2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football

Mineral Water Bowl, L 10–42 vs. Sioux Falls
Conference	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2014 record	8–4 (8–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Nick Bobeck
Offensive coordinator	Chris Martin
Defensive coordinator	Russ Pickett
Home stadium	Wantland Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#14 NW Missouri St. +^		10	–	1		10	–	2
#7 Pittsburg State +^		10	–	1		11	–	2
Central Oklahoma		8	–	3		8	–	4
Central Missouri		7	–	4		8	–	4
Fort Hays State		7	–	4		7	–	4
Missouri Western State		7	–	4		7	–	4
Emporia State		4	–	7		4	–	7
Missouri Southern		4	–	7		4	–	7
Washburn		4	–	7		4	–	7
Nebraska–Kearney		3	–	8		3	–	8
Lindenwood		2	–	9		2	–	9
Northeastern State		0	–	11		0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team represented the University of Central Oklahoma during the 2014 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 109th season of Broncho football. The Bronchos played their six home games at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma, which has been Central Oklahoma's home stadium since 1965. The 2014 team came off a 2-8 record for the second season in a row. The 2014 team was headed by third year head coach Nick Bobeck. 2014 was the Bronchos 3rd as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The team finished the regular season with an 8-3 record and made the program's first appearance in the Mineral Water Bowl.^[1]

Preseason outlook

The conference rankings were released on August 5.^[2] In a repeat of last year's preseason rankings Central Oklahoma was ranked 10th in the Coaches Poll and 11th in the Media Poll.^[2]

Media

Every Central Oklahoma game was broadcast on KNAH 99.7 F.M. for the second consecutive season.^[3]

As part of the MIAA network slate of games, the Missouri Southern State and Nebraska–Kearney games aired locally on a tape delayed basis on the Sunday night following the games. The MIAA reserved the last week of the TV schedule to be a flex game with significant importance to conference. The Bronchos game against Pittsburg State was added to the TV schedule.^[4]

Schedule

^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at Fort Hays State	Lewis Field • Hays, KS		W 26–7	4,133
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Missouri Western State	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		W 26–17	4,512
September 20	2:00 p.m.	at Emporia State	Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS		W 24–14	5,463
September 27	1:00 p.m.	#1 Northwest Missouri State	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		L 13–36	4,518
October 4	2:07 p.m.	at Nebraska–Kearney	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE	MIAA	W 49–0	4,500
October 11	2:07 p.m.	Missouri Southern State	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK	MIAA	W 43–41 ^3OT	2,368
October 18	1:30 p.m.	at Central Missouri	Audrey J. Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO		L 19–31	9,783
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Washburn	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK		W 35–26	2,112
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Northeastern State	Wantland Stadium • Edmond,OK (President's Cup)		W 28–10	6,128
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at Lindenwood	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO		W 45–13	1,332
November 15	2:00 p.m.	#6 Pittsburg State	Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK	MIAA	L 14–41	3,956
December 6	12:00 p.m.	vs. Sioux Falls	Tiger Stadium • Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)		L 10–42	1,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AFCA DII Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Season at Central Oklahoma
Nick Bobeck	Head coach	3rd
Chris Martin	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks	3rd
Russ Pickett	Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach	3rd
David Johnson	Running Backs	1st
Tyler Holland	Defensive Backs	3rd
Jason Smelser	Linebackers Special Teams Coordinator	1st
Walter Moreham	Defensive Line	3rd
Jacob Black	Strength and Conditioning	-
Reference: 2014 UCO Media Guide^[6]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Final
AFCA	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR
D2football.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	22	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^[7]^[8]^[9]

Game Notes

Fort Hays State

Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays

	1	2	Total
Central Oklahoma			0
Fort Hays State			0

Game attendance: 4,133

Statistics

Team

	UCO	Opp
Points per Game	27.2	23.2
First Downs	231	252
Rushing	102	126
Passing	114	108
Penalty	15	18
Rushing Yardage	2274	2449
Rushing Attempts	427	487
Avg per Rush	4.8	5.0
Avg per Game	189.5	204.1
Passing Yardage	2304	2378
Avg per Game	192.0	198.2
Completions-Attempts	214-352 (60.8%)	205-380 (53.9%)
Total Offense	4,578	4,827
Total Plays	824	867
Avg per Play	5.6	5.6
Avg per Game	381.5	402.2
Fumbles-Lost	16-5	20-11

	UCO	Opp
Punts-Yards	67-2,472 (36.9 avg)	53-2140 (40.4 avg)
Punt Returns-Total Yards	13-124 (9.5 avg)	34-273 (8.0 avg)
Kick Returns-Total Yards	37-783 (21.2 avg)	50-1048 (21.0 avg)
Avg Time of Possession per Game	30:38	29:22
Penalties-Yards	67-636	79-674
Avg per Game	53.0	56.2
3rd Down Conversions	76/180 (42%)	69/166 (42%)
4th Down Conversions	3/8 (38%)	8/21 (38%)
Sacks By-Yards	17-126	35-218
Total TDs	42	35
Rushing	29	18
Passing	9	14
Field Goals-Attempts	13-21 (62%)	11-22 (50%)
PAT-Attempts	39-39 (100%)	33-34 (97%)
Total Attendance	23,594	25,211
Games-Avg per Game	6-3,932	5-5,042

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Opponents	81	61	54	62	20	278
Central Oklahoma	48	96	72	94	22	332

Statistics from: "Central Oklahoma Bronchos - Cumulative Season Statistics". Bronchosports.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

References

↑ "Bowl Bound". Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
1 2 MIAA Media Days
↑ "Football Games On 99.7 FM". Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
↑ "Oklahoma City Station To Carry Two UCO Games". Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
↑ "2014 MIAA composite football schedule" (PDF). Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
↑ . University of Central Oklahoma Athletics, Accessed: February 10, 2015.
↑ "October 11th, 2014 Scoreboard". D2football.com. October 11, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
↑ "October 18th, 2014 Scoreboard". D2football.com. October 18, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
↑ "October 18th, 2014 Scoreboard". D2football.com. October 25, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

Central Oklahoma Bronchos football

Venues	Central Field (1928–1964) Wantland Stadium (1965–present)

Postseason & rivalries	Postseason appearances Northeastern State

Culture & lore	Championships UCO Stampede of Sound

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL Draftees

Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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