2014 Colorado State Rams football team

Colorado State Rams football
	2014 Colorado State Rams football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 10–45 vs. Utah
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2014 record	10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (3rd year) Dave Baldwin (Interim)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marty English (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Al Simmons (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium; (Capacity: 32,500)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

Template:2014 Mountain West Conference football standings The 2014 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Utah 45–10.

At the end of the regular season, McElwain resigned to take the same position at Florida. Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was the interim head coach for the Las Vegas Bowl.

Schedule[]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29^[2]	7:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*		Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FS1	W 31–17	63,363^[3]
September 6	8:15 p.m.	at Boise State		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 24–37	34,910^[3]
September 13	1:00 p.m.	UC Davis*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MWN	W 49–21	21,202^[3]
September 27	10:30 a.m.	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCRSN	W 24–21	33,632^[3]
October 4	1:00 p.m.	Tulsa*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MWN	W 42–17	25,806^[3]
October 11	8:30 p.m.	at Nevada		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN	W 31–24	21,847^[3]
October 18	5:00 p.m.	Utah State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 16–13	32,546^[3]
October 25	5:00 p.m.	Wyoming		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Battle for the Bronze Boot)	RTRM	W 45–31	32,529^[3]
November 1	5:00 p.m.	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 38–31	17,887^[3]
November 8	5:00 p.m.	Hawaii		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPNU	W 49–22	25,236^[3]
November 22	11:30 a.m.	New Mexico	No. 22	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	W 58–20	22,131^[3]
November 28	1:30 p.m.	at Air Force	No. 21	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (Battle for the Ram–Falcon Trophy)	CBSSN	L 24–27	32,650^[3]
December 20	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Utah*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ABC	L 10–45	33,067
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Rankings[]

Template:Further information

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	14	15	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22	21	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	21	RV	RV	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Game summaries[]

vs Colorado[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	7	7	17	31
Buffaloes	7	3	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–63–2	2013	COLO, 41–27

at Boise State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	10	0	0	14	24
Broncos	13	17	7	0	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2013	BSU, 42–30

UC Davis[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Aggies	7	0	0	14	21
Rams	21	7	0	21	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Boston College[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	7	7	10	24
Eagles	0	14	7	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2003	BC, 35–21

Tulsa[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Hurricane	0	7	3	7	17
Rams	14	14	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2013	TUL, 30–27

at Nevada[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	0	17	14	0	31
Wolf Pack	0	3	7	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–2	2013	CSU, 38–17

Utah State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Aggies	10	0	0	3	13
Rams	7	3	0	6	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–32–2	2013	USU, 13–0

Wyoming[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cowboys	3	0	7	21	31
Rams	10	14	14	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
56–44–2	2013	CSU, 52–22

at San Jose State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	7	10	7	14	38
Spartans	7	7	3	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2013	SJSU, 34–27

Hawaii[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	14	14	14	7	49
Rainbow Warriors	5	3	14	0	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2013	CSU, 35–28

New Mexico[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Lobos	0	7	6	7	20
No. 22 Rams	7	30	21	0	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–25	2013	CSU, 66–42

at Air Force[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 21 Rams	10	0	7	7	24
Falcons	7	10	7	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–31–1	2013	CSU, 58–13

Utah–Las Vegas Bowl[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rams	10	0	0	0	10
No. 23 Utes	21	3	7	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–55–2	2010	UTAH, 59–6

References[]

↑ "2014 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/mtn-west/2014-colorado-state-rams-football-schedule.php. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
↑ "CU vs CSU TV, Game Time Announced". University of Colorado at Boulder. May 29, 2014. http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/cu-vs-csu-tv-game-time-announced. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
↑ ^3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 "Game-by-Game Statistics". Colorado State University Department of Athletics. http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/teamgbg.html. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

[1] "2014 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/mtn-west/2014-colorado-state-rams-football-schedule.php. Retrieved February 26, 2014.

[2] "CU vs CSU TV, Game Time Announced". University of Colorado at Boulder. May 29, 2014. http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/cu-vs-csu-tv-game-time-announced. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

[statistics-3] 3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 "Game-by-Game Statistics". Colorado State University Department of Athletics. http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2014-2015/teamgbg.html. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

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