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2014 Montana State

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2014, game by game: lost at Arkansas State 10–37; won vs. Black Hills State 57–10; won vs. Central Arkansas 43–33; lost vs. Eastern Washington 51–52; won vs. North Dakota 29–18; won at Sacramento State 59–56; won at UC Davis 77–37; won vs. Weber State 23–13; lost at Cal Poly 27–35; won vs. Portland State 29–22; won vs. Idaho State 44–39; lost at Montana 7–34; lost vs. South Dakota State 40–47+47−27Lost 10–37 at Arkansas State-27Arkansas StateWon 57–10 vs. Black Hills State+47Black Hills Sta…Won 43–33 vs. Central Arkansas+10Central ArkansasLost 51–52 vs. Eastern Washington-1Eastern Washing…Won 29–18 vs. North Dakota+11North DakotaWon 59–56 at Sacramento State+3Sacramento StateWon 77–37 at UC Davis+40UC DavisWon 23–13 vs. Weber State+10Weber StateLost 27–35 at Cal Poly-8Cal PolyWon 29–22 vs. Portland State+7Portland StateWon 44–39 vs. Idaho State+5Idaho StateLost 7–34 at Montana-27MontanaLost 40–47 vs. South Dakota State-7South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atArkansas StateL 10–⁠3721%
Sep 6vsBlack Hills StateW 57–⁠1078%
Sep 13vsCentral ArkansasW 43–⁠3357%
Sep 20vsEastern WashingtonL 51–⁠5247%
Sep 27vsNorth DakotaW 29–⁠1875%
Oct 4atSacramento StateW 59–⁠5656%
Oct 11atUC DavisW 77–⁠3762%
Oct 18vsWeber StateW 23–⁠1387%
Nov 1atCal PolyL 27–⁠3545%
Nov 8vsPortland StateW 29–⁠2276%
Nov 15vsIdaho StateW 44–⁠3967%
Nov 22atMontanaL 7–⁠3442%
Nov 29vsSouth Dakota StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 40–⁠4746%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 47–⁠40 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
496–⁠433
Coach
—
Elo
1382 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.2 No. 35 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 232
Offensive coordinator
Tim Cramsey
Defensive coordinator
Jamie Marshall

Leaders

Passing yardsDakota Prukop QB142 yds
Rushing yardsShawn Johnson RB33 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnthony Knight RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Paige WR55 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Mitch Herbert WR★★No. 2648
Braelen Evans ATH★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class22.00.733

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.