2014 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team

The 2014 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team represented Colorado State University Pueblo in the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach John Wristen and played their home games at Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl. They were a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

2014 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football
NCAA Division II champion RMAC co-champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 13–0 vs. Minnesota State
Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
Record	14–1 (8–1 RMAC)
Head coach	John Wristen (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Daren Wilkinson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Hunter Hughes (7th season)
Home stadium	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 CSU Pueblo +^		8	–	1					14	–	1
No. 19 Colorado Mines +^		8	–	1					10	–	2
Chadron State		7	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado Mesa		5	–	4					6	–	5
Western New Mexico		4	–	5					5	–	6
Adams State		3	–	6					4	–	7
Western State		3	–	6					4	–	7
New Mexico Highlands		3	–	6					3	–	8
Black Hills State		2	–	7					3	–	8
Fort Lewis		2	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 pm	No. 11 West Texas A&M*	No. 4	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO		W 35–6[1]	7,321
September 13	6:30 pm	at No. 15 (FCS) Sam Houston State*	No. 2	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		W 47–21[2]	9,678
September 20	1:00 pm	at Western State	No. 2	Mountaineer Bowl Gunnison, CO		W 26–23[3]	562
September 27	12:05 pm	at Western New Mexico	No. 2	Ben Altamirano Field Silver City, NM		W 45–7[4]	425
October 4	6:00 pm	Adams State	No. 2	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO		W 17–7[5]	8,670
October 11	12:00 pm	at Fort Lewis	No. 2	Ray Dennison Memorial Field Durango, CO	America One[6]	L 22–23[7]	1,656
October 18	1:00 pm	Chadron State	No. 14	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO		W 41–13[8]	8,926
October 25	12:00 pm	at No. 11 Colorado Mines	No. 12	North Area Athletic Complex Arvada, CO		W 20–12[9]	2,050
November 1	2:00 pm	Black Hills State	No. 9	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO		W 49–7[10]	6,817
November 8	7:00 pm	at Colorado Mesa	No. 8	Ralph Stocker Stadium Grand Junction, CO	America One HD[11]	W 52–3[12]	1,616
November 15	2:00 pm	New Mexico Highlands	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO		W 44–21[13]	4,239
November 29	12:00 pm	T–23 Angelo State*	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 52–14[14]	3,613
December 6	12:00 pm	No. 9 Ohio Dominican*	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)		W 31–28[15]	4,186
December 13	4:30 pm	No. 25 West Georgia*	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	ESPN3[16]	W 10–7[17]	7,236
December 20	2:00 pm	vs. No. 1 Minnesota State*	No. 8	Sporting Park Kansas City, Missouri (NCAA Division II Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 13–0[18]	6,762
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA Poll	4[19]	2[20]	2 (6)[21]	2 (2)[22]	2 (1)[23]	2 (1)[24]	14[25]	12[26]	9[27]	8[28]	8[29]	8[30]	1 (31)[31]