2014 Montana State Bobcats football team

2014 Montana State Bobcats football
2014 Montana State Bobcats football
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	Rob Ash (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall (8th season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

2014 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 13 Montana ^	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 20 ^	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:00 pm	at Arkansas State*	No. 18	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 10–37	26,143
September 6	7:00 pm	Black Hills State*	No. 20	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM/ALT2	W 57–10	19,187
September 13	1:30 pm	Central Arkansas*	No. 17	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM/ALT2	W 43–33	17,777
September 20	1:00 pm	No. 2 Eastern Washington*	No. 14	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 51–52	19,377
September 27	2:00 pm	North Dakota	No. 13	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 29–18	19,477
October 4	7:00 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 13	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	CMM	W 59–56	6,473
October 11	5:00 pm	at UC Davis	No. 11	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	RTNW	W 77–37	7,152
October 18	3:30 pm	Weber State	No. 9	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 23–13	19,677
November 1	7:05 pm	at Cal Poly	No. 8	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	CMM	L 27–35	8,909
November 8	1:30 pm	Portland State	No. 15	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 29–22	16,627
November 15	1:30 pm	Idaho State	No. 12	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 44–39	16,577
November 22	3:00 pm	at No. 13 Montana	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	RTNW	L 7–34	26,352
November 29	2:00 pm	No. 14 South Dakota State*	No. 17	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 40–47	7,747
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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

@ Arkansas State

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

Black Hills State

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

Central Arkansas

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

Eastern Washington

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

North Dakota

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

@ Sacramento State

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

@ UC Davis

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

Weber State

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

@ Cal Poly

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

Portland State

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

Idaho State

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

@ Montana

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

FCS Playoffs

First Round–South Dakota State

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
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

Montana State Bobcats football
Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Montana
Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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