2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Southland Conference Co–Champions
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 FieldCheney, WA (FCS Kickoff) ESPN L 3556   10,310
August 30 6:30 PM Alabama State* #17 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX W 51–20   7,595
September 6 6:30 PM at #12 (FBS) LSU* #15 Tiger StadiumBaton 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 StadiumBeaumont, TX W 42–10   9,308
October 11 3:00 PM #5 McNeese Statedagger Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX SLCTV W 38–22   8,418
October 18 3:00 PM at Northwestern State #24 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, 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 StadiumHouston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods) SLCTV W 42–28   26,788
November 8 6:00 PM at Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan 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 StadiumJacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 37–26   10,832[2]
December 13 12:00 PM at #5 Villanova* #19 Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal) ESPN3 W 34–31   2,333
December 19 7:00 PM at #2 North Dakota State* #19 FargodomeFargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal) ESPN2 L 3–35   18,025
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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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 234Total
#14 Bearkats 0 21014 35
#2 Eagles 7 14728 56

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Alabama State

Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting
Alabama State at #14 Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Hornets 7 3100 20
#14 Bearkats 14 24103 51

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at LSU

Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting
#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

Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting
#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

Overall record Last meeting Result
25–9–1 2013 SHSU, 14–3
Sam Houston State at Lamar
1 234Total
Bearkats 13 6716 42
Cardinals 0 370 10

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McNeese State

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

Overall record Last meeting Result
17–19 2013 SHSU, 44–10
#24 Sam Houston State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
#24 Bearkats 14 706 27
Demons 7 14010 31

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Abilene Christian

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

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 234Total
Wildcats 7 777 28
Bearkats 7 14147 42

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at Incarnate Word

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2013 SHSU, 52–21
Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Bearkats 23 737 40
Cardinals 0 1603 19

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at Houston Baptist

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 SHSU, 74–0
Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Bearkats 35 20714 76
Huskies 0 000 0

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Central Arkansas

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

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

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

Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting
#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)

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2013 NDSU, 39–13
#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. ( ) = 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. 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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