula, the razorbacks were ranked #125 in luck, making them the unluckiest team in 2014. Florida State was the luckiest team in the last 17 years (since they began tracking this stat)

Arkansas had some bad luck in 2014. After the Hogs' first loss of the year was a 45-21 defeat to Auburn, they went through the pain of three close losses (plus a fourth larger conference loss loss) before finally breaking their SEC losing streak by beating LSU. Not done, though, they also lost by a touchdown to Missouri to close the season. UK was the only other school more than one down (mostly) after withstanding gut punch losses in triple OT to Florida and by four to Louisville.

NATIONAL RANK   TEAM   PTS. FOR   PTS. ALLOWED   WINS   PYWIN PCT.   PYWINS   LUCK
7   Missouri   389   295   11   .658   9.22   1.78
23   Vanderbilt   206   399   3   .173   2.07   0.93
49   Alabama   517   258   12   .839   11.74   0.26
57   South Carolina   424   395   7   .542   7.04   -0.04
63   Mississippi St.   480   282   10   .779   10.13   -0.13
67   Texas A&M   458   365   8   .631   8.21   -0.21
77   Kentucky   350   375   5   .459   5.51   -0.51
82   Auburn   461   347   8   .662   8.61   -0.61
93   Tennessee   376   315   7   .603   7.84   -0.84
96   Georgia   537   269   10   .837   10.89   -0.89
110   Ole Miss   368   208   9   .794   10.33   -1.33
112   Florida   363   253   7   .702   8.42   -1.42
118   LSU   359   228   8   .746   9.69   -1.69
125   Arkansas   415   250   7   .769   9.99   -2.99

Arkansas also rates as seriously unlucky here, what with it being last overall. An easy way to come up with an awful luck rating by this formula is to win by a lot when you win (73-7 over Nicholls State, 52-14 over NIU, 45-17 over UAB, 30-0 over Ole Miss) and lose by a little when you lose (see previous section).

http://www.teamspeedkills.com/2015/2/17/8051193/examining-luck-in-the-2014-sec-football-season

[HogMantheIntruder]

Sounds about right to me.  I fully believe the ball will start bouncing our way next year.

[Shrevepork]

Isn't there an old saying that luck favors the prepared?

[Bubba's Bruisers]

Isn't there an old saying that luck favors the prepared?

And the most talented.

[Cinco de Hogo]

Is that what they call playing in a game called by SEC refs now? LOL! 😄😃😀😊☺️😉😚😗😙😜😝😛😳😁😔😌😒😞😣😢😂😭

[bigdaddyhawg]

We were VERY unlucky to lose to TAMU (two penalties bringing back closing out TD's), Bama (are you kidding me Kody??!!), and Mizzou (screw you stinking replay officials!!).

[Atlhogfan1]

I didn't need this to tell you Mizzou was the luckiest. 

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

Luck can be a mental thing and we broke through winning 3 of last 4 in dominant fashion.  Mizzou did get lucky in that BA was hurt and there were some "philosophical" differences between HC and OC on backup plan.  We will see which way the ball bounces in 2015.  I think it will be quite favorable.

[PORKULATOR]

Is that what they call playing in a game called by SEC refs now? LOL! 😄😃😀😊☺️😉😚😗😙😜😝😛😳😁😔😌😒😞😣😢😂😭

my sentiments exactly.

[Steef]

We made some of our own bad luck early in the season.

When we stopped shooting ourselves in the foot, we won.

[jcharkansas]

Luck can be a mental thing and we broke through winning 3 of last 4 in dominant fashion.  Mizzou did get lucky in that BA was hurt and there were some "philosophical" differences between HC and OC on backup plan.  We will see which way the ball bounces in 2015.  I think it will be quite favorable.

What I don't get on that Mizzou game it was just the week before cbb was saying how the 2 qbs grew up in the same house and AA should be fine, he had to learn from BA, so thats why he put him in. So why not do the same in the Mizzou game? I guess that's where the difference of opinion came from.