The 2014 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Utah 45–10.
At the end of the regular season, McElwain resigned to take the same position at Florida. Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was the interim head coach for the Las Vegas Bowl.
Schedule
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29[2] | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | | | FS1 | W 31–17 | 63,363[3] |
| September 6 | 8:15 p.m. | at Boise State | | | ESPN2 | L 24–37 | 34,910[3] |
| September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | UC Davis* | | | MWN | W 49–21 | 21,202[3] |
| September 27 | 10:30 a.m. | at Boston College* | | | ACCRSN | W 24–21 | 33,632[3] |
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| MWN | W 42–17 | 25,806[3] |
| October 11 | 8:30 p.m. | at Nevada | | | CBSSN | W 31–24 | 21,847[3] |
| October 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah State | | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| CBSSN | W 16–13 | 32,546[3] |
| October 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming | | | RTRM | W 45–31 | 32,529[3] |
| November 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Jose State | | | CBSSN | W 38–31 | 17,887[3] |
| November 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Hawaii | | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| ESPNU | W 49–22 | 25,236[3] |
| November 22 | 11:30 a.m. | New Mexico | No. 22 | - Hughes Stadium
- Fort Collins, CO
| RTRM | W 58–20 | 22,131[3] |
| November 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at Air Force | No. 21 | | CBSSN | L 24–27 | 32,650[3] |
| December 20 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Utah* | | | ABC | L 10–45 | 33,067 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | RV |
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| Coaches | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | — |
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| CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
vs Colorado
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
17 |
31 |
| Buffaloes
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Boise State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
| Broncos
|
13
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
37 |
UC Davis
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Aggies
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
| Rams
|
21
|
7
|
0
|
21 |
49 |
At Boston College
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
| Eagles
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Tulsa
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Hurricane
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
| Rams
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
At Nevada
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
| Wolf Pack
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
24 |
Utah State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Aggies
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
13 |
| Rams
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
6 |
16 |
Wyoming
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Cowboys
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
31 |
| Rams
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
45 |
At San Jose State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
38 |
| Spartans
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
31 |
Hawaii
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
| Rainbow Warriors
|
5
|
3
|
14
|
0 |
22 |
New Mexico
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Lobos
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
7 |
20 |
| No. 22 Rams
|
7
|
30
|
21
|
0 |
58 |
At Air Force
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| No. 21 Rams
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
| Falcons
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
3 |
27 |
Utah–Las Vegas Bowl
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Rams
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
| No. 23 Utes
|
21
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
Players in the 2015 NFL draft
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