2014 Montana State Bobcats football team

2014 Montana State Bobcats football

FCS Playoffs First Round vs. South Dakota State, L 40–47
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 20
FCS Coaches	No. 20
2014 record	8–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Cramsey
Defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777)

2014 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#13 Montana ^		6	–	2		9	–	5
#20 Montana State ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#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 FCS Poll

The 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by eighth year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
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
Conference Schedule
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 (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW	L 7–34	26,352
2014 FCS Playoffs
November 29	2:00 PM	No. 14 South Dakota State*	No. 17	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 40–47	7,747
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Eastern Washington on September 20 is considered a non conference game.

Game summaries

@ Arkansas State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	1984	MSU, 31–14

Black Hills State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Central Arkansas

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Eastern Washington

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–27	2013	EWU, 54–29

North Dakota

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–13–1	2013	MSU, 63–20

@ Sacramento State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–6	2012	MSU, 20–17

@ UC Davis

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2013	MSU, 34–17

Weber State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–20–1	2013	MSU, 34–16

@ Cal Poly

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–9	2005	CPSU, 38–10

Portland State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–9	2012	MSU, 65–30

Idaho State

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–28	2011	MSU, 54–13

@ Montana

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–70–5	2013	MONT, 28–14

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–2	2004	MSU, 27–24

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	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

References

Montana State Bobcats football

Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1947 1956 1964 1966 1976 Brawl of the Wild (Montana)

Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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