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2014 Northern Colorado

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 2014, game by game: lost vs. UNLV 12–13; won vs. Houston Christian 28–20; lost at Northern Iowa 7–46; lost at Montana 13–38; won vs. Northern Arizona 24–17; lost vs. Sacramento State 38–43; lost at Eastern Washington 18–26; lost vs. Idaho State 12–46; won at UC Davis 27–21; lost at Weber State 21–34; lost vs. North Dakota 14–33+8−39Lost 12–13 vs. UNLV-1UNLVWon 28–20 vs. Houston Christian+8Houston Christi…Lost 7–46 at Northern Iowa-39Northern IowaLost 13–38 at Montana-25MontanaWon 24–17 vs. Northern Arizona+7Northern ArizonaLost 38–43 vs. Sacramento State-5Sacramento StateLost 18–26 at Eastern Washington-8Eastern Washing…Lost 12–46 vs. Idaho State-34Idaho StateWon 27–21 at UC Davis+6UC DavisLost 21–34 at Weber State-13Weber StateLost 14–33 vs. North Dakota-19North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsUNLVL 12–⁠1316%
Sep 13vsHouston ChristianW 28–⁠2050%
Sep 20atNorthern IowaL 7–⁠4620%
Sep 27atMontanaL 13–⁠3813%
Oct 4vsNorthern ArizonaW 24–⁠1730%
Oct 11vsSacramento StateL 38–⁠4344%
Oct 18atEastern WashingtonL 18–⁠2610%
Oct 25vsIdaho StateL 12–⁠4641%
Nov 1atUC DavisW 27–⁠2131%
Nov 15atWeber StateL 21–⁠3443%
Nov 22vsNorth DakotaL 14–⁠3352%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota 33–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠337
Coach
—
Elo
1108 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.1 No. 80 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 164
Offensive coordinator
Michael Armour
Defensive coordinator
Scott Aligo
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsSean Rubalcaba QB189 yds
Rushing yardsRobert Holland RB98 yds
Rushing touchdownsRobert Holland RB1 TD
Receiving yardsDimitri Stimphil WR117 yds
InterceptionsRobert Holland RB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Joshua Peterson WR★★No. 2087
Dan Ryan OG★★No. 2648
Ronnie Larue ATH★★No. 3182

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.789
Offensive line12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.752
Whole class32.00.769

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.