2014 Missouri State Bears football team

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
Captains
  • Andrew Beisel
  • Zack Cooley
  • Kierra Harris
  • Robert Booker
  • Caleb Schaffitzel
Home stadiumRobert W. Plaster Stadium
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 as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Terry Allen in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Missouri State played home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.

Allen retired from coaching following the season.[1]

Schedule

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
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
MC-22L 7–1412,218
October 116:00 pmat No. 19 South Dakota State
L 28–3211,348
October 182:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
ESPN3W 31–1215,537
October 256:00 pmat No. 9 Illinois State
L 7–2110,164
November 112:00 pmat No. 19 Indiana State
L 18–204,799
November 82:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
MSAAL 22–327,586
November 152:00 pmNo. 4 North Dakota State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
MC-22L 10–454,597
November 224:00 pmat No. 11 Northern Iowa
L 24–3810,298

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Missouri State Bears Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  3. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
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