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2014 Northern Arizona

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2014, game by game: lost vs. San Diego State 7–38; won vs. Abilene Christian 27–21; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 62–23; lost at South Dakota 21–28; won vs. Cal Poly 38–35; lost at Northern Colorado 17–24; won vs. Portland State 21–17; won vs. Eastern Washington 28–27; won at Weber State 29–22; won vs. UC Davis 23–21; lost at North Dakota 28–30; lost vs. Southern Utah 14–22+39−31Lost 7–38 vs. San Diego State-31San Diego StateWon 27–21 vs. Abilene Christian+6Abilene Christi…Won 62–23 vs. New Mexico Highlands+39New Mexico High…Lost 21–28 at South Dakota-7South DakotaWon 38–35 vs. Cal Poly+3Cal PolyLost 17–24 at Northern Colorado-7Northern Colora…Won 21–17 vs. Portland State+4Portland StateWon 28–27 vs. Eastern Washington+1Eastern Washing…Won 29–22 at Weber State+7Weber StateWon 23–21 vs. UC Davis+2UC DavisLost 28–30 at North Dakota-2North DakotaLost 14–22 vs. Southern Utah-8Southern Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSan Diego StateL 7–⁠3828%
Sep 6vsAbilene ChristianW 27–⁠2158%
Sep 13vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 62–⁠2381%
Sep 20atSouth DakotaL 21–⁠2859%
Sep 27vsCal PolyW 38–⁠3561%
Oct 4atNorthern ColoradoL 17–⁠2470%
Oct 18vsPortland StateW 21–⁠1756%
Oct 25vsEastern WashingtonW 28–⁠2735%
Nov 1atWeber StateW 29–⁠2272%
Nov 8vsUC DavisW 23–⁠2178%
Nov 15atNorth DakotaL 28–⁠3069%
Nov 22vsSouthern UtahL 14–⁠2276%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Utah 22–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠308
Coach
—
Elo
1309 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.4 No. 53 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 134
Offensive coordinator
Rich Scangarello
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson

Leaders

Passing yardsKyren Poe QB188 yds
Rushing yardsCasey Jahn RB62 yds
Rushing touchdownsCasey Jahn RB1 TD
Receiving yardsAlex Holmes WR106 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Bryant O’Georgia WR★★No. 2087
Emmanuel Butler WR★★No. 2087
Cole Sterns ATH★★No. 2648
Jarius McDade DT★★No. 2648
Vincent Parrish WR★★No. 2648

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.00.781
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class82.00.772

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.