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
	Mountain Division
2014 record	10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (3rd season, resigned) Dave Baldwin (1st season, 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)

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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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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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	Total
Rams	0	7	7	17	31
Buffaloes	7	3	7	0	17

at Boise State

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

UC Davis

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

at Boston College

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

Tulsa

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

at Nevada

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

Utah State

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

Wyoming

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

at San Jose State

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

Hawaii

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

New Mexico

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

at Air Force

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

Utah–Las Vegas Bowl

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

References

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. "Game-by-Game Statistics". Colorado State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2014.