American college football season
2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football |
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Southland co-champion |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
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Ranking |
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Sports Network | No. 14 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
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Record | 9–4 (7–1 Southland) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Chet Pobolish (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Karl Scott ((1st as DC, 3rd overall) season) |
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Home stadium | Strawberry Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–4 overall, 7–1 in conference play to finish in a share for the Southland title. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to fellow Southland Conference champion Sam Houston State 21–17.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm | Jacksonville* | No. 3 | | TSC | W 44–3 | 3,822 |
September 6 | 7:00 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 3 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| TSC | W 41–14 | 7,105 |
September 13 | 7:00 pm | at Tulane* | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | L 20–35 | 26,358 |
September 20 | 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 3 | | | L 23–24 | 7,538 |
September 27 | 6:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | No. 11 | | | W 63–7 | 3,474 |
October 4 | 3:00 pm | Northwestern State | No. 11 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA (Rivalry)
| SLCTV | W 30–22 | 4,165 |
October 11 | 6:00 pm | at Lamar | No. 9 | | | W 61–34 | 7,799 |
October 18 | 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 8 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| TSC | W 41–24 | 8,766 |
October 25 | 3:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 8 | | SLCTV | L 17–27 | 13,881 |
November 8 | 3:00 pm | Houston Baptist | No. 14 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| TSC | W 76–7 | 4,158 |
November 15 | 3:00 pm | No. 13 McNeese State | No. 10 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| SLCTV | W 28–9 | 7,012 |
November 20 | 6:00 pm | at Nicholls State | No. 10 | | WHNO | W 62–3 | 5,103 |
November 29 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Sam Houston State* | No. 11 | | ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 4,758 |
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Game summaries
Jacksonville
Jacksonville @ Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | • #3 Lions | 27 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 | |
In their first game of the season, the Lions won, 44–3 over the Jacksonville Dolphins.[1]
Southern Utah
Southern Utah @ Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | • #3 Lions | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 41 | |
In their second game of the season, the Lions won, 41–14 over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.[2]
@ Tulane
Southeastern Louisiana @ Tulane | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #3 Lions | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | • Green Wave | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 | |
In their third game of the season, the Lions lost, 35–20 to the Tulane Green Wave.[3]
@ Southeast Missouri State
Southeastern Louisiana @ Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #3 Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 | • Redhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
In their fourth game of the season, the Lions lost, 24–23 to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.[4]
@ Incarnate Word
Southeastern Louisiana @ Incarnate Word | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #11 Lions | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 | Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
In their fifth game of the season, the Lions won, 63–7 over the Incarnate Word Cardinals.[5]
Northwestern State
Northwestern State @ Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Demons | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 | • #11 Lions | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 30 | |
In their sixth game of the season, the Lions won, 30–22 over the Northwestern State Demons.[6]
@ Lamar
Southeastern Louisiana @ Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #9 Lions | 3 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 61 | Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 | |
In their seventh game of the season, the Lions won, 61–34 over the Lamar Cardinals.[7]
Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas @ Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Bears | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | • #8 Lions | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 41 | |
In their eighth game of the season, the Lions won, 41–24 over the Central Arkansas Bears.[8]
@ Stephen F. Austin
Southeastern Louisiana @ Stephen F. Austin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #8 Lions | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 | • Lumberjacks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 | |
In their ninth game of the season, the Lions lost, 27–17 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.[9]
Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist @ Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • #14 Lions | 14 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 76 | - Date: November 8
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 3:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 2:48
- Game attendance: 4,158
- Game weather: Temp: 68 Wind: N6 Weather: Clear
- Referee: Ross Smith
- Television network: TSC
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In their tenth game of the season, the Lions won, 76–7 over the Houston Baptist Huskies.[10]
McNeese State
McNeese State @ Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #13 Cowboys | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | • #10 Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | - Date: November 15
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 3:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 7,012
- Game weather: Temperature: 58, Wind: E1, Weather: Clear
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (SLCTV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker
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In their eleventh game of the season, the Lions won, 28–9 over the McNeese State Cowboys.[11]
@ Nicholls State
Southeastern Louisiana @ Nicholls State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #10 Lions | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 62 | Colonels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - Date: November 20
- Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA - Game start: 6:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:17
- Game attendance: 5,103
- Game weather: Temperature: 59, Wind: SE 5 mph, Weather: Clear
- Referee: Ross Smith
- Television network: WHNO (LeSEA Broadcasting Corporation) Channel 20, New Orleans
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In their twelfth game of the season, the Lions won, 62–3 over the Nicholls State Colonels.[12]
@ Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana @ Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #11 Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | • #19 Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
In their thirteenth game of the season, the Lions lost, 21–17 to the Sam Houston State Bearkats in their 2014 FCS First Round playoff game.[14]
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
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Coaches | 3 | 3 | 3 (1) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
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References
- ^ "Bennett Leads SE Louisiana Past Jacksonville 44-3". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Southeastern Louisiana Beats Southern Utah 41-14". ESPN. Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Lee Leads Tulane to 35-20 Win Over SE Louisiana". ESPN. Associated Press. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ^ "SE Missouri Tops SE Louisiana 24-23". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Incarnate Word". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "SE Louisiana Holds on for 30-22 Win Over NW State". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Lamar". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "SE Louisiana runs away from Cent Arkansas, 41-24". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin knocks off SE Louisiana 27-17". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Houston Baptist". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Bennett leads SE Louisiana past McNeese State 28-9". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "SE Louisiana rolls past winless Nicholls St 62-3". ESPN. Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ Lenz, John (November 29, 2014). "Sam Knocks Lions Out of Postseason". Daily Star (Hammond). p. 1B. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Sam Houston State advances past SE Louisiana 21-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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Southland Conference football champions |
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National championships in bold |
2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants |
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Champion – North Dakota State |