2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
SHSU block logo.svg
Southland co-champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record11–5 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Phil Longo (1st season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Mike Collins (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Brad Sherrod (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Bowers Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

The 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by first-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–5, 7–1 in Southland play to finish in a share of the Southland Conference title. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Southeastern Louisiana, Jacksonville State, and Villanova to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to North Dakota State. But, along the way they lost to eventual D-2 Champion CSU-Pueblo.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 232:30 pmat No. 1 Eastern Washington *No. 17 ESPN L 35–5610,310
August 306:30 pm Alabama State *No. 17W 51–207,595
September 66:30 pmat No. 12 (FBS) LSU *No. 15 SECN L 0–56100,338
September 136:30 pmNo. 2 (D-II) CSU–Pueblo *No. 15
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
BSNL 21–479,678
September 277:00 pmat Lamar W 42–109,308
October 113:00 pmNo. 5 McNeese State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
SLCTV W 38–228,418
October 183:00 pmat Northwestern State No. 24SLCTVL 27–317,895
October 253:00 pm Abilene Christian
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
BSNW 38–217,073
November 13:00 pmvs. No. 24 Stephen F. Austin SLCTVW 42–2826,788
November 86:00 pmat Incarnate Word W 40–193,476
November 153:00 pmat Houston Baptist
FSSW W 76–03,124
November 2212:30 pm Central Arkansas No. 23
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
SLCTVW 38–315,717
November 291:00 pmNo. 11 Southeastern Louisiana *No. 19
ESPN3W 21–174,758 [1]
December 61:00 pmat No. 3 Jacksonville State *No. 19
ESPN3W 37–2610,832 [2]
December 1312:00 pmat No. 5 Villanova *No. 19
ESPN3W 34–312,333
December 197:00 pmat No. 2 North Dakota State *No. 19
ESPN2 L 3–3518,025

[3]

Game summaries

At No. 1 Eastern Washington

No. 17 Sam Houston State at No. 1 Eastern Washington
1234Total
No. 17 Bearkats02101435
No. 1 Eagles71472856
Sources: [4]
StatisticsSHSUEWU
First downs2337
Total yards542624
Rushing yards225317
Passing yards317307
Turnovers21
Time of possession24:1235:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson31/53, 317 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKeshawn Hill17 rushes, 133 yards, TD
ReceivingYedidiah Louis10 receptions, 89 yards
Eastern WashingtonPassing Vernon Adams 26/48, 302 yards, 4 TD, INT
RushingQuincy Forte23 rushes, 152 yards
ReceivingShaq Hill4 receptions, 77 yards

Alabama State

Alabama State at No. 17 Sam Houston State
1234Total
Hornets7310020
No. 17 Bearkats142410351
Sources:
StatisticsALSTSHSU
First downs1734
Total yards402685
Rushing yards141289
Passing yards261396
Turnovers11
Time of possession19:5240:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Alabama StatePassingDaniel Duhart17/32, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingMalcolm Cyrus13 rushes, 83 yards
ReceivingDeMario Bell4 receptions, 134 yards, TD
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson31/46, 386 yards, 3 TD
RushingDonavan Williams12 rushes, 83 yards, TD
ReceivingKeshawn Hill3 receptions, 126 yards, TD

At No. 12 (FBS) LSU

No. 15 Sam Houston State at No. 12 (FBS) LSU
1234Total
No. 15 Bearkats00000
No. 12 (FBS) Tigers201571456
Sources:
StatisticsSHSULSU
First downs1427
Total yards206584
Rushing yards50334
Passing yards156250
Turnovers31
Time of possession24:5735:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson8/25, 142 yards, 2 INT
RushingDonavan Williams9 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingYedidiah Louis4 receptions, 102 yards
LSUPassing Anthony Jennings 7/13, 188 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Leonard Fournette 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Travin Dural 3 receptions, 140 yards, 3 TD

No. 2 (D-II) CSU Pueblo

No. 2 (D-II) CSU Pueblo at No. 15 Sam Houston State
1234Total
No. 2 (D-II) ThunderWolves141317347
No. 15 Bearkats0071421
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 9,678
  • Television network: BSN
Sources:
StatisticsCSUPSHSU
First downs2017
Total yards446231
Rushing yards18785
Passing yards259146
Turnovers02
Time of possession36:5423:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CSU PuebloPassing Chris Bonner 20/32, 255 yards, 3 TD
RushingCameron McDondle14 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Paul Browning 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Sam Houston StatePassingDon King III5/7, 74 yards, TD, INT
RushingKeshawn Hill12 rushes, 55 yards, TD
ReceivingLaDarius Brown3 receptions, 47 yards

At Lamar

Sam Houston State at Lamar
1234Total
Bearkats13671642
Cardinals037010
Sources:
StatisticsSHSULAM
First downs2318
Total yards441345
Rushing yards268101
Passing yards173244
Turnovers04
Time of possession29:4830:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson18/34, 164 yards, TD
RushingJalen Overstreet9 rushes, 132 yards, TD
ReceivingDerreck Edwards4 receptions, 52 yards
LamarPassingCaleb Berry21/36, 244 yards, TD, INT
RushingCarl Harris9 rushes, 76 yards
ReceivingDevonn Brown5 receptions, 88 yards

No. 5 McNeese State

No. 5 McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1234Total
No. 5 Cowboys0701522
Bearkats14714338
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 8,418
  • Television network: SLCTV
Sources:
StatisticsMCNSSHSU
First downs1618
Total yards298486
Rushing yards209294
Passing yards89192
Turnovers02
Time of possession32:3827:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
McNeese StatePassingDaniel Sams11/25, 84 yards, TD
RushingDaniel Sams20 rushes, 130 yards, TD
ReceivingDavid Bush2 receptions, 21 yards
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson15/29, 192 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJared Johnson11 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingYedidiah Louis5 receptions, 65 yards, TD

At Northwestern State

No. 24 Sam Houston State at Northwestern State
1234Total
No. 24 Bearkats1470627
Demons71401031
Sources:
StatisticsSHSUNWST
First downs2030
Total yards432482
Rushing yards347186
Passing yards85296
Turnovers33
Time of possession24:4135:19
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson8/22, 85 yards, INT
RushingKeshawn Hill17 rushes, 198 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingYedidiah Louis2 receptions, 25 yards
Northwestern StatePassingZach Adkins22/35, 296 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
RushingGarrett Atzenweiler18 rushes, 68 yards
ReceivingTuff McClain5 receptions, 102 yards, TD

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
1234Total
Wildcats0140721
Bearkats7177738
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 7,073
  • Television network: BSN
Sources:
StatisticsACUSHSU
First downs2020
Total yards445452
Rushing yards31175
Passing yards414277
Turnovers40
Time of possession29:0530:55
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Abilene ChristianPassingParker McKenzie29/44, 385 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingDe'Andre Brown9 rushes, 20 yards, TD
ReceivingCedric Gilbert8 receptions, 98 yards
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson26/34, 277 yards, TD
RushingJared Johnson15 rushes, 86 yards
ReceivingYedidiah Louis8 receptions, 82 yards

Vs. No. 24 Stephen F. Austin

No. 24 Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (Battle of the Piney Woods)
1234Total
No. 24 Lumberjacks777728
Bearkats71414742
Sources:
StatisticsSFASHSU
First downs2817
Total yards516486
Rushing yards250357
Passing yards266129
Turnovers22
Time of possession41:2618:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Stephen F. AustinPassingZach Conque34/51, 266 yards, INT
RushingGus Johnson24 rushes, 148 yards, TD
ReceivingD. J. Ward12 receptions, 80 yards
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson6/17, 129 yards
RushingKeshawn Hill14 rushes, 154 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingYedidiah Louis1 reception, 44 yards

At Incarnate Word

Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word
1234Total
Bearkats2373740
Cardinals0160319
Sources:
StatisticsSHSUUIW
First downs2418
Total yards377271
Rushing yards18958
Passing yards188213
Turnovers31
Time of possession31:3428:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson13/20, 188 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingKeshawn Hill15 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingYedidiah Louis3 receptions, 59 yards
Incarnate WordPassingJordon Scelfo21/38, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJunior Sessions15 rushes, 52 yards
ReceivingJordan Hicks5 receptions, 59 yards

At Houston Baptist

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
1234Total
Bearkats352071476
Huskies00000
Sources:
StatisticsSHSUHBU
First downs3410
Total yards823177
Rushing yards601135
Passing yards22242
Turnovers02
Time of possession30:0129:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingDon King III8/12, 121 yards
RushingDonavan Williams13 rushes, 212 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingGrant Finney2 receptions, 48 yards
Houston BaptistPassingKa'Darius Baker7/22, 42 yards, 2 INT
RushingB. J. Kelly12 rushes, 70 yards
ReceivingDarian Lazard3 receptions, 17 yards

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at No. 23 Sam Houston State
1234Total
Bears71401031
No. 23 Bearkats141014038
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 12:30 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 5,717
  • Television network: SLCTV
Sources:
StatisticsUCASHSU
First downs2229
Total yards450527
Rushing yards107336
Passing yards343191
Turnovers12
Time of possession26:4033:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central ArkansasPassingRyan Howard26/44, 324 yards, 4 TD
RushingWillie Mathews8 rushes, 59 yards
ReceivingDezmin Lewis8 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson17/28, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingKeshawn Hill32 rushes, 242 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingLaDarius Brown4 receptions, 106 yards, TD

FCS Playoffs

No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana (FCS Playoffs First Round)

No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana at No. 19 Sam Houston State
1234Total
No. 11 Lions370717
No. 19 Bearkats0071421
Sources:
StatisticsSELASHSU
First downs2113
Total yards305269
Rushing yards124150
Passing yards181119
Turnovers14
Time of possession34:3625:24
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeastern LouisianaPassing Bryan Bennett 17/48, 181 yards
RushingKody Sutton13 rushes, 42 yards
ReceivingDevante Scott5 receptions, 53 yards
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson12/32, 119 yards, 2 INT
RushingJared Johnson17 rushes, 63 yards
ReceivingLaDarius Brown3 receptions, 51 yards

At No. 3 Jacksonville State (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

No. 19 Sam Houston State at No. 3 Jacksonville State
1234Total
No. 19 Bearkats71713037
No. 3 Gamecocks14120026
Sources:
StatisticsSHSUJVST
First downs2522
Total yards402513
Rushing yards241260
Passing yards161253
Turnovers02
Time of possession31:2428:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson13/19, 161 yards, 3 TD
RushingJared Johnson18 rushes, 85 yards, TD
ReceivingLaDarius Brown4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD
Jacksonville StatePassing Eli Jenkins 12/24, 253 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingDaMarcus James19 rushes, 128 yards, TD
ReceivingAnthony Johnson4 receptions, 74 yards

At No. 5 Villanova (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)

No. 19 Sam Houston State at No. 5 Villanova
1234Total
No. 19 Bearkats71071034
No. 5 Wildcats1338731
Sources:
StatisticsSHSUNOVA
First downs2223
Total yards454514
Rushing yards151286
Passing yards303228
Turnovers00
Time of possession30:3029:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson22/27, 303 yards, 3 TD
RushingKeshawn Hill20 rushes, 75 yards
ReceivingLaDarius Brown6 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD
VillanovaPassingChris Polony13/24, 228 yards, TD
RushingKevin Monangai27 rushes, 166 yards, TD
ReceivingPoppy Livers4 receptions, 96 yards, TD

At No. 2 North Dakota State (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)

No. 19 Sam Houston State at No. 2 North Dakota State
1234Total
No. 19 Bearkats03003
No. 2 Bison70141435
Sources:
StatisticsSHSUNDSU
First downs1918
Total yards338398
Rushing yards106219
Passing yards232179
Turnovers11
Time of possession28:0131:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sam Houston StatePassingJared Johnson20/31, 227 yards, INT
RushingJared Johnson25 rushes, 66 yards
ReceivingYedidiah Louis6 receptions, 62 yards
North Dakota StatePassing Carson Wentz 13/19, 179 yards, TD, INT
Rushing John Crockett 26 rushes, 166 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingJohn Crockett2 receptions, 66 yards

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network 17151525RVRVRV24RVRVRVRV23196
Coaches 14131525RVRVRV25RVRVRVRV196

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Kats advance with 37-26 win at Jax State". Sam Houston State University. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. "Football - Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. "#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 23, 2014.