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2014 Colorado State Rams football team

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2014 Colorado State Rams football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 10–45 vs. Utah
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarty English (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAl Simmons (3rd season)
Home stadiumSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$   7 1     12 2  
Colorado State   6 2     10 3  
Utah State   6 2     10 4  
Air Force   5 3     10 3  
New Mexico   2 6     4 8  
Wyoming   2 6     4 8  
West Division
Fresno State x   5 3     6 8  
San Diego State   5 3     7 6  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
Hawaii   3 5     4 9  
San Jose State   2 6     3 9  
UNLV   1 7     2 11  
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Utah 45–10.

At the end of the regular season, McElwain resigned to take the same position at Florida. Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was the interim head coach for the Las Vegas Bowl.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29[2]7:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*FS1W 31–1763,363[3]
September 68:15 p.m.at Boise StateESPN2L 24–3734,910[3]
September 131:00 p.m.UC Davis*MWNW 49–2121,202[3]
September 2710:30 a.m.at Boston College*ACCRSNW 24–2133,632[3]
October 41:00 p.m.Tulsa*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
MWNW 42–1725,806[3]
October 118:30 p.m.at NevadaCBSSNW 31–2421,847[3]
October 185:00 p.m.Utah Statedagger
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNW 16–1332,546[3]
October 255:00 p.m.Wyoming
RTRMW 45–3132,529[3]
November 15:00 p.m.at San Jose StateCBSSNW 38–3117,887[3]
November 85:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPNUW 49–2225,236[3]
November 2211:30 a.m.New MexicoNo. 22
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
RTRMW 58–2022,131[3]
November 281:30 p.m.at Air ForceNo. 21CBSSNL 24–2732,650[3]
December 201:30 p.m.vs. No. 23 Utah*ABCL 10–4533,067
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRV232221RVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV252321RVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

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vs Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 7 17 31
Buffaloes 7 3 7 0 17

At Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 10 0 0 14 24
Broncos 13 17 7 0 37

UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 0 14 21
Rams 21 7 0 21 49

At Boston College

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 7 10 24
Eagles 0 14 7 0 21

Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 7 3 7 17
Rams 14 14 7 7 42

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 17 14 0 31
Wolf Pack 0 3 7 14 24

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 0 0 3 13
Rams 7 3 0 6 16

Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 7 21 31
Rams 10 14 14 7 45

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 10 7 14 38
Spartans 7 7 3 14 31

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 14 14 7 49
Rainbow Warriors 5 3 14 0 22

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 7 6 7 20
No. 22 Rams 7 30 21 0 58

At Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Rams 10 0 7 7 24
Falcons 7 10 7 3 27

Utah–Las Vegas Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 10 0 0 0 10
No. 23 Utes 21 3 7 14 45

Players in the 2015 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ty Sambrailo T 2 59 Denver Broncos
Garrett Grayson QB 3 75 New Orleans Saints

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "CU vs CSU TV, Game Time Announced". University of Colorado at Boulder. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Game-by-Game Statistics". Colorado State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2014.