2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Southland Conference Co–Champions
FCS Playoffs Semifinals vs North Dakota State, L 35–3
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#6
FCS Coaches	#6
2014 record	11–5 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium (Capacity: 12,593)

2014 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1		11	–	5
#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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	2:30 PM	at #1 Eastern Washington*	#17	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	L 35–56	10,310
August 30	6:30 PM	Alabama State*	#17	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		W 51–20	7,595
September 6	6:30 PM	at #12 (FBS) LSU*	#15	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	L 0–56	100,338
September 13	6:30 PM	#2 (D-II) CSU–Pueblo*	#15	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	BSN	L 21–47	9,678
September 27	7:00 PM	at Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 42–10	9,308
October 11	3:00 PM	#5 McNeese State		Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	SLCTV	W 38–22	8,418
October 18	3:00 PM	at Northwestern State	#24	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	SLCTV	L 27–31	7,895
October 25	3:00 PM	Abilene Christian		Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	BSN	W 38–21	7,073
November 1	3:00 PM	vs. #24 Stephen F. Austin		Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	SLCTV	W 42–28	26,788
November 8	6:00 PM	at Incarnate Word		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX		W 40–19	3,476
November 15	3:00 PM	at Houston Baptist		Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	FSSW	W 76–0	3,124
November 22	12:30 PM	Central Arkansas	#23	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	SLCTV	W 38–31	5,717
November 29	1:00 PM	#11 Southeastern Louisiana*	#19	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 21–17	4,758^[1]
December 6	1:00 PM	at #3 Jacksonville State*	#19	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 37–26	10,832^[2]
December 13	12:00 PM	at #5 Villanova*	#19	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	W 34–31	2,333
December 19	7:00 PM	at #2 North Dakota State*	#19	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 3–35	18,025
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[3]

Game summaries

at Eastern Washington

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2013	SHSU, 49–34

#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Bearkats	0	21	0	14	35
• #2 Eagles	7	14	7	28	56

Date: August 23
Location: Roos Field
Cheney, WA
Game start: 12:35 PM PST
Elapsed time: 3:57
Game attendance: 10,310
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, winds NE at 8mph
Referee: Gregg Wilson
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Collin Cowherd, & Jessica Mendoza

Sources:^[4]

Scoring summary

1	6:35	EWU	Blair Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Vernon Adams, Roldan Alcobendas kick good	EWU 7–0

2	14:51	SHSU	Keshawn Hill 79-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	Tied 7–7

2	14:34	SHSU	Interception returned 55 yards for touchdown by Trenier Orr, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 14–7

2	12:04	EWU	Kendrick Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 14–14

2	10:53	SHSU	Jared Johnson 53-yard touchdown run, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 21–14

2	6:33	EWU	Jalen Moore 34-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 21–21

3	9:28	EWU	Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 28–21

4	14:50	EWU	Zach Wimberly 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 35–21

4	12:21	SHSU	Derreck Edwards 6-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 35–28

4	8:44	EWU	Cooper Kupp 5-yard touchdown reception from Jordan West, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 42–28

4	5:14	SHSU	Shane Young 1-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 42–35

4	3:13	EWU	Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 49–35

4	0:31	EWU	Moore 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 56–35

Alabama State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Alabama State at #14 Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	10	0	20
• #14 Bearkats	14	24	10	3	51

Date: August 30
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game attendance: 7,595

Sources:

at LSU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

CSU-Pueblo

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

#2 CSU-Pueblo at #15 Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 (D-II) ThunderWolves	14	13	17	3	47
#15 Bearkats	0	0	7	14	21

Date: September 13
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 9,678
Television network: BSN

Sources:

at Lamar

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–9–1	2013	SHSU, 14–3

Sam Houston State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearkats	13	6	7	16	42
Cardinals	0	3	7	0	10

Date: September 27
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 9,308

Sources:

McNeese State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–25–1	2013	MCNEESE, 31–23

#5 McNeese State at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cowboys	0	7	0	15	22
• Bearkats	14	7	14	3	38

Date: October 11
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 8,418
Television network: SLCTV

Sources:

at Northwestern State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–19	2013	SHSU, 44–10

#24 Sam Houston State at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Bearkats	14	7	0	6	27
• Demons	7	14	0	10	31

Date: October 18
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 7,895
Television network: SLCTV

Sources:

Abilene Christian

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–12	1984	SHSU, 10–6

Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	14	0	7	21
• Bearkats	7	17	7	7	38

Date: October 25
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 7,073
Television network: BSN

Sources:

Stephen F Austin (Reliant Stadium)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–35–2	2013	SHSU, 56–49

Stephen F. Austin vs Sam Houston State (Battle of the Piney Woods)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	7	28
• Bearkats	7	14	14	7	42

Date: November 1
Location: Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 26,788
Television network: SLCTV

Sources:

at Incarnate Word

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	SHSU, 52–21

Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearkats	23	7	3	7	40
Cardinals	0	16	0	3	19

Date: November 8
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 3,476

Sources:

at Houston Baptist

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	SHSU, 74–0

Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearkats	35	20	7	14	76
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 15
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 3,124
Television network: SLCTV

Sources:

Central Arkansas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2013	UCA, 49–31

Central Arkansas at #23 Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	0	10	31
• #23 Bearkats	14	10	14	0	38

Date: November 22
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 12:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 5,717
Television network: SLCTV

Sources:

FCS Playoffs

Southeastern Louisiana (FCS Playoffs First Round)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–6	2013 FCS Playoffs	SELA, 30–29

#11 Southeastern Louisiana at #19 Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	7	0	7	17
• #19 Bearkats	0	0	7	14	21

Date: November 29
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 4,758
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

at Jacksonville State (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2002	JSU, 28–22

#19 Sam Houston State at #3 Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #19 Bearkats	7	17	13	0	37
#3 Gamecocks	14	12	0	0	26

Date: December 6
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 10,832
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

at Villanova (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

#19 Sam Houston State at #5 Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #19 Bearkats	7	10	7	10	34
#5 Wildcats	13	3	8	7	31

Date: December 13
Location: Villanova Stadium
Villanova, PA
Game start: 12:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 2,333
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

at North Dakota St (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2013	NDSU, 39–13

#19 Sam Houston State at #2 North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Bearkats	0	3	0	0	3
• #2 Bison	7	0	14	14	35

Date: December 19
Location: Fargodome
Fargo, ND
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,025
Television network: ESPN2

Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

↑ Lenz, John (November 29, 2014). "Sam Knocks Lions Out of Postseason". Daily Star (Hammond). p. 1B. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
↑ "Kats advance with 37-26 win at Jax State". Sam Houston State University. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
↑ "Football - Schedule". Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
↑ "#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Venues	Bowers Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Piney Woods (Stephen F. Austin)

Culture & lore	Sammy Bearkat "Bearkat Fight Song" Bearkat Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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