2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
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)
Head coach	Ron Roberts (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Chet Pobolish (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Karl Scott (1st season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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 Southland Conference football standings
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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

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Jacksonville*	No. 3	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	TSC	W 44–3	3,822
September 6	7:00 pm	Southern Utah*	No. 3	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	TSC	W 41–14	7,105
September 13	7:00 pm	at Tulane*	No. 3	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 20–35	26,358
September 20	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State*	No. 3	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		L 23–24	7,538
September 27	6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	No. 11	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX		W 63–7	3,474
October 4	3:00 pm	Northwestern State	No. 11	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Rivalry)	SLCTV	W 30–22	4,165
October 11	6:00 pm	at Lamar	No. 9	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 61–34	7,799
October 18	7:00 pm	Central Arkansas	No. 8	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	TSC	W 41–24	8,766
October 25	3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 8	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	SLCTV	L 17–27	13,881
November 8	3:00 pm	Houston Baptist	No. 14	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	TSC	W 76–7	4,158
November 15	3:00 pm	No. 13 McNeese State	No. 10	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SLCTV	W 28–9	7,012
November 20	6:00 pm	at Nicholls State	No. 10	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	WHNO	W 62–3	5,103
November 29	1:00 pm	at No. 19 Sam Houston State*	No. 11	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 17–21	4,758
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Jacksonville

Jacksonville @ Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Southern Utah @ Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Southeastern Louisiana @ Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
#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

Southeastern Louisiana @ Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#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

Southeastern Louisiana @ Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #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

Northwestern State @ Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Southeastern Louisiana @ Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #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

Central Arkansas @ Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Southeastern Louisiana @ Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
#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

Houston Baptist @ Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

McNeese State @ Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#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

Southeastern Louisiana @ Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #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

Southeastern Louisiana @ Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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

^ "Bennett Leads SE Louisiana Past Jacksonville 44-3". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
^ "Southeastern Louisiana Beats Southern Utah 41-14". ESPN. Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
^ "Lee Leads Tulane to 35-20 Win Over SE Louisiana". ESPN. Associated Press. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
^ "SE Missouri Tops SE Louisiana 24-23". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Incarnate Word". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ "SE Louisiana Holds on for 30-22 Win Over NW State". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Lamar". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
^ "SE Louisiana runs away from Cent Arkansas, 41-24". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ "Stephen F. Austin knocks off SE Louisiana 27-17". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ "Southeastern Louisiana vs. Houston Baptist". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
^ "Bennett leads SE Louisiana past McNeese State 28-9". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
^ "SE Louisiana rolls past winless Nicholls St 62-3". ESPN. Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ 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.
^ "Sam Houston State advances past SE Louisiana 21-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

[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. Archived from the original on October 22, 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. Archived from the original on October 21, 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. Archived from the original on November 10, 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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