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2014 Idaho State

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Idaho State in 2014, game by game: lost at Utah 14–56; lost at Utah State 20–40; won vs. Chadron State 39–34; won vs. Sacramento State 44–24; lost at Eastern Washington 53–56; won vs. Simon Fraser 66–14; won vs. Southern Utah 56–28; won at Northern Colorado 46–12; won vs. Portland State 31–13; won vs. Cal Poly 30–28; lost at Montana State 39–44; won vs. Weber State 46–28+52−42Lost 14–56 at Utah-42UtahLost 20–40 at Utah State-20Utah StateWon 39–34 vs. Chadron State+5Chadron StateWon 44–24 vs. Sacramento State+20Sacramento StateLost 53–56 at Eastern Washington-3Eastern Washing…Won 66–14 vs. Simon Fraser+52Simon FraserWon 56–28 vs. Southern Utah+28Southern UtahWon 46–12 at Northern Colorado+34Northern Colora…Won 31–13 vs. Portland State+18Portland StateWon 30–28 vs. Cal Poly+2Cal PolyLost 39–44 at Montana State-5Montana StateWon 46–28 vs. Weber State+18Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atUtahL 14–⁠5611%
Sep 6atUtah StateL 20–⁠408%
Sep 13vsChadron StateW 39–⁠3449%
Sep 27vsSacramento StateW 44–⁠2439%
Oct 4atEastern WashingtonL 53–⁠5615%
Oct 11vsSimon FraserW 66–⁠1469%
Oct 18vsSouthern UtahW 56–⁠2859%
Oct 25atNorthern ColoradoW 46–⁠1259%
Nov 1vsPortland StateW 31–⁠1353%
Nov 8vsCal PolyW 30–⁠2845%
Nov 15atMontana StateL 39–⁠4433%
Nov 22vsWeber StateW 46–⁠2878%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Weber State 46–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 76 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
484–⁠377
Coach
—
Elo
1349 +160 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.2 No. 16 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 194
Offensive coordinator
Don Bailey
Defensive coordinators
Roger Cooper and Spencer Toone

Leaders

Passing yardsJustin Arias QB465 yds
Passing touchdownsJustin Arias QB4 TD
Rushing yardsXavier Finney RB221 yds
Receiving yardsK.W. Williams WR152 yds
Receiving touchdownsBroc Malcom WR2 TD
InterceptionsMario Jenkins LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Tanner Gueller PRO★★No. 2648
Nick Jones WR★★No. 2648

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Whole class22.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠111–⁠3
Idaho State6–⁠28–⁠4
Montana6–⁠39–⁠5
Montana State6–⁠38–⁠5
Cal Poly6–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠5
Sacramento State5–⁠47–⁠5
North Dakota3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah3–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State2–⁠72–⁠10
UC Davis1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.