2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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2014 NCAA Division I FCS season
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Regular season
Number of teams124
DurationAugust 23 – November 22
Payton Award John Robertson, QB, Villanova
Buchanan Award Kyle Emanuel, DE, North Dakota State
Playoff
DurationNovember 29 – December 20
Championship date January 10, 2015
Championship site Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Champion North Dakota State
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The 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 23, 2014, and concluded with the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game played on January 10, 2015, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State won its fourth consecutive title, defeating Illinois State, 29–27.

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Notable changes

Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS programs were allowed to play 12 regular-season games (not counting conference title games) in 2014. In years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays, FCS programs may play 12 games instead of the regular 11. After this season, the next season in which 12-game seasons are allowed was 2019. [1]

On May 14, 2014, the NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. The acceptable minimum score was raised significantly for the first time since the APR was introduced, in 2004. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports were declared ineligible for postseason play after failing to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following seven FCS teams: [2] Alabama State, Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Saint Francis (PA), and Savannah State.In addition these, the entire athletic program at Southern University, including the football team, was declared ineligible for postseason play for failing to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.

FCS team wins over FBS teams

(FCS rankings from the Sports Network poll; FBS rankings from the AP Poll)

August 30: No. 22 Bethune-Cookman 14, Florida International 12
August 30: No. 2 North Dakota State 34, Iowa State 14
September 6: Eastern Kentucky 17, Miami (OH) 10
September 13: Abilene Christian 38, Troy 35
September 13: Indiana State 27, Ball State 20—The Victory Bell Game
September 20: Northwestern State 30, Louisiana Tech 27
September 27: Yale 49, Army 43 OT
October 11: Liberty 55, Appalachian State 48 OT

Conference changes and new programs

School2013 Conference2014 Conference
Abilene Christian FCS Independent Southland
Appalachian State SoCon Sun Belt (FBS)
Elon SoCon CAA
Georgia Southern SoCon Sun Belt (FBS)
Houston Baptist FCS Independent Southland
Incarnate Word FCS Independent Southland
Mercer Pioneer SoCon
Monmouth FCS Independent Big South
Old Dominion FCS Independent C-USA (FBS)
VMI Big South SoCon

Conference standings

2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 13 Montana ^  6 –2   9 –5  
No. 20 Montana State ^  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 25 Idaho State  6 –2   8 –4  
Cal Poly  5 –3   7 –5  
Northern Arizona  5 –3   7 –5  
Sacramento State  4 –4   7 –5  
North Dakota  3 –5   5 –7  
Southern Utah  3 –5   3 –9  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   3 –8  
Portland State  2 –6   3 –9  
Weber State  2 –6   2 –10  
UC Davis  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Coastal Carolina +^  4 –1   12 –2  
No. 17 Liberty +^  4 –1   9 –5  
Charleston Southern  3 –2   8 –4  
Presbyterian  3 –2   6 –5  
Monmouth  1 –4   6 –5  
Gardner–Webb  0 –5   4 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 New Hampshire $^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 7 Villanova ^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 18 James Madison ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 16 Richmond ^  5 –3   9 –5  
William & Mary  4 –4   7 –5  
Delaware  4 –4   6 –6  
Maine  4 –4   5 –6  
Stony Brook  4 –4   5 –7  
Albany  3 –5   7 –5  
Towson  2 –6   4 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   1 –11  
Elon  0 –8   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Harvard $  7 –0   10 –0  
Dartmouth  6 –1   8 –2  
Yale  5 –2   8 –2  
Princeton  4 –3   5 –5  
Brown  3 –4   5 –5  
Penn  2 –5   2 –8  
Cornell  1 –6   1 –9  
Columbia  0 –7   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 23 Bethune–Cookman +  6 –2   9 –3  
North Carolina A&T +  6 –2   9 –3  
South Carolina State +  6 –2   8 –4  
North Carolina Central +  6 –2   7 –5  
Morgan State +^  6 –2   7 –6  
Norfolk State  4 –4   4 –8  
Howard  3 –5   5 –7  
Florida A&M *  3 –5   3 –9  
Hampton  2 –6   3 –9  
Delaware State  2 –6   2 –10  
Savannah State *  0 –8   0 –12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Florida A&M and Savannah State ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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
2014 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Saint Francis (PA) ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violation
2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 –0   10 –2  
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^  6 –2   9 –4  
UT Martin  5 –3   6 –6  
Eastern Illinois  5 –3   5 –7  
Tennessee Tech  4 –4   5 –7  
Tennessee State  3 –5   6 –6  
SE Missouri State  3 –5   5 –7  
Murray State  1 –7   3 –9  
Austin Peay  1 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Fordham $^  6 –0   11 –3  
Bucknell  4 –2   8 –3  
Lafayette  3 –3   5 –6  
Colgate  3 –3   5 –7  
Holy Cross  2 –4   4 –8  
Lehigh  2 –4   3 –8  
Georgetown  1 –5   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
San Diego $^  7 –1   9 –3  
Jacksonville *  7 –1   9 –2  
Dayton  6 –2   8 –3  
Drake  6 –2   7 –4  
Campbell  4 –4   5 –7  
Marist  4 –4   4 –7  
Stetson  3 –5   5 –7  
Morehead State  3 –5   4 –8  
Butler  2 –6   4 –7  
Valparaiso  2 –6   4 –8  
Davidson  0 –8   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • *Jacksonville ineligible for PFL title and FCS playoffs due to matters regarding the PFL's financial aid rules
2014 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Chattanooga $^  7 –0   10 –4  
Samford  5 –2   7 –4  
Western Carolina  5 –2   7 –5  
Wofford  4 –3   6 –5  
The Citadel  3 –4   5 –7  
Furman  2 –5   3 –9  
Mercer  1 –6   6 –6  
VMI  1 –6   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2014 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^  7 –1   11 –5  
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^  7 –1   9 –4  
Lamar  5 –3   8 –4  
Stephen F. Austin ^  5 –3   8 –5  
Central Arkansas  5 –3   6 –6  
McNeese State  4 –4   6 –5  
Abilene Christian *  4 –4   6 –6  
Northwestern State  4 –4   6 –6  
Incarnate Word *  2 –6   2 –9  
Houston Baptist  1 –7   2 –9  
Nicholls State  0 –8   0 –12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  7 –2   10 –3  
Alabama State *  5 –4   7 –5  
Jackson State  3 –6   5 –7  
Alabama A&M  3 –6   4 –8  
Mississippi Valley State *  1 –8   2 –9  
West Division
Southern xy  8 –1   9 –4  
Grambling State  7 –2   7 –5  
Prairie View A&M *  5 –4   5 –5  
Texas Southern  3 –6   5 –6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff *  3 –6   4 –7  
Championship: Alcorn State 38, Southern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2014 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Charlotte  –  5 –6  
  • Charlotte ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition

Conference summaries

Championship games

ConferenceChampionRunner-upScoreOffensive Player of the YearDefensive Player of the YearCoach of the Year
SWAC Alcorn State Southern 38–24Malcolm Cyrus (RB, Alabama State)
John Gibbs, Jr. (QB, Alcorn State)		Jerome Howard (LB, Prairie View A&M) Broderick Fobbs (Grambling State)

Other conference winners

Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.

ConferenceChampionRecordOffensive Player of the YearDefensive Player of the YearCoach of the Year
Big Sky Eastern Washington 10–2 (7–1) Vernon Adams (QB, Eastern Washington)Zack Wagenmann (DE, Montana) Mike Kramer (Idaho State)
Big South Coastal Carolina
Liberty 		11–1 (4–1)
8–4 (4–1)		 Alex Ross (QB, Coastal Carolina)Quinn Backus (LB, Coastal Carolina) Joe Moglia (Coastal Carolina)
Harold Nichols (Presbyterian)
CAA New Hampshire 10–1 (8–0) John Robertson (QB, Villanova)Mike Reilly (DL, William & Mary) Sean McDonnell (New Hampshire)
Ivy Harvard 10–0 (7–0) Tyler Varga (RB, Yale)Zack Hodges (DE, Harvard)
Mike Zeuli (LB, Princeton)		 Tim Murphy (Harvard)
MEAC Bethune-Cookman
Morgan State
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State 		9–3 (6–2)
7–5 (6–2)
9–3 (6–2)
7–5 (6–2)
8–4 (6–2)		 Tarik Cohen (RB, North Carolina A&T)
Greg McGhee (QB, Howard)		 Javon Hargrave (DT, South Carolina State) Lee Hull (Morgan State)
MVFC Illinois State
North Dakota State 		10–1 (7–1)
11–1 (7–1)		Marshaun Coprich (RB, Illinois State) Kyle Emanuel (DE, North Dakota State) Brock Spack (Illinois State)
NEC Sacred Heart
Wagner 		9–2 (5–1)
7–4 (5–1)		Khairi Dickson (RB, Saint Francis (PA))Jeff Covitz (DE, Bryant) Mark Nofri (Sacred Heart)
OVC Jacksonville State 10–1 (8–0)Dy'Shawn Mobley (RB, Eastern Kentucky)Devaunte Sigler (DT, Jacksonville State) John Grass (Jacksonville State)
Patriot Fordham 10–2 (6–0)Mike Nebrich (QB, Fordham)Evan Byers (LB, Bucknell) Joe Susan (Bucknell)
Pioneer San Diego 9–1 (7–1)Connor Kacsor (RB, Dayton)Donald Payne (S, Stetson) Dale Lindsey (San Diego)
Southern Chattanooga 9–3 (7–0)Jacob Huesman (QB, Chattanooga) Davis Tull (DL, Chattanooga) Russ Huesman (Chattanooga)
Southland Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana 		8–4 (7–1)
9–3 (7–1)		 Bryan Bennett (QB, Southeastern Louisiana)
Gus Johnson (RB, Stephen F. Austin)		 Jonathan Woodard (DE, Central Arkansas) Clint Conque (Stephen F. Austin)

    FCS results by conference against FBS opponents

    FCS ConferenceGPRecordWin %PFPAPD
    Ivy League 11–01.0004943+6
    MVFC 122–10.167212384–172
    Southland 132–11.154235656–421
    Big South 81–7.125123348–225
    OVC 111–10.091159495–336
    MEAC 141–13.071146673–527
    Pioneer 10–1.000066–66
    Patriot 20–2.0004172–31
    NEC 20–2.0003172–41
    SWAC 50–5.00040224–184
    Southern 110–11.000154443–289
    CAA 110–11.000121487–366
    Big Sky 170–17.000266696–430
    FCS Independents 00–0–000
    TOTAL1088–100.07415774659–3082
    FBS ConferenceGPRecordWin %PFPAPD
    SEC 1414–01.000685131+554
    ACC 1414–01.000636173+463
    Big Ten 1111–01.000391156+235
    MWC 1010–01.000354157+197
    American 88–01.00035281+271
    Pac-12 88–01.000410142+268
    Big 12 87–1.875357156+201
    MAC 1311–2.846462196+266
    Sun Belt 97–2.778445165+280
    C-USA 97–2.778367126+241
    FBS Independents 43–1.75020094+106
    TOTAL108100–8.92646591577+3082

    Playoff qualifiers

    Automatic berths for conference champions

    ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidResult
    Big Sky Conference Eastern Washington 11th 2013 Semifinals (L – Towson)
    Big South Conference Liberty 1st––
    Colonial Athletic Association New Hampshire 13th 2013 Semifinals (L – North Dakota State)
    Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 1st––
    Missouri Valley Football Conference North Dakota State 5th 2013 National Champions (W – Towson)
    Northeast Conference Sacred Heart 2nd 2013 First Round (L – Fordham)
    Ohio Valley Conference Jacksonville State 5th 2013 Quarterfinals (L – Eastern Washington)
    Patriot League Fordham 4th 2013 Second Round (L – Towson)
    Pioneer Football League San Diego 1st––
    Southern Conference Chattanooga 2nd 1984 First Round (L – Arkansas State)
    Southland Conference Sam Houston State 8th 2013 Second Round (L – Southeastern Louisiana)

    At large qualifiers

    ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bidResult
    Big Sky Conference Montana 23rd 2013 Second Round (L – Coastal Carolina)
    Montana State 8th 2012 Quarterfinals (L – Sam Houston State)
    Big South Conference Coastal Carolina 5th 2013 Quarterfinals (L – North Dakota State)
    Colonial Athletic Association James Madison 10th 2011 Second Round (L – North Dakota State)
    Richmond 9th 2009 Quarterfinals (L – Appalachian State)
    Villanova 11th 2012 First Round (L – Stony Brook)
    Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference None
    Missouri Valley Football Conference Illinois State 5th 2012 Quarterfinals (L – Eastern Washington)
    Indiana State 3rd 1984 Quarterfinals (L – Middle Tennessee State)
    Northern Iowa 17th 2011 Quarterfinals (L – Montana)
    South Dakota State 4th 2013 Second Round (L – Eastern Washington)
    Northeast Conference None
    Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Kentucky 21st 2011 First Round (L – James Madison)
    Patriot League None
    Pioneer Football League
    Southern Conference
    Southland Conference Southeastern Louisiana 2nd 2013 Quarterfinals (L – New Hampshire)
    Stephen F. Austin 6th 2010 Second Round (L – Villanova)

    Abstentions

    Postseason

    NCAA Division I playoff bracket

    First Round
    November 29
    Campus sites    		Second Round
    December 6
    Campus sites    		Quarterfinals
    December 12 and 13
    Campus sites    		Semifinals
    December 19 and 20
    Campus sites    		 National Championship
    January 10
    Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
    Fordham 19
    Sacred Heart 22 1 New Hampshire * 44
    Fordham * 441New Hampshire* 35
    8 Chattanooga 30
    Indiana State 14
    Indiana State 368 Chattanooga * 35
    Eastern Kentucky* 16 1 New Hampshire* 18
    5Illinois State21
    Montana 20
    San Diego 14 4 Eastern Washington * 37
    Montana * 524 Eastern Washington* 46
    5Illinois State59
    Northern Iowa 21
    Stephen F. Austin 10 5 Illinois State * 41
    Northern Iowa * 445 Illinois State 27
    2North Dakota State29
    South Dakota State 24
    South Dakota State 472 North Dakota State * 27
    Montana State* 40 2North Dakota State* 39
    7 Coastal Carolina 32
    Richmond 15
    Morgan State 24 7 Coastal Carolina * 36
    Richmond * 462North Dakota State* 35
    Sam Houston State 3
    Sam Houston State37
    Southeastern Louisiana 17 3 Jacksonville State* 26
    Sam Houston State * 21Sam Houston State34
    6 Villanova* 31
    Liberty 22
    Liberty 266 Villanova * 29
    James Madison* 21

    * Home team  
     Winner
    All times in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)

    Preseason bowl game

    GameDate/TVLocationWinning TeamLosing TeamScoreMVP
    Legacy Bowl March 21, 2015 KINCHO Stadium
    Osaka, Japan     		Princeton
    5–5 (4–3)    		 Kwansei Gakuin (JAFA)
    9–1 (7–0)    		36–7Chad Kanoff
    (QB, Princeton)

    Coaching changes

    Preseason and in-season

    This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2014. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2014, see 2013 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

    SchoolOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacement
    Nicholls State Charlie Stubbs September 14Resigned [3] Steve Axman (interim) [4]
    Florida A&M Earl Holmes October 29Fired [5] Corey Fuller (interim) [5]

    End of season

    SchoolOutgoing coachDate announcedReasonReplacement
    Nicholls State Steve Axman November 20Resigned [6] Tim Rebowe [7]
    VMI Sparky Woods November 24Fired [8] Scott Wachenheim [9]
    Bethune-Cookman Brian Jenkins December 16Hired by Alabama State [10] Terry Sims [11]
    Florida A&M Corey Fuller December 23Permanent Replacement Alex Wood [12]

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