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.MIAA Media Days 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
Coaching staff Name Position Season atCentral 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. University of Central Oklahoma Athletics, Accessed: February 10, 2015.
Roster
Rankings
Game summaries
Fort Hays State
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 381.5402.2 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
References