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2014 Sacramento State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2014, game by game: won at Incarnate Word 49–13; lost at California 14–55; won vs. Weber State 42–31; won vs. Menlo 59–14; lost at Idaho State 24–44; lost vs. Montana State 56–59; won at Northern Colorado 43–38; lost vs. Cal Poly 27–56; lost at Montana 13–31; won vs. Southern Utah 42–21; won vs. Portland State 48–41; won at UC Davis 41–30+45−41Won 49–13 at Incarnate Word+36Incarnate WordLost 14–55 at California-41CaliforniaWon 42–31 vs. Weber State+11Weber StateWon 59–14 vs. Menlo+45MenloLost 24–44 at Idaho State-20Idaho StateLost 56–59 vs. Montana State-3Montana StateWon 43–38 at Northern Colorado+5Northern Colora…Lost 27–56 vs. Cal Poly-29Cal PolyLost 13–31 at Montana-18MontanaWon 42–21 vs. Southern Utah+21Southern UtahWon 48–41 vs. Portland State+7Portland StateWon 41–30 at UC Davis+11UC Davis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIncarnate WordW 49–⁠1347%
Sep 6atCaliforniaL 14–⁠5531%
Sep 13vsWeber StateW 42–⁠3170%
Sep 20vsMenloW 59–⁠1474%
Sep 27atIdaho StateL 24–⁠4461%
Oct 4vsMontana StateL 56–⁠5944%
Oct 11atNorthern ColoradoW 43–⁠3856%
Oct 18vsCal PolyL 27–⁠5651%
Nov 1atMontanaL 13–⁠3122%
Nov 8vsSouthern UtahW 42–⁠2158%
Nov 15vsPortland StateW 48–⁠4161%
Nov 22atUC DavisW 41–⁠3049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UC Davis 41–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 7th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
458–⁠433
Coach
—
Elo
1311 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.8 No. 47 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 227
Offensive coordinator
Paul Peterson

Leaders

Passing yardsGarrett Safron QB149 yds
Passing touchdownsGarrett Safron QB1 TD
Rushing yardsGarrett Safron QB60 yds
Rushing touchdownsGarrett Safron QB1 TD
Receiving yardsDeAndre Carter WR72 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Broadnax WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Manoah Pearson ILB★★No. 2648

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.767

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

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.