2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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 17–21.

2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 12
2014 record9–4 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
(Capacity: 7,408)
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 307:00 pmJacksonville*No. 3
TSCW 44–33,822
September 67:00 pmSouthern Utah*No. 3
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
TSCW 41–147,105
September 137:00 pmat Tulane*No. 3
ESPN3L 20–3526,358
September 206:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State*No. 3
L 23–247,538
September 276:00 pmat Incarnate WordNo. 11
W 63–73,474
October 43:00 pmNorthwestern StateNo. 11
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (Rivalry)
SLCTVW 30–224,165
October 116:00 pmat LamarNo. 9
W 61–347,799
October 187:00 pmCentral ArkansasNo. 8
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
TSCW 41–248,766
October 253:00 pmat Stephen F. AustinNo. 8
SLCTVL 17–2713,881
November 83:00 pmHouston BaptistNo. 14
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
TSCW 76–74,158
November 153:00 pmNo. 13 McNeese StateNo. 10
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
SLCTVW 28–97,012
November 206:00 pmat Nicholls StateNo. 10
WHNOW 62–35,103
November 291:00 pmat No. 19 Sam Houston State*No. 11
ESPN3L 17–214,758

Game summaries

Jacksonville
Jacksonville @ Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Dolphins 0 300 3
• #3 Lions 27 377 44
See also: 2014 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

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

Southern Utah
Southern Utah @ Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 0 770 14
• #3 Lions 10 10021 41
See also: 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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

@ Tulane
Southeastern Louisiana @ Tulane
1 234Total
#3 Lions 0 3710 20
• Green Wave 7 2107 35
See also: 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team

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
1 234Total
#3 Lions 3 7013 23
• Redhawks 0 1077 24
See also: 2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

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
1 234Total
• #11 Lions 14 14287 63
Cardinals 0 700 7
See also: 2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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

Northwestern State
Northwestern State @ Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Demons 0 0814 22
• #11 Lions 0 6177 30
See also: 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

@ Lamar
Southeastern Louisiana @ Lamar
1 234Total
• #9 Lions 3 141727 61
Cardinals 6 7147 34
See also: 2014 Lamar Cardinals football team

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

Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas @ Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Bears 10 077 24
• #8 Lions 14 3321 41
See also: 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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
1 234Total
#8 Lions 0 0107 17
• Lumberjacks 7 10010 27
See also: 2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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
1 234Total
Huskies 7 000 7
• #14 Lions 14 282014 76
  • 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
See also: 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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

McNeese State
McNeese State @ Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
#13 Cowboys 0 900 9
• #10 Lions 14 0014 28
  • 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
See also: 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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

@ Nicholls State
Southeastern Louisiana @ Nicholls State
1 234Total
• #10 Lions 7 202114 62
Colonels 3 000 3
  • 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
See also: 2014 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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
1 234Total
#11 Lions 3 707 17
• #19 Bearkats 0 0714 21
See also: 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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
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 3 3 3 3 11 11 9 8 8 15 14 10 10 11 14 
Coaches 3 3 3 (1) 4 11 11 9 8 8 15 14 10 10 9 12

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. 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. 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. 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.
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