American college football season
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 17–21.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:00 pm Jacksonville * No. 3 TSC W 44–33,822
September 6 7:00 pm Southern Utah * No. 3 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA TSC W 41–147,105
September 13 7:00 pm at Tulane * No. 3 ESPN3 L 20–3526,358
September 20 6:00 pm at Southeast Missouri State * No. 3 L 23–247,538
September 27 6:00 pm at Incarnate Word No. 11 W 63–73,474
October 4 3:00 pm Northwestern State No. 11 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Rivalry ) SLCTV W 30–224,165
October 11 6:00 pm at Lamar No. 9 W 61–347,799
October 18 7:00 pm Central Arkansas No. 8 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA TSC W 41–248,766
October 25 3:00 pm at Stephen F. Austin No. 8 SLCTV L 17–2713,881
November 8 3:00 pm Houston Baptist No. 14 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA TSC W 76–74,158
November 15 3:00 pm No. 13 McNeese State No. 10 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA SLCTV W 28–97,012
November 20 6:00 pm at Nicholls State No. 10 WHNO W 62–35,103
November 29 1:00 pm at No. 19 Sam Houston State * No. 11 ESPN3 L 17–214,758
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 8Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 4,158Game weather: Temp: 68 Wind: N6 Weather: ClearReferee: Ross SmithTelevision 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 15Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 7,012Game weather: Temperature: 58, Wind: E1, Weather: ClearReferee: Kevin MarTV 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 20Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:17Game attendance: 5,103Game weather: Temperature: 59, Wind: SE 5 mph, Weather: ClearReferee: Ross SmithTelevision 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 29Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 1:04 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:41Game attendance: 4,758[13] Referee: Ted PittsTelevision 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 movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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. 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. 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. 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 .
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