2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team
American college football season
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]
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 W 26–74,133
September 13 6:00 p.m. Missouri Western State W 26–174,512
September 20 2:00 p.m. at Emporia State W 24–145,463
September 27 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Northwest Missouri State Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK L 13–364,518
October 4 2:07 p.m. at Nebraska–Kearney MIAA W 49–04,500
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 L 19–319,783
October 25 1:00 p.m. Washburn Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK W 35–262,112
November 1 2:00 p.m. Northeastern State W 28–106,128
November 8 1:30 p.m. at Lindenwood W 45–131,332
November 15 2:00 p.m. No. 6 Pittsburg State Wantland Stadium Edmond, OK MIAA L 14–413,956
December 6 12:00 p.m. vs. Sioux Falls L 10–421,500
Coaching staff
Roster
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final AFCA — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV — D2football.com — — — — — — 25 22 — — — — —
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Game summaries
Fort Hays State
Central Oklahoma at Fort Hays
1
2 Total
Central Oklahoma
0
Fort Hays State
0
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
[ 10]
References
^ "Bowl Bound" . Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014 .
^ a b 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 .
^ [1] . 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 - Cumulative Season Statistics" . Bronchosports.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015 .
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