American college football season
The 2014 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by eighth-year head coach Rob Ash , the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second place in the Big Sky. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State . The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 5:00 pm at Arkansas State * No. 18 ESPN3 L 10–3726,143 September 6 7:00 pm Black Hills State * No. 20 CMM /ALT2 W 57–1019,187 September 13 1:30 pm Central Arkansas * No. 17 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM/ALT2 W 43–3317,777 September 20 1:00 pm No. 2 Eastern Washington * No. 14 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW L 51–5219,377 September 27 2:00 pm North Dakota No. 13 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM W 29–1819,477 October 4 7:00 pm at Sacramento State No. 13 CMM W 59–566,473 October 11 5:00 pm at UC Davis No. 11 RTNW W 77–377,152 October 18 3:30 pm Weber State No. 9 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM W 23–1319,677 November 1 7:05 pm at Cal Poly No. 8 CMM L 27–358,909 November 8 1:30 pm Portland State No. 15 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT CMM W 29–2216,627 November 15 1:30 pm Idaho State No. 12 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW W 44–3916,577 November 22 3:00 pm at No. 13 Montana No. 12 RTNW L 7–3426,352 November 29 2:00 pm No. 14 South Dakota State * No. 17 ESPN3 L 40–477,747
The game with Eastern Washington on September 20 was not counted as a conference game even though Eastern Washington was also a member of the Big Sky Conference.
1 2 3 4 Total #18 Bobcats 7 0 3 0 10 Red Wolves 10 3 10 14 37
1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 0 0 10 0 10 #20 Bobcats 18 24 8 7 57
1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 6 7 20 33 #17 Bobcats 10 13 14 6 43
1 2 3 4 Total #2 Eagles 14 13 10 15 52 #14 Bobcats 23 7 14 7 51
1 2 3 4 Total North Dakota 0 7 3 8 18 #13 Bobcats 3 23 0 3 29
1 2 3 4 Total #13 Bobcats 21 0 17 21 59 Hornets 14 0 14 28 56
1 2 3 4 Total #11 Bobcats 14 21 28 14 77 Aggies 10 0 20 7 37
1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 3 0 10 13 #9 Bobcats 0 7 7 9 23
1 2 3 4 Total #8 Bobcats 7 10 10 0 27 Mustangs 7 7 14 7 35
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 10 3 2 7 22 #15 Bobcats 15 7 0 7 29
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 14 16 0 9 39 #12 Bobcats 7 16 14 7 44
1 2 3 4 Total #12 Bobcats 0 0 0 7 7 #13 Grizzlies 17 10 0 7 34
First Round–South Dakota State[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #14 Jackrabbits 14 10 7 16 47 #17 Bobcats 6 14 6 14 40
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Sports Network 18 20 17 14 13 13 11 9 10 8 15 12 12 17 20 Coaches 19 23 18 16 17 15 14 11 11 9 16 13 12 17 20
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold