2014 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team

2014 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football
RMAC Co-Champions
D-II National Champions, W 13–0 v. Minnesota State
Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
2014 record	14–1 (8–1 RMAC)
Head coach	John Wristen (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Daren Wilkinson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Hunter Hughes (7th year)
Home stadium	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl (Capacity: 6,500)

2014 RMAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 CSU–Pueblo +^		8	–	1					14	–	1
#19 Colorado Mines +^		8	–	1					10	–	2
Chadron State		7	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado Mesa		5	–	4					6	–	5
Western New Mexico		4	–	5					5	–	6
Adams State		3	–	6					4	–	7
Western State (CO)		3	–	6					4	–	7
New Mexico Highlands		3	–	6					3	–	8
Black Hills State		2	–	7					3	–	8
Fort Lewis		2	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2014 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team represented Colorado State University–Pueblo in the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach John Wristen and played their home games at Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl. They were a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	No. 11 West Texas A&M*	No. 4	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO		W 35–6[1]	7,321
September 13	6:30 PM	at No. 15 (FCS) Sam Houston State*	No. 2	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		W 47–21[2]	9,678
September 20	1:00 PM	at Western State	No. 2	Mountaineer Bowl • Gunnison, CO		W 26–23[3]	562
September 27	12:05 PM	at Western New Mexico	No. 2	Ben Altamirano Field • Silver City, NM		W 45–7[4]	425
October 4	6:00 PM	Adams State	No. 2	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO		W 17–7[5]	8,670
October 11	12:00 PM	at Fort Lewis	No. 2	Ray Dennison Memorial Field • Durango, CO	America One[6]	L 22–23[7]	1,656
October 18	1:00 PM	Chadron State	No. 14	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO		W 41–13[8]	8,926
October 25	12:00 PM	at No. 11 Colorado Mines	No. 12	North Area Athletic Complex • Arvada, CO		W 20–12[9]	2,050
November 1	2:00 PM	Black Hills State	No. 9	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO		W 49–7[10]	6,817
November 8	7:00 PM	at Colorado Mesa	No. 8	Ralph Stocker Stadium • Grand Junction, CO	America One HD[11]	W 52–3[12]	1,616
November 15	2:00 PM	New Mexico Highlands	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO		W 44–21[13]	4,239
November 29	12:00 PM	No. T–23 Angelo State*	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO (D-II Playoffs Second Round)		W 52–14[14]	3,613
December 6	12:00 PM	No. 9 Ohio Dominican*	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO (D-II Playoffs Quarterfinal)		W 31–28[15]	4,186
December 13	4:30 PM	No. 25 West Georgia*	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl • Pueblo, CO (D-II Playoffs Semifinal)	ESPN3[16]	W 10–7[17]	7,236
December 20	2:00 PM	vs. No. 1 Minnesota State*	No. 8	Sporting Park • Kansas City, Missouri (D-II Championship)	ESPN2	W 13–0[18]	6,762
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA Poll	4[19]	2[20]	2 (6)[21]	2 (2)[22]	2 (1)[23]	2 (1)[24]	14[25]	12[26]	9[27]	8[28]	8[29]	8[30]	1 (31)[31]

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