The 2014 East Mississippi Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Mississippi Community College as a member of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) during the 2014 junior college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Buddy Stephens, the Lions compiled a perfect 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games), shut out five consecutive opponents, defeated Iowa Western in the national championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was one of five national championships for East Mississippi, along with the 2011, 2013, 2018, and 2021 teams.[1]
| 2014 East Mississippi Lions football | |
|---|---|
NJCAA championship MACJC champion | |
MACJC championship game, W 19–14 at Copiah–Lincoln | |
NJCAA championship game, W 54-15 vs. Iowa Western | |
| Conference | Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges |
| North Division | |
| Record | 12–0 (6–0 MACJC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Sullivan/Windham Field |
The team played its home games at Sullivan/Windham Field in Scooba, Mississippi.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28 | at Southwest Mississippi* | Summit, MS | W 52–14 | [2] | |||
| September 4 | Copiah–Lincoln* |
| W 46–10 | ||||
| September 11 | at Coahoma | Clarksdale, MS | W 83–7 | ||||
| September 18 | Northeast Mississippi |
| W 65–7 | ||||
| September 25 | at Itawamba | Fulton, MS | W 51–0 | ||||
| October 4 | Jones County* |
| W 55–0 | [3] | |||
| October 9 | Holmes |
| W 49–0 | ||||
| October 16 | at Northwest Mississippi | W 49–0 | |||||
| October 23 | Mississippi Delta |
| W 65–0 | ||||
| November 1 | Mississippi Gulf Coast* |
| W 42–21 | ||||
| November 8 | at Copiah–Lincoln* | Wesson, MS (MACJC championship game) | W 54–15 | [4] | |||
| December 7 | vs. Iowa Western* |
| W 34–17 | [5][6] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "East Mississippi seeks back-to-back national titles". Sun Herald. December 4, 2014. p. 9B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears dominated in opener; Peavey: SMCC better team than one year ago". Enterprise-Journal. August 29, 2014. p. A7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Mississippi 55, Jones County 0: Big first half powers Lions past Bobcats". Hattiesburg American. October 4, 2014. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions look to defend national title". Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 2014. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Mississippi 34, Iowa Western 14: 3rd championship win a special one". Clarion-Ledger. December 8, 2014. p. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kevin White (December 9, 2014). "The One That Got Away: Late drive dooms IWCC with national title on line". The Daily Nonpareil. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2014 EMCC Football Schedule". East Mississippi College. Retrieved April 13, 2024.