2014 Colorado State Rams football team

2014 Colorado State Rams football
2014 Colorado State Rams football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 10–45 vs. Utah
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (3rd season; regular season); Dave Baldwin (interim; bowl game);
Offensive coordinator	Dave Baldwin (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Marty English (3rd season); Al Simmons (3rd season);
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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.

ConferenceMountain West Conference

Mountain Division

Record10–3 (6–2 MW)

Headcoach

Jim McElwain (3rd season; regular season)
Dave Baldwin (interim; bowl game)

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2014 Mountain West Conference football standings
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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

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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.

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22	21	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	21	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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

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

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

2014 Colorado State Rams football team

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

vs Colorado

At Boise State

UC Davis

At Boston College

Tulsa

At Nevada

Utah State

Wyoming

At San Jose State

Hawaii

New Mexico

At Air Force

Utah–Las Vegas Bowl

Players in the 2015 NFL draft

References

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Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ty Sambrailo	T	2	59	Denver Broncos
Garrett Grayson	QB	3	75	New Orleans Saints

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

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

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

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