2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

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]

2014 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football
Mineral Water Bowl, L 10–42 vs. Sioux Falls
ConferenceMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2014 record8–4 (8–3 MIAA)
Head coachNick Bobeck
Offensive coordinatorChris Martin
Defensive coordinatorRuss Pickett
Home stadiumWantland Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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 State
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 BobeckHead coach3rd
Chris MartinOffensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks3rd
Russ PickettDefensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach3rd
David JohnsonRunning Backs1st
Tyler HollandDefensive Backs3rd
Jason SmelserLinebackers Special Teams Coordinator1st
Walter MorehamDefensive Line3rd
Jacob BlackStrength and Conditioning-
Reference: 2014 UCO Media Guide[6]

Roster

Rankings
See also: 2014 NCAA Division II football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Final
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 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
UCOOpp
Points per Game27.223.2
First Downs231252
  Rushing102126
  Passing114108
  Penalty1518
Rushing Yardage22742449
  Rushing Attempts427487
  Avg per Rush4.85.0
  Avg per Game189.5204.1
Passing Yardage23042378
  Avg per Game192.0198.2
  Completions-Attempts214-352 (60.8%)205-380 (53.9%)
Total Offense4,5784,827
  Total Plays824867
  Avg per Play5.65.6
  Avg per Game381.5402.2
Fumbles-Lost16-520-11
UCOOpp
Punts-Yards67-2,472 (36.9 avg)53-2140 (40.4 avg)
Punt Returns-Total Yards13-124 (9.5 avg)34-273 (8.0 avg)
Kick Returns-Total Yards37-783 (21.2 avg)50-1048 (21.0 avg)
Avg Time of Possession per Game30:3829:22
Penalties-Yards67-63679-674
  Avg per Game53.056.2
3rd Down Conversions76/180 (42%)69/166 (42%)
4th Down Conversions3/8 (38%)8/21 (38%)
Sacks By-Yards17-12635-218
Total TDs4235
  Rushing2918
  Passing914
Field Goals-Attempts13-21 (62%)11-22 (50%)
PAT-Attempts39-39 (100%)33-34 (97%)
Total Attendance23,59425,211
  Games-Avg per Game6-3,9325-5,042

Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4OT Total
Opponents 81 61 54 6220 278
Central Oklahoma 48 96 72 9422 332

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

References
  1. "Bowl Bound". Central Oklahoma Bronchos Athletics. 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. 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. . 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.
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