# 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.

## Preseason outlook

The conference rankings were released on August 5. In a repeat of last year's preseason rankings Central Oklahoma was ranked 10th in the Coaches Poll and 11th in the Media Poll.

## Media

Every Central Oklahoma game was broadcast on KNAH 99.7 F.M. for the second consecutive season.
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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Fort Hays State | Lewis FieldHays, KS | | W 26–7 | 4,133 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri Western State | Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK | | W 26–17 | 4,512 |
| September 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Emporia State | Welch StadiumEmporia, KS | | W 24–14 | 5,463 |
| September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State | Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK | | L 13–36 | 4,518 |
| October 4 | 2:07 p.m. | at Nebraska–Kearney | Ron & Carol Cope StadiumKearney, NE | MIAA | W 49–0 | 4,500 |
| October 11 | 2:07 p.m. | Missouri Southern State | Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK | MIAA | W 43–41 $^{3OT}$ | 2,368 |
| October 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Central Missouri | Audrey J. Walton StadiumWarrensburg, MO | | L 19–31 | 9,783 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Washburn | Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK | | W 35–26 | 2,112 |
| November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Northeastern State | Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK (President's Cup) | | W 28–10 | 6,128 |
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Lindenwood | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | | W 45–13 | 1,332 |
| November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 Pittsburg State | Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK | MIAA | L 14–41 | 3,956 |
| December 6 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Sioux Falls | Tiger StadiumExcelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl) | | L 10–42 | 1,500 |
| HomecomingRankings from AFCA DII Coaches' Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## 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 |||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Game summaries
### Fort Hays State

| | 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 |