2014 Southern Conference football season

Last updated
2014 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
Sport Football
Duration August 28, 2014 – November 22, 2014
Number of teams 8
TV partner(s) SoConTV
American Sports Network
Southern Conference football seasons
2014 Southern Conference football standings
Conf   Overall
Team W L    W L 
#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
As of poll=The Sports Network Poll [1] ; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Southern Conference football season was the 93rd season of college football for the Southern Conference (SoCon) and formed a part of the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

College football collegiate rules version of American/Canadian football, played by student-athletes of American/Canadian colleges and universities

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.

Southern Conference sports league

The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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 National Championship Game on January 10, 2015, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

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It was the first season for two newcomers: the Mercer Bears, who previously played in the Pioneer Football League, and the VMI Keydets, who had an 80-year stint in the SoCon before joining the Big South Conference in 2003. [2] The additions of Mercer and VMI, along with East Tennessee State, who is bringing back football in 2015, replaced the departure of Georgia Southern and Appalachian State who joined the Sun Belt Conference, as well as Elon who left for the Colonial Athletic Association.

Mercer Bears football

The Mercer Bears football program is the intercollegiate football team of Mercer University located in Macon, Georgia, United States. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Southern Conference. The team plays its home games at the 10,200-seat Five Star Stadium on the university's Macon campus. The Bears are coached by Bobby Lamb.

Pioneer Football League football-only athletic conference

The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same complex that also contains the offices of the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference. Unlike most other Division I FCS conferences, the Pioneer League consists of institutions that choose not to award athletic scholarships ("grants-in-aid") to football players.

VMI Keydets football

The VMI Keydets football team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The Keydets compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I FCS, and are coached by Scott Wachenheim, named head coach on December 14, 2014. VMI plays their home contests at 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.

Previous season

In 2013, both Appalachian State and Georgia Southern were ineligible for postseason play due to their transition to the FBS in 2014. Both schools had down years, each going 4–4 in conference play, with Georgia Southern posting a 7–4 overall mark to Appalachian State's 4–8. At the top of the conference was a three-way tie between Chattanooga, Samford, and Furman, who all posted 6–2 conference records. The three schools were declared co-champions, though only Samford and Furman were selected to participate in the FCS tournament.

2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2013 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. This was their last season in the SoCon and in the FCS as they moved to FBS and the Sun Belt Conference in 2014. They would be ineligible for the playoffs.

The 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. This was Georgia Southern's final year in the Southern Conference and the FCS. They joined the FBS and the Sun Belt Conference for the 2014 season. They finished the season 7–4, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the top level of college football in the United States. The FBS is the most competitive subdivision of NCAA Division I, which itself consists of the largest and most competitive schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of 2018, there are 10 conferences and 130 schools in FBS.

Samford, who finished ranked #18 in the coaches poll, was defeated in the second round of the playoffs by Jacksonville State on the road, 55–14. Furman, ranked #22, beat South Carolina State in their opening round game in Orangeburg by a score of 30–20. They were knocked out the following week by North Dakota State, who went on to win their third straight national title.

2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Jacksonville Stat had a record of 11–4 on the season with a 5–3 mark in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated Samford and McNeese State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.

The 2013 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MEAC play to win a share of the MEAC championship with Bethune-Cookman. Due to their loss to Bethune-Cookman, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. However, they did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Furman.

Orangeburg, South Carolina City in South Carolina, United States

Orangeburg, also known as The Garden City, is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2010 United States Census. The city is located 37 miles southeast of Columbia, on the north fork of the Edisto River in the Piedmont area.

Newcomer Mercer finished their tenure in the Pioneer League on a high note, going 10–2 and 6–2 in conference play, narrowly missing out on the playoffs. VMI was 2–10 in 2013, including a 1–4 mark in Big South play, beating Gardner–Webb.

Head coaches

Preseason poll results

First place votes in parentheses

MediaCoaches
PlaceSchoolPointsPlaceSchoolPoints
1Chattanooga (29)2351Chattanooga (6)48
2Furman (1)2032Furman (1)40
3Samford174Samford (1)40
4Wofford1554Wofford30
5Western Carolina1055Western Carolina24
6The Citadel1036The Citadel22
7Mercer677Mercer10
8VMI38VMI10

Rankings

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Chattanooga TSN 14 13 14 15 14 14 13 17 15 14 13 9 9 8 8
C 16 15 17 14 15 14 12 15 14 12 11 9 9 9 8
The Citadel TSN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Furman TSN 18 17 12 21 RV RV RV RV RV - - - - - -
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Wofford TSN RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV - - - -
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Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
August 28 7:00 PM Chattanooga Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 16–20 15,793 [3]
August 28 7:00 PM Reinhardt Mercer Moye ComplexMacon, GA ESPN3 W 45–42 10,027 [4]
August 30 7:00 PM Samford TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX L 14–48 40,094 [5]
August 30 12:30 PM Wofford Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN3 L 19–38 45,403 [6]
August 30 6:00 PMVMI Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA L 38–42 3,124 [7]
August 30 7:00 PM Western Carolina South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN3 L 31–36 31,642 [8]
August 30 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Furman Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC W 13–3 7,533 [9]
August 30 6:00 PM Coastal Carolina The Citadel Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC L 16–31 10,828 [10]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Troy Mitchell Western Carolina Gary Wilkins Furman Al Cobb VMI David Marvin Wofford
Reference: Weekly Release [11]

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 6 3:30 PM VMI Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN3 L 7–48 18,311 [12]
September 6 3:30 PM Brevard College Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC W 45–21 8,929 [13]
September 6 6:00 PM Jacksonville State Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN L 23–26OT 14,285 [14]
September 6 6:00 PM FurmanMercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 FUR 25–20 12,227 [15]
September 6 7:30 PM The Citadel Florida State Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL RSN L 12–37 81,294 [16]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Darius RamseyWestern CarolinaGary WilkinsFurmanJohn Croft HollingsworthFurmanLucas WebbChattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release [17]

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 11 7:30 PM Stillman Samford Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL W 52–0 4,968 [18]
September 13 1:30 PM Davidson VMI Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA W 52–24 4,479 [19]
September 13 3:30 PM Catawba Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 35–17 10,511 [20]
September 13 5:00 PM Chattanooga Austin Peay Governors StadiumClarksville, TN W 42–6 6,883 [21]
September 13 6:00 PM Mercer Stetson Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL W 49–0 3,660 [22]
September 13 7:00 PM Furman Presbyterian Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC WMYA-TV L 7–10 2,321 [23]
September 13 7:00 PM North Greenville Wofford Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC W 42–27 7,392 [24]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Aaron Sanders VMI Daniel Riddle Western Carolina Alex Lakes Mercer Tommy Hudson Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release [25]

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 20 3:00 PM VMISamford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ESPN3 SAM 63–21 4,618 [26]
September 20 6:00 PM The Citadel Charleston Southern Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC L 18–20 7,954 [27]
September 20 6:00 PM Furman South Carolina State Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC L 7–17 9,613 [28]
September 20 6:00 PM Ave Maria Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 42–21 10,173 [29]
September 20 6:00 PM Wofford Gardner–Webb Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC L 36–43 6,450 [30]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Denzel Williams Samford Josh Kimberlin Samford Krondis Larry Samford Chandler Curtis Mercer
Reference: Weekly Release [31]

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 27 1:30 PM MercerVMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA MER 27–24 4,490 [32]
September 27 3:00 PM Western CarolinaFurman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC WCU 35–17 9,789 [33]
September 27 6:00 PM Gardner–Webb The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 37–14 8,573 [34]
September 27 7:00 PM UVA–Wise Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC W 49–15 7,108 [35]
September 27 7:00 PM SamfordChattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN UTC 38–24 8,872 [36]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Spearman Robinson Western Carolina Davis Tull Chattanooga Chandler Curtis Mercer Tommy Hudson Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release [37]

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 4 1:30 PM The CitadelWofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 WOF 17–13 9,259 [38]
October 4 2:00 PM Western Carolina Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC L 14–19 4,007 [39]
October 4 3:00 PM MercerSamford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL SAM 21–18 8,713 [40]
October 4 4:00 PM VMIChattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN UTC 55–7 8,848 [41]
October 4 7:00 PM Coastal Carolina Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 L 31–372OT 7,347 [42]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga Mitchell Jeter The Citadel P. J. Blazejowski Furman Chandler Curtis Mercer
Reference: Weekly Release [43]

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 11 2:00 PM Charlotte The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC W 63–562OT 10,467 [44]
October 11 3:30 PM VMI Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN L 14–51 33,812 [45]
October 11 3:30 PM WoffordWestern Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC ESPN3 WCU 26–14 7,343 [46]
October 11 4:00 PM Austin Peay Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 49–21 8,027 [47]
October 11 4:00 PM Chattanooga Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN SECN L 10–45 93,097 [48]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Aaron Miller The Citadel Christon Gill Western Carolina Cam Jackson The Citadel Detrez Newsome Western Carolina
Reference: Weekly Release [49]

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 18 12:00 PM Furman South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC SECN L 10–41 78,101 [50]
October 18 12:00 PM ChattanoogaThe Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC UTC 34–14 8,037 [51]
October 18 1:30 PM Gardner–Webb VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA L 41–472OT 6,624 [52]
October 18 3:00 PM WoffordSamford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL WOF 24–20 4,157 [53]
October 18 4:00 PM Western CarolinaMercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 WCU 35–21 9,277 [54]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Spearman Robinson Western Carolina Jaleel Lorquet Western Carolina Al Cobb VMI Henrique Ribiero Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release [55]

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 25 12:00 PM MercerChattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN ASN UTC 38–31 10,763 [56]
October 25 1:30 PM VMIWofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC WOF 38–3 8,010 [57]
October 25 1:30 PM SamfordFurman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 SAM 45–0 8,047 [58]
October 25 2:00 PM The CitadelWestern Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC WCU 29–15 13,323 [59]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga Trey Morgan Western Carolina Detrez Newsome Western Carolina Deion Pierre Samford
Reference: Weekly Release [60]

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 1 1:30 PM FurmanVMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 VMI 31–15 3,624 [61]
November 1 2:00 PM ChattanoogaWestern Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC UTC 51–0 8,705 [62]
November 1 3:00 PM Concordia Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL SAM 55–0 4,871 [63]
November 1 4:00 PM The CitadelMercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 CIT 28–26 10,271 [64]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Keon Williams Chattanooga DeVonta Delaney The Citadel Al Cobb VMI Henrique Ribeiro Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release [65]

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 8 1:00 PM WoffordChattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN ESPN3 UTC 31–30 9,692 [66]
November 8 2:00 PM FurmanThe Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC CIT 42–35OT 11,488 [67]
November 8 3:30 PM Western CarolinaSamford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ASN SAM 34–20 4,689 [68]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Aaron Miller The Citadel Justin Cooper Samford P. J. Blazejowski Furman Nick Pollard Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release [69]

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 15 12:00 PM WoffordFurman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 FUR 31–14 6,282 [70]
November 15 1:00 PM SamfordThe Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC SAM 20–17 7,638 [71]
November 15 2:00 PM VMIWestern Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC WCU 42–27 8,339 [72]
November 15 2:30 PM Chattanooga Tennessee Tech Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN W 38–17 4,009 [73]
November 15 4:00 PM Warner Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 56–0 10,000 [74]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Troy Mitchell Western Carolina Justin Cooper Samford P. J. Blazejowski Furman Greg Peranich Samford
Reference: Weekly Release [75]

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 22 1:30 PMMercerWofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC WOF 34–6 7,051 [76]
November 22 1:30 PM The CitadelVMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 CIT 45–25 7,097 [77]
November 22 3:30 PM ChattanoogaFurman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC UTC 45–19 4,377 [78]
November 22 4:00 PM Western Carolina Alabama Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL SECN L 17–48 101,325 [79]
November 22 7:00 PM Samford Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL ESPNU L 7–31 87,451 [80]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga Malik Diggs The Citadel Al Cobb VMI Greg Peranich Samford
Reference: Weekly Release [81]

Records against other conferences

FCS conferences

ConferenceRecord
Big Sky 0–0
Big South 2–7
CAA 0–0
Ivy League 0–0
Independents 1–0
MEAC 0–1
MVFC 0–0
NEC 0–0
OVC 3–1
Patriot 0–1
Pioneer 2–0
Southland 0–0
SWAC 0–0
Total8–10

FBS conferences

ConferenceRecord
American 0–1
ACC 0–1
Big 12 0–1
Independents 0–1
MAC 0–2
SEC 0–2
Total0–8

Attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Total Average% of Capacity
Chattanooga Finley Stadium 20,66814,2858,8728,84810,7639,69252,46010,49251%
The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium 21,00010,8288,57310,4678,03711,4887,63857,0319,50545%
Furman Paladin Stadium 16,0007,5339,7897,3478,0476,2824,37743,3757,22945%
Mercer Moye Complex 10,20010,02712,22710,1738,0279,27710,27110,00070,00210,00098%
Samford Seibert Stadium 6,7004,9684,6188,7134,1574,8714,68932,0165,33680%
VMI Alumni Memorial Field 10,0004,4794,4906,6243,6247,09726,3145,26353%
Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium 13,7428,92910,5117,34313,3238,7058,33957,1509,52569%
Wofford Gibbs Stadium 13,0007,3927,1089,2598,0107,05138,8207,76460%

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