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2014 Colorado State Rams football team

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.

2014 Colorado State Rams football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 10–45 vs. Utah
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Baldwin (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorMarty English (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAl Simmons (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Colorado State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Utah State   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
New Mexico   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Wyoming   2 – 6     4 – 8  
West Division
Fresno State x   5 – 3     6 – 8  
San Diego State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Nevada   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Hawaii   3 – 5     4 – 9  
San Jose State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UNLV   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29[2]7:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*
FS1W 31–1763,363[3]
September 68:15 p.m.at Boise State
ESPN2L 24–3734,910[3]
September 131:00 p.m.UC Davis*
MWNW 49–2121,202[3]
September 2710:30 a.m.at Boston College*
ACCRSNW 24–2133,632[3]
October 41:00 p.m.Tulsa*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
MWNW 42–1725,806[3]
October 118:30 p.m.at Nevada
CBSSNW 31–2421,847[3]
October 185:00 p.m.Utah State 
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSNW 16–1332,546[3]
October 255:00 p.m.Wyoming
RTRMW 45–3132,529[3]
November 15:00 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNW 38–3117,887[3]
November 85:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
ESPNUW 49–2225,236[3]
November 2211:30 a.m.New MexicoNo. 22
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
RTRMW 58–2022,131[3]
November 281:30 p.m.at Air ForceNo. 21
CBSSNL 24–2732,650[3]
December 201:30 p.m.vs. No. 23 Utah*
ABCL 10–4533,067
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

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Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP———————RVRVRVRV232221RVRVRV
Coaches—RV—————RVRVRVRV252321RVRV—
CFPNot released———————Not released

Game summaries

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vs Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 7 17 31
Buffaloes 7 3 7 0 17
See also: 2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown

At Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 10 0 0 14 24
Broncos 13 17 7 0 37
See also: 2014 Boise State Broncos football team

UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 0 14 21
Rams 21 7 0 21 49
See also: 2014 UC Davis Aggies football team

At Boston College

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 7 10 24
Eagles 0 14 7 0 21
See also: 2014 Boston College Eagles football team

Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 0 7 3 7 17
Rams 14 14 7 7 42
See also: 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 17 14 0 31
Wolf Pack 0 3 7 14 24
See also: 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 0 0 3 13
Rams 7 3 0 6 16
See also: 2014 Utah State Aggies football team

Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 7 21 31
Rams 10 14 14 7 45
See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Bronze Boot

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 10 7 14 38
Spartans 7 7 3 14 31
See also: 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 14 14 7 49
Rainbow Warriors 5 3 14 0 22
See also: 2014 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 7 6 7 20
No. 22 Rams 7 30 21 0 58
See also: 2014 New Mexico Lobos football team

At Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Rams 10 0 7 7 24
Falcons 7 10 7 3 27
See also: 2014 Air Force Falcons football team and Ram–Falcon Trophy

Utah–Las Vegas Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 10 0 0 0 10
No. 23 Utes 21 3 7 14 45
See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team and 2014 Las Vegas Bowl

Players in the 2015 NFL Draft

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Main article: 2015 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ty Sambrailo T 2 59 Denver Broncos
Garrett Grayson QB 3 75 New Orleans Saints
See also: List of Colorado State Rams in the NFL draft

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "CU vs CSU TV, Game Time Announced". University of Colorado at Boulder. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Game-by-Game Statistics". Colorado State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
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