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2014 Montana State Bobcats football team

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2014 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 20
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record8–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Cramsey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (8th season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:00 pmat Arkansas State*No. 18ESPN3L 10–3726,143
September 67:00 pmBlack Hills State*No. 20CMM/ALT2W 57–1019,187
September 131:30 pmCentral Arkansas*No. 17
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMM/ALT2W 43–3317,777
September 201:00 pmNo. 2 Eastern Washington*No. 14
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWL 51–5219,377
September 272:00 pmNorth DakotadaggerNo. 13
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMMW 29–1819,477
October 47:00 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 13CMMW 59–566,473
October 115:00 pmat UC DavisNo. 11RTNWW 77–377,152
October 183:30 pmWeber StateNo. 9
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMMW 23–1319,677
November 17:05 pmat Cal PolyNo. 8CMML 27–358,909
November 81:30 pmPortland StateNo. 15
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
CMMW 29–2216,627
November 151:30 pmIdaho StateNo. 12
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWW 44–3916,577
November 223:00 pmat No. 13 MontanaNo. 12RTNWL 7–3426,352
November 292:00 pmNo. 14 South Dakota State*No. 17
ESPN3L 40–477,747

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

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@ Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Bobcats 7 0 3 0 10
Red Wolves 10 3 10 14 37

Black Hills State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0 0 10 0 10
#20 Bobcats 18 24 8 7 57

Central Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 6 7 20 33
#17 Bobcats 10 13 14 6 43

Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Eagles 14 13 10 15 52
#14 Bobcats 23 7 14 7 51

North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 0 7 3 8 18
#13 Bobcats 3 23 0 3 29

@ Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Bobcats 21 0 17 21 59
Hornets 14 0 14 28 56

@ UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Bobcats 14 21 28 14 77
Aggies 10 0 20 7 37

Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 0 10 13
#9 Bobcats 0 7 7 9 23

@ Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Bobcats 7 10 10 0 27
Mustangs 7 7 14 7 35

Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 10 3 2 7 22
#15 Bobcats 15 7 0 7 29

Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 14 16 0 9 39
#12 Bobcats 7 16 14 7 44

@ Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Bobcats 0 0 0 7 7
#13 Grizzlies 17 10 0 7 34

FCS Playoffs

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First Round–South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Jackrabbits 14 10 7 16 47
#17 Bobcats 6 14 6 14 40

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network1820171413131191081512121720
Coaches19231816171514111191613121720

References

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