2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
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Southland co-champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record9–4 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chet Pobolish (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Karl Scott (1st season)
Home stadium Strawberry 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 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pm Jacksonville *No. 3 TSC W 44–33,822
September 67:00 pm Southern Utah *No. 3
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
TSCW 41–147,105
September 137:00 pmat Tulane *No. 3 ESPN3 L 20–3526,358
September 206:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State *No. 3L 23–247,538
September 276:00 pmat Incarnate Word No. 11W 63–73,474
October 43:00 pm Northwestern State No. 11
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (Rivalry)
SLCTV W 30–224,165
October 116:00 pmat Lamar No. 9W 61–347,799
October 187:00 pm Central Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 8
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
TSCW 41–248,766
October 253:00 pmat Stephen F. Austin No. 8SLCTVL 17–2713,881
November 83:00 pm Houston Baptist No. 14
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
TSCW 76–74,158
November 153:00 pmNo. 13 McNeese State No. 10
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
SLCTVW 28–97,012
November 206:00 pmat Nicholls State No. 10 WHNO W 62–35,103
November 291:00 pmat No. 19 Sam Houston State *No. 11ESPN3L 17–214,758

Game summaries

Jacksonville

Jacksonville @ Southeastern Louisiana
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Dolphins03003
#3 Lions2737744

In their first game of the season, the Lions won, 44–3 over the Jacksonville Dolphins. [1]

Southern Utah

Southern Utah @ Southeastern Louisiana
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Thunderbirds077014
#3 Lions101002141

In their second game of the season, the Lions won, 41–14 over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. [2]

@ Tulane

Southeastern Louisiana @ Tulane
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#3 Lions0371020
Green Wave7210735

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
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#3 Lions3701323
Redhawks0107724

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
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#11 Lions141428763
Cardinals07007

In their fifth game of the season, the Lions won, 63–7 over the Incarnate Word Cardinals. [5]

Northwestern State

Northwestern State @ Southeastern Louisiana
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Demons0081422
#11 Lions0617730

In their sixth game of the season, the Lions won, 30–22 over the Northwestern State Demons. [6]

@ Lamar

Southeastern Louisiana @ Lamar
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#9 Lions314172761
Cardinals6714734

In their seventh game of the season, the Lions won, 61–34 over the Lamar Cardinals. [7]

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas @ Southeastern Louisiana
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Bears1007724
#8 Lions14332141

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
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#8 Lions0010717
Lumberjacks71001027

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
1234Total
Huskies70007
#14 Lions1428201476
  • 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

In their tenth game of the season, the Lions won, 76–7 over the Houston Baptist Huskies. [10]

McNeese State

McNeese State @ Southeastern Louisiana
1234Total
#13 Cowboys09009
#10 Lions14001428
  • 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

In their eleventh game of the season, the Lions won, 28–9 over the McNeese State Cowboys. [11]

@ Nicholls State

Southeastern Louisiana @ Nicholls State
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#10 Lions720211462
Colonels30003
  • 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

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
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#11 Lions370717
#19 Bearkats0071421

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
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Coaches 333 (1)4111198815141010912

References

  1. "Bennett Leads SE Louisiana Past Jacksonville 44-3". ESPN . Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. "Southeastern Louisiana Beats Southern Utah 41-14". ESPN . Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. "Lee Leads Tulane to 35-20 Win Over SE Louisiana". ESPN . Associated Press. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. "SE Missouri Tops SE Louisiana 24-23". ESPN . Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Incarnate Word". ESPN . Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  6. "SE Louisiana Holds on for 30-22 Win Over NW State". ESPN . Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  7. "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Lamar". ESPN . Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  8. "SE Louisiana runs away from Cent Arkansas, 41-24". ESPN . Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  9. "Stephen F. Austin knocks off SE Louisiana 27-17". ESPN . Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  10. "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Houston Baptist". ESPN . Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. "Bennett leads SE Louisiana past McNeese State 28-9". ESPN . Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  12. "SE Louisiana rolls past winless Nicholls St 62-3". ESPN . Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  13. 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.
  14. "Sam Houston State advances past SE Louisiana 21-17". ESPN . Associated Press. November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.