2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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.

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
2014 record11–5 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Collins (2nd season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
(Capacity: 12,593)
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
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
As of 19 December 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 232:30 pmat No. 1 Eastern Washington*No. 17ESPNL 35–5610,310
August 306:30 pmAlabama State*No. 17W 51–207,595
September 66:30 pmat No. 12 (FBS) LSU*No. 15SECNL 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 LamarW 42–109,308
October 113:00 pmNo. 5 McNeese State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
SLCTVW 38–228,418
October 183:00 pmat Northwestern StateNo. 24SLCTVL 27–317,895
October 253:00 pmAbilene Christian
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
BSNW 38–217,073
November 13:00 pmvs. No. 24 Stephen F. AustinSLCTVW 42–2826,788
November 86:00 pmat Incarnate WordW 40–193,476
November 153:00 pmat Houston Baptist
FSSWW 76–03,124
November 2212:30 pmCentral ArkansasNo. 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
ESPN2L 3–3518,025

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Game summaries

at Eastern Washington

#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington
1 234Total
#14 Bearkats 0 21014 35
#2 Eagles 7 14728 56
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Alabama State

Alabama State at #14 Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Hornets 7 3100 20
#14 Bearkats 14 24103 51
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at LSU

#15 Sam Houston State at #12 (FBS) LSU
1 234Total
#15 Bearkats 0 000 0
#12 (FBS) Tigers 20 15714 56
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CSU-Pueblo

#2 CSU-Pueblo at #15 Sam Houston State
1 234Total
#2 (D-II) ThunderWolves 14 13173 47
#15 Bearkats 0 0714 21
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at Lamar

Sam Houston State at Lamar
1 234Total
Bearkats 13 6716 42
Cardinals 0 370 10
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McNeese State

#5 McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
#5 Cowboys 0 7015 22
Bearkats 14 7143 38
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at Northwestern State

#24 Sam Houston State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
#24 Bearkats 14 706 27
Demons 7 14010 31
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Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 1407 21
Bearkats 7 1777 38
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Stephen F Austin (Reliant Stadium)

Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State (Battle of the Piney Woods)
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 777 28
Bearkats 7 14147 42
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at Incarnate Word

Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Bearkats 23 737 40
Cardinals 0 1603 19
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at Houston Baptist

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Bearkats 35 20714 76
Huskies 0 000 0
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Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at #23 Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Bears 7 14010 31
#23 Bearkats 14 10140 38
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FCS Playoffs

Southeastern Louisiana (FCS Playoffs First Round)

#11 Southeastern Louisiana at #19 Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Lions 3 707 17
#19 Bearkats 0 0714 21
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at Jacksonville State (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

#19 Sam Houston State at #3 Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#19 Bearkats 7 17130 37
#3 Gamecocks 14 1200 26
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at Villanova (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)

#19 Sam Houston State at #5 Villanova
1 234Total
#19 Bearkats 7 10710 34
#5 Wildcats 13 387 31
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at North Dakota St (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)

#19 Sam Houston State at #2 North Dakota State
1 234Total
#19 Bearkats 0 300 3
#2 Bison 7 01414 35
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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network 17 15 15 25 RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV 23 19 6 
Coaches 14 13 15 25 RV RV RV 25 RV NR RV RV RV 19 6

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.
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