WSU finished the regular season with the nation's No. 1 passing offense margin, throwing for 477.7 yards per game.

How good was Washington State at moving the ball through the air? Well, Western Kentucky was No. 2 in that category with 365 passing yards, or 112.7 yards per game than the Cougars.

All those yards didn't always produce points, however, and the Cougars were merely 45th in scoring offense. In sports the numbers never tell the whole story, but they can serve as a pretty compelling guide.

We take a look at some of the numbers that define WSU's 2014 season after the jump.

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Final record: 3-9

Combined FBS opponents record (regular season): 85-48

Combined FBS opponents win percentage (regular season): 64

Sagarin strength of schedule rank: 19

Number of players that debuted: 28

Number of players that made first career starts: 23

Number of true freshmen that played: 9

Number of redshirting freshmen: 24

Number of departing seniors: 14

Number of upperclassmen starters (offense): 7

Number of upperclassmen starters (defense): 6

Coaches dismissed: 3

Connor Halliday's passing yards: 3,873

Connor Halliday's regular season passing rank in 8+ games: 4

Scoring defense rank: 115

Expected number of returning offensive starters: 7

Expected number of returning defensive starters: 9

Percentage of offensive line starts returning: 100

Percentage of defensive starts returning: 82

Percentage of receiving yards returning: 47

Percentage of rushing yards returning (minus QBs): 86

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