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Schools have a lot of different methods in determining returning starters. I personally look at the individual starters for all 128 FBS teams. I determine only 11 starters from the previous year. Some schools have the criteria of 5 or more starts and therefore list 14 starters returning (as an example: 9 starters returning, 5 starters lost). I look at each position and determine my starters. Sometimes my criteria is not just 6 or more starts, sometimes it is the player that had the most stats and so forth.

In the magazine I list what I feel is the most accurate starters returning chart in the country on each team’s right page. Since the magazine was published in May there have been some teams, which have lost some returning starters for different reasons. Here in today’s blog I am providing you with a single chart that lists all 128 teams so you can see the starters returning at a glance and in RED I list the teams who have lost starters since May. If you’re wondering who was lost, check out my complete list of injuries on the front page of PhilSteele.com which we update daily.

An * means the QB is returning (note: Ohio St is the only tm that has lost its returning st’r at QB).

I also did not count all of Notre Dame's starters at this time since it is not known if they will miss the entire season.

2014 Returning Starters Adjusted

Team   Mag Lost Adjust Team   Mag Lost Adjust
Air Force Off 7* 0 7* Navy Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 9 0 9   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Akron Off 7* 0 7* Nebraska Off 5* 0 5*
  Def 7 0 7   Def 6 1 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
Alabama Off 7 0 7 Nevada Off 7* 0 7*
  Def 5 0 5   Def 10 0 10
  K/P 0 0 0   K/P 1 0 1
Appalachian St Off 9* 0 9* New Mexico Off 7* 0 7*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 0 0 0
Arizona Off 7 0 7 New Mexico St Off 8 0 8
  Def 6 0 6   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Arizona St Off 6* 0 6* North Carolina Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 2 0 2   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Arkansas Off 7* 0 7* NC State Off 7 0 7
  Def 7 0 7   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Arkansas St Off 4 1 3 North Texas Off 5 0 5
  Def 8 0 8   Def 4 0 4
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Army Off 9* 2 7* Northern Illinois Off 9 0 9
  Def 7 0 7   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
Auburn Off 8* 1 7* Northwestern Off 9 1 8
  Def 6 0 6   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 0 0 0   K/P 0 0 0
Ball St Off 5 0 5 Notre Dame* Off 7* 0 7*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Baylor Off 6* 0 6* Ohio Off 4 0 4
  Def 4 0 4   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Boise St Off 7* 0 7* Ohio St Off 5* 1 4
  Def 8 0 8   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Boston College Off 3 0 3 Oklahoma Off 5* 0 5*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 9 1 8
  K/P 0 0 0   K/P 2 0 2
Bowling Green Off 7* 1 6* Oklahoma St Off 4 0 4
  Def 5 0 5   Def 4 0 4
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Buffalo Off 7* 0 7* Old Dominion Off 7* 2 5*
  Def 4 0 4   Def 10 0 10
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 0 0 0
BYU Off 8* 0 8* Oregon Off 8* 1 7*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
California Off 9* 0 9* Oregon St Off 7* 0 7*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Central Michigan Off 11* 0 11* Penn St Off 5* 0 5*
  Def 8 0 8   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Cincinnati Off 7 0 7 Pittsburgh Off 8 0 8
  Def 6 0 6   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
Clemson Off 5 0 5 Purdue Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 7 0 7   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Colorado Off 8* 0 8* Rice Off 6 0 6
  Def 8 1 7   Def 6 1 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
Colorado St Off 5* 0 5* Rutgers Off 9* 0 9*
  Def 7 0 7   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
Connecticut Off 7* 1 6* San Diego St Off 6* 0 6*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 4 0 4
  K/P 0 0 0   K/P 1 0 1
Duke Off 8* 1 7* San Jose St Off 5 0 5
  Def 6 1 5   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
East Carolina Off 5* 0 5* SMU Off 6 0 6
  Def 4 1 3   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 0 0 0
Eastern Mich Off 9 0 9 South Alabama Off 9 1 8
  Def 6 0 6   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
FIU Off 10 0 10 South Carolina Off 8 0 8
  Def 7 0 7   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Florida Off 7* 0 7* Southern Miss Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 7 0 7   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Florida Atlantic Off 5* 0 5* Stanford Off 5* 0 5*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 1 0   K/P 2 0 2
Florida St Off 7* 0 7* Syracuse Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 1 1
Fresno St Off 5 0 5 TCU Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 8 0 8   Def 8 1 7
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Georgia Off 6 0 6 Temple Off 5* 0 5*
  Def 8 1 7   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 0 0 0
Georgia Southern Off 8* 0 8* Tennessee Off 5* 0 5*
  Def 7 1 6   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 0 0 0
Georgia St Off 5* 0 5* Texas Off 7* 1 6*
  Def 4 0 4   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 0 0 0
Georgia Tech Off 6 0 6 Texas A&M Off 5 0 5
  Def 4 0 4   Def 9 3 6
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Hawaii Off 7 0 7 Texas St Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 6 0 6   Def 4 0 4
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Houston Off 8* 0 8* Texas Tech Off 9* 0 9*
  Def 9 0 9   Def 4 0 4
  K/P 0 0 0   K/P 1 0 1
Idaho Off 8* 1 7* Toledo Off 7 0 7
  Def 9 0 9   Def 9 0 9
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 1 0 1
Illinois Off 6 0 6 Troy Off 6 0 6
  Def 8 0 8   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 0 0 0
Indiana Off 8* 0 8* Tulane Off 7* 0 7*
  Def 9 0 9   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Iowa Off 8* 0 8* Tulsa Off 5 0 5
  Def 5 0 5   Def 10 0 10
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Iowa St Off 10* 0 10* UAB Off 7 0 7
  Def 5 0 5   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Kansas Off 8* 1 7* UCF Off 6 0 6
  Def 9 0 9   Def 9 0 9
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Kansas St Off 6* 0 6* UCLA Off 9* 0 9*
  Def 5 0 5   Def 8 0 8
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 1 1
Kent St Off 7* 1 6* ULM Off 6 0 6
  Def 7 1 6   Def 9 1 8
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Kentucky Off 7 0 7 UNLV Off 7 1 6
  Def 8 0 8   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Louisiana Off 8* 0 8* USC Off 7* 0 7*
  Def 9 0 9   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Louisiana Tech Off 6* 0 6* USF Off 10* 0 10*
  Def 7 0 7   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Louisville Off 7 0 7 Utah Off 6* 0 6*
  Def 4 0 4   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
LSU Off 5 0 5 Utah St Off 3* 0 3*
  Def 7 0 7   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Marshall Off 6* 0 6* UTEP Off 8* 1 7*
  Def 8 0 8   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Maryland Off 8* 1 7* UTSA Off 10 0 10
  Def 9 0 9   Def 10 0 10
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2
Massachusetts Off 7* 0 7* Vanderbilt Off 6 0 6
  Def 6 1 5   Def 4 0 4
  K/P 0 0 0   K/P 1 0 1
Memphis Off 9* 0 9* Virginia Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 8 0 8   Def 9 0 9
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Miami, Fl Off 7 0 7 Virginia Tech Off 9 1 8
  Def 7 1 6   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Miami, Oh Off 8 0 8 Wake Forest Off 5 0 5
  Def 7 0 7   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Michigan Off 7* 0 7* Washington Off 7 0 7
  Def 8 0 8   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 0 0 0
Michigan St Off 7* 0 7* Washington St Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 5 0 5   Def 6 0 6
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 0 0 0
Middle Tenn Off 5 0 5 West Virginia Off 6* 0 6*
  Def 8 1 7   Def 7 0 7
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Minnesota Off 8 1 7 Western Michigan Off 9* 0 9*
  Def 7 0 7   Def 5 0 5
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 2 0 2
Ole Miss Off 6* 0 6* Wisconsin Off 7* 0 7*
  Def 9 0 9   Def 3 0 3
  K/P 0 0 0   K/P 2 0 2
Mississippi St Off 8* 0 8* WKU Off 8* 0 8*
  Def 8 0 8   Def 4 0 4
  K/P 1 0 1   K/P 1 0 1
Missouri Off 4 0 4 Wyoming Off 7 0 7
  Def 4 0 4   Def 9 0 9
  K/P 2 0 2   K/P 2 0 2