2014 Montana State Bobcats football team
2014 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 40–47 vs. South Dakota State | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 20 |
FCS Coaches | No. 20 |
Record | 8–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Cramsey (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jamie Marshall (8th season) |
Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Idaho State | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rob Ash, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second place in the Big Sky. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 5:00 pm | at Arkansas State* | No. 18 | ESPN3 | L 10–37 | 26,143 | |
September 6 | 7:00 pm | Black Hills State* | No. 20 | CMM/ALT2 | W 57–10 | 19,187 | |
September 13 | 1:30 pm | Central Arkansas* | No. 17 |
| CMM/ALT2 | W 43–33 | 17,777 |
September 20 | 1:00 pm | No. 2 Eastern Washington* | No. 14 |
| RTNW | L 51–52 | 19,377 |
September 27 | 2:00 pm | North Dakota![]() | No. 13 |
| CMM | W 29–18 | 19,477 |
October 4 | 7:00 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 13 | CMM | W 59–56 | 6,473 | |
October 11 | 5:00 pm | at UC Davis | No. 11 | RTNW | W 77–37 | 7,152 | |
October 18 | 3:30 pm | Weber State | No. 9 |
| CMM | W 23–13 | 19,677 |
November 1 | 7:05 pm | at Cal Poly | No. 8 | CMM | L 27–35 | 8,909 | |
November 8 | 1:30 pm | Portland State | No. 15 |
| CMM | W 29–22 | 16,627 |
November 15 | 1:30 pm | Idaho State | No. 12 |
| RTNW | W 44–39 | 16,577 |
November 22 | 3:00 pm | at No. 13 Montana | No. 12 | RTNW | L 7–34 | 26,352 | |
November 29 | 2:00 pm | No. 14 South Dakota State* | No. 17 |
| ESPN3 | L 40–47 | 7,747 |
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The game with Eastern Washington on September 20 was not counted as a conference game even though Eastern Washington was also a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Game summaries
[edit]@ Arkansas State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#18 Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Red Wolves | 10 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
Black Hills State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
#20 Bobcats | 18 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 57 |
Central Arkansas
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
#17 Bobcats | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
Eastern Washington
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#2 Eagles | 14 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 52 |
#14 Bobcats | 23 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
North Dakota
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Dakota | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
#13 Bobcats | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
@ Sacramento State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#13 Bobcats | 21 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 59 |
Hornets | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 56 |
@ UC Davis
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#11 Bobcats | 14 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 77 |
Aggies | 10 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 37 |
Weber State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
#9 Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
@ Cal Poly
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#8 Bobcats | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Portland State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
#15 Bobcats | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
Idaho State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 14 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 39 |
#12 Bobcats | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
@ Montana
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#12 Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
#13 Grizzlies | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
FCS Playoffs
[edit]First Round–South Dakota State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#14 Jackrabbits | 14 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 47 |
#17 Bobcats | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Sports Network | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
Coaches | 19 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 |
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