2014 Bryant Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 8–3 (4–2 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Greg Gigantino (8th season) |
Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner + | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) * | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Marty Fine, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Bulldog Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook* | Cox RI | W 13–7 | 10,252 | ||
September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | NECFR | W 40–14 | 2,413 | ||
September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Maine*![]() |
| NECFR | W 13–10 | 3,291 | |
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Liberty* | ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 16,873 | ||
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell |
| NECFR | W 34–15 | 2,107 | |
October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | NECFR | W 42–27 | 1,064 | ||
October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris |
| NECFR | W 42–9 | 4,890 | |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–3 | 964 |
November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | No. 23 | NECFR | W 20–17 | 1,034 | |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | No. 21 | ESPN3 | L 7–14 | 2,605 | |
November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Wagner |
| NECFR | L 20–23 | 1,893 | |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Sports Network | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | |
Coaches | — | RV | RV | T25 | RV | — | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | RV | — |