2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Record8–4 (8–3 MIAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Martin
Defensive coordinatorRuss Pickett
Home stadiumWantland Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Pittsburg State +^   10 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 14 NW Missouri State +^   10 – 1     10 – 2  
Central Oklahoma #   8 – 3     8 – 4  
Central Missouri #   7 – 4     8 – 4  
Fort Hays State   7 – 4     7 – 4  
Missouri Western   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  
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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.at Fort Hays State
W 26–74,133
September 136:00 p.m.Missouri Western State
W 26–174,512
September 202:00 p.m.at Emporia State
W 24–145,463
September 271:00 p.m.No. 1 Northwest Missouri State
  • Wantland Stadium
  • Edmond, OK
L 13–364,518
October 42:07 p.m.at Nebraska–Kearney
MIAAW 49–04,500
October 112:07 p.m.Missouri Southern State
  • Wantland Stadium
  • Edmond, OK
MIAAW 43–41 3OT2,368
October 181:30 p.m.at Central Missouri
L 19–319,783
October 251:00 p.m.Washburn
  • Wantland Stadium
  • Edmond, OK
W 35–262,112
November 12:00 p.m.Northeastern Statedagger
W 28–106,128
November 81:30 p.m.at Lindenwood
W 45–131,332
November 152:00 p.m.No. 6 Pittsburg State
  • Wantland Stadium
  • Edmond, OK
MIAAL 14–413,956
December 612:00 p.m.vs. Sioux Falls
L 10–421,500

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]

Roster

Rankings

See also: 2014 NCAA Division II football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Game summaries

Fort Hays State

See also: Fort Hays State Tigers football
Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays
1 2Total
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 4OT Total
Opponents 81 61 54 6220 278
Central Oklahoma 48 96 72 9422 332

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References

  1. ^ "Bowl Bound". Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b MIAA Media Days
  3. ^ "Football Games On 99.7 FM". Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma City Station To Carry Two UCO Games". Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 MIAA composite football schedule" (PDF). Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  6. ^ [1]. University of Central Oklahoma Athletics, Accessed: February 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "October 11th, 2014 Scoreboard". D2football.com. October 11, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "October 18th, 2014 Scoreboard". D2football.com. October 18, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "October 18th, 2014 Scoreboard". D2football.com. October 25, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Central Oklahoma Bronchos - Cumulative Season Statistics". Bronchosports.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.