2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
American college football season
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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 21–17.
| 2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 17–21 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 14 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–4 (7–1 Southland) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chet Pobolish (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Karl Scott (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Strawberry Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | Jacksonville* | No. 3 | TSC | W 44–3 | 3,822 | |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 3 |
| TSC | W 41–14 | 7,105 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | at Tulane* | No. 3 | ESPN3 | L 20–35 | 26,358 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 3 | L 23–24 | 7,538 | ||
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | No. 11 | W 63–7 | 3,474 | ||
| October 4 | 3:00 pm | Northwestern State | No. 11 |
| SLCTV | W 30–22 | 4,165 |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | at Lamar | No. 9 | W 61–34 | 7,799 | ||
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | No. 8 |
| TSC | W 41–24 | 8,766 |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 8 | SLCTV | L 17–27 | 13,881 | |
| November 8 | 3:00 pm | Houston Baptist | No. 14 |
| TSC | W 76–7 | 4,158 |
| November 15 | 3:00 pm | No. 13 McNeese State | No. 10 |
| SLCTV | W 28–9 | 7,012 |
| November 20 | 6:00 pm | at Nicholls State | No. 10 | WHNO | W 62–3 | 5,103 | |
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Sam Houston State* | No. 11 | ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 4,758 | |
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Game summaries
Jacksonville
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • #3 Lions | 27 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
- Date: August 30
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 3,822
- Television network: Southeastern Channel
In their first game of the season, the Lions won, 44–3 over the Jacksonville Dolphins.[1]
Southern Utah
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • #3 Lions | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
- Date: September 6
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 7,105
- Television network: Southeastern Channel
In their second game of the season, the Lions won, 41–14 over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.[2]
@ Tulane
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #3 Lions | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| • Green Wave | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
- Date: September 13
- Location: Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 26,358
- Television network: ESPN3
In their third game of the season, the Lions lost, 35–20 to the Tulane Green Wave.[3]
@ Southeast Missouri State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #3 Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| • Redhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
- Date: September 20
- Location: Houck Stadium
Cape Girardeau, MO - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 7,538
In their fourth game of the season, the Lions lost, 24–23 to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.[4]
@ Incarnate Word
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #11 Lions | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: September 27
- Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 3,474
In their fifth game of the season, the Lions won, 63–7 over the Incarnate Word Cardinals.[5]
Northwestern State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Demons | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| • #11 Lions | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
- Date: October 4
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 4,165
- Television network: SLCTV
In their sixth game of the season, the Lions won, 30–22 over the Northwestern State Demons.[6]
@ Lamar
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #9 Lions | 3 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 61 |
| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: October 11
- Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 7,799
In their seventh game of the season, the Lions won, 61–34 over the Lamar Cardinals.[7]
Central Arkansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| • #8 Lions | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
- Date: October 18
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 8,766
- Television network: Southeastern Channel
In their eighth game of the season, the Lions won, 41–24 over the Central Arkansas Bears.[8]
@ Stephen F. Austin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #8 Lions | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| • Lumberjacks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
- Date: October 25
- Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX - Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
- Game attendance: 13,881
- Television network: SLCTV
In their ninth game of the season, the Lions lost, 27–17 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.[9]
Houston Baptist
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #14 Lions | 14 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 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
In their tenth game of the season, the Lions won, 76–7 over the Houston Baptist Huskies.[10]
McNeese State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #13 Cowboys | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| • #10 Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 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
In their eleventh game of the season, the Lions won, 28–9 over the McNeese State Cowboys.[11]
@ Nicholls State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #10 Lions | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
| Colonels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
In their twelfth game of the season, the Lions won, 62–3 over the Nicholls State Colonels.[12]
@ Sam Houston State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #11 Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • #19 Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
- Date: November 29
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: 1:04 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:41
- Game attendance: 4,758[13]
- Referee: Ted Pitts
- Television network: ESPN3
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
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| 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 |