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
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	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)
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 →

2014 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	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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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

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	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

Game summaries

vs Colorado

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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

1. "2014 Colorado State Rams Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
2. . University of Colorado at Boulder. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
3. "Game-by-Game Statistics". Colorado State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2014.