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 coordinatorBrad Sherrod (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Bowers Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
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

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.

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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

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Game summaries

At Eastern Washington

#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington
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#14 Bearkats02101435
#2 Eagles71472856
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Alabama State

Alabama State at #14 Sam Houston State
1234Total
Hornets7310020
#14 Bearkats142410351
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At LSU

#15 Sam Houston State at #12 (FBS) LSU
1234Total
#15 Bearkats00000
#12 (FBS) Tigers201571456
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CSU-Pueblo

#2 CSU-Pueblo at #15 Sam Houston State
1234Total
#2 (D-II) ThunderWolves141317347
#15 Bearkats0071421
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At Lamar

Sam Houston State at Lamar
1234Total
Bearkats13671642
Cardinals037010
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McNeese State

#5 McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1234Total
#5 Cowboys0701522
Bearkats14714338
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At Northwestern State

#24 Sam Houston State at Northwestern State
1234Total
#24 Bearkats1470627
Demons71401031
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Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
1234Total
Wildcats0140721
Bearkats7177738
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Stephen F Austin (Reliant Stadium)

Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State (Battle of the Piney Woods)
1234Total
Wildcats777728
Bearkats71414742
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At Incarnate Word

Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word
1234Total
Bearkats2373740
Cardinals0160319
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At Houston Baptist

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
1234Total
Bearkats352071476
Huskies00000
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Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at #23 Sam Houston State
1234Total
Bears71401031
#23 Bearkats141014038
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FCS Playoffs

Southeastern Louisiana (FCS Playoffs First Round)

#11 Southeastern Louisiana at #19 Sam Houston State
1234Total
Lions370717
#19 Bearkats0071421
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At Jacksonville State (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

#19 Sam Houston State at #3 Jacksonville State
1234Total
#19 Bearkats71713037
#3 Gamecocks14120026
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At Villanova (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)

#19 Sam Houston State at #5 Villanova
1234Total
#19 Bearkats71071034
#5 Wildcats1338731
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At North Dakota St (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)

#19 Sam Houston State at #2 North Dakota State
1234Total
#19 Bearkats03003
#2 Bison70141435
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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Coaches 14131525RVRVRV25RVRVRVRV196

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