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	#20
FCS Coaches	#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*	#18	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 10–37	26,143
September 6	7:00 PM	Black Hills State*	#20	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM/ALT2	W 57–10	19,187
September 13	1:30 PM	Central Arkansas*	#17	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM/ALT2	W 43–33	17,777
September 20	1:00 PM	#2 Eastern Washington*	#14	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 51–52	19,377
Conference Schedule
September 27	2:00 PM	North Dakota	#13	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 29–18	19,477
October 4	7:00 PM	at Sacramento State	#13	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	CMM	W 59–56	6,473
October 11	5:00 PM	at UC Davis	#11	Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA	RTNW	W 77–37	7,152
October 18	3:30 PM	Weber State	#9	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 23–13	19,677
November 1	7:05 PM	at Cal Poly	#8	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	CMM	L 27–35	8,909
November 8	1:30 PM	Portland State	#15	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	W 29–22	16,627
November 15	1:30 PM	Idaho State	#12	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 44–39	16,577
November 22	3:00 PM	at #13 Montana	#12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW	L 7–34	26,352
2014 FCS Playoffs
November 29	2:00 PM	#14 South Dakota State*	#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

See also: 2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

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

See also: Black Hills State Yellow Jackets

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

See also: 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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

See also: 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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

See also: 2014 University of North Dakota football team

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

See also: 2014 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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

See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

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

See also: 2014 Weber State Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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

See also: 2014 Portland State Vikings football team

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

See also: 2014 Idaho State Bengals football team

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

See also: 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team and Brawl of the Wild

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

See also: 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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