2014 Missouri State Bears football team

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2014 Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–8 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (9th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Vokolek (9th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumPlaster Sports Complex[1]
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 1     15 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^   7 1     13 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^   5 3     9 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^   4 4     8 6  
No. 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 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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:00 pmat Northwestern State*W 34–279,284
September 62:30 pmat Oklahoma State*FSNL 23–4051,562
September 136:00 pmNorth Dakota*MC-22W 38–018,386
September 206:00 pmat Central Arkansas*W 33–3110,027
October 42:00 pmNo. 18 Youngstown State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MC-22L 7–1412,218
October 116:00 pmat No. 19 South Dakota StateL 28–3211,348
October 182:00 pmSouth Dakotadagger
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 31–1215,537
October 256:00 pmat No. 9 Illinois StateL 7–2110,164
November 112:00 pmat No. 19 Indiana StateL 18–204,799
November 82:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
BAAL 22–327,586
November 152:00 pmNo. 4 North Dakota State
  • Plaster Sports Complex
  • Springfield, MO
MC-22L 10–454,597
November 224:00 pmat No. 11 Northern IowaL 24–3810,298

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Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References[edit]

  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.
  3. ^ Schedule