2014 Missouri State Bears football team

2014 Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2014 record	4–8 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Terry Allen (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator	D.J. Vokolek
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex (Capacity: 17,500)[1]

2014 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 North Dakota St. +^		7	–	1					15	–	1
#2 Illinois State +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
#10 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
#12 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
#19 Indiana State ^		4	–	4					8	–	6
#22 Youngstown State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Southern Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5					5	–	7
Missouri State		1	–	7					4	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth year head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at the Plaster Sports Complex. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.

Head coach Terry Allen retired from coaching following the last game of the season.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 PM	at Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		W 34–27	9,284
September 6	2:30 PM	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FSN	L 23–40	51,562
September 13	6:00 PM	North Dakota*	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	MC-22	W 38–0	18,386
September 20	6:00 PM	at Central Arkansas*	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		W 33–31	10,027
October 4	2:00 PM	#18 Youngstown State	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	MC-22	L 7–14	12,218
October 11	6:00 PM	at #19 South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD		L 28–32	11,348
October 18	2:00 PM	South Dakota	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 31–12	15,537
October 25	6:00 PM	at #9 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL		L 7–21	10,164
November 1	12:00 PM	at #19 Indiana State	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		L 18–20	4,799
November 8	2:00 PM	Southern Illinois	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	BAA	L 22–32	7,586
November 15	2:00 PM	#4 North Dakota State	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	MC-22	L 10–45	4,597
November 22	4:00 PM	at #11 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA		L 24–38	10,298
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

1. "ROBERT W. PLASTER STADIUM". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
2. Scranton, Lyndal; Herzog, Stephen; Booher, Kary (November 23, 2014). "MSU's Terry Allen: "I'm done being a head coach"". Springfield News-Leader. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.