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2014 North Dakota

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2014, game by game: lost at San José State 10–42; won vs. Robert Morris 16–13; lost at Missouri State 0–38; won vs. Stony Brook 13–3; lost at Montana State 18–29; lost vs. Montana 15–18; won vs. Portland State 24–16; lost at Southern Utah 17–35; lost at Eastern Washington 3–54; lost vs. Weber State 12–24; won vs. Northern Arizona 30–28; won at Northern Colorado 33–14+19−51Lost 10–42 at San José State-32San José StateWon 16–13 vs. Robert Morris+3Robert MorrisLost 0–38 at Missouri State-38Missouri StateWon 13–3 vs. Stony Brook+10Stony BrookLost 18–29 at Montana State-11Montana StateLost 15–18 vs. Montana-3MontanaWon 24–16 vs. Portland State+8Portland StateLost 17–35 at Southern Utah-18Southern UtahLost 3–54 at Eastern Washington-51Eastern Washing…Lost 12–24 vs. Weber State-12Weber StateWon 30–28 vs. Northern Arizona+2Northern ArizonaWon 33–14 at Northern Colorado+19Northern Colora…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atSan José StateL 10–⁠4212%
Sep 6vsRobert MorrisW 16–⁠1355%
Sep 13atMissouri StateL 0–⁠3827%
Sep 20vsStony BrookW 13–⁠342%
Sep 27atMontana StateL 18–⁠2925%
Oct 4vsMontanaL 15–⁠1828%
Oct 11vsPortland StateW 24–⁠1645%
Oct 25atSouthern UtahL 17–⁠3545%
Nov 1atEastern WashingtonL 3–⁠5413%
Nov 8vsWeber StateL 12–⁠2470%
Nov 15vsNorthern ArizonaW 30–⁠2831%
Nov 22atNorthern ColoradoW 33–⁠1448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Colorado 33–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1212 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.9 No. 79 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 300
Offensive coordinator
Paul Rudolph
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schmidt
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Mollberg QB126 yds
Rushing yardsCedric Simmons RB54 yds
Rushing touchdownsJer Garman RB1 TD
Receiving yardsKyle Ruhe WR51 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Grant Aplin OG★★No. 3534
Connor Bolduc P★★No. 3534
Tyler Coyne FB★★No. 3534
Drew Greely SDE★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.700
Offensive line12.00.700
Defensive line12.00.700
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class42.00.700

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

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.