2014 Georgia State Panthers football team

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2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Georgia Southern * $		8	–	0					9	–	3
Louisiana–Lafayette ***		5	–	1					7	–	4
Appalachian State *		6	–	2					7	–	5
Texas State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Arkansas State		5	–	3					7	–	6
South Alabama		5	–	3					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					3	–	9
New Mexico State		1	–	7					2	–	10
Idaho **		1	–	7					1	–	10
Georgia State		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations

The 2014 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by second year head coach Trent Miles and played their home games at the Georgia Dome. The 2014 season was the Panthers' second in the Sun Belt Conference and the first season they were eligible to compete for the Sun Belt title and post season play at the FBS level. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Season at Georgia St	Alma Mater
Trent Miles	Head coach	2	Indiana State (1987)
Harold Etheridge	Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line	2	Western New Mexico (1982)
Jeff Jagodzinski	Offensive Coordinator	2	Wisconsin–Whitewater (1985)
Jesse Minter	Defensive Coordinator	2	Mount St. Joseph (2005)
Luke Huard	Assistant Coach, Quarterbacks	2	North Carolina (2002)
Shannon Jackson	Assistant Coach, Offensive Line	2	Indiana State (2000)
Brock Lough	Graduate Assistant, Running Backs	2	Indiana State (2012)
J. D. Williams	Assistant Coach, Secondary	2	Fresno State (1990)
P. J. Volker	Assistant Coach, Linebackers	2	Mount St. Joseph (2005)
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Schedule

August 277:00 p.m.Abilene Christian*

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPNUW 38–37 10,140 September 62:00 p.m.New Mexico State

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3L 31–34 10,126 September 132:00 p.m.Air Force*

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3L 38–48 16,836 September 206:00 p.m.at Washington*

• Husky Stadium
• Seattle, WA

P12NL 14–45 64,608 October 47:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette

• Cajun Field
• Lafayette, LA

ESPN3L 31–34 24,816 October 112:00 p.m.Arkansas State

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3L 10–52 10,196 October 187:30 p.m.at South Alabama

• Ladd–Peebles Stadium
• Mobile, AL

ESPN3L 27–30 13,186 October 252:00 p.m.Georgia Southern

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA (rivalry)

ESPN3L 31–69 28,427 November 13:30 p.m.at Appalachian State

• Kidd Brewer Stadium
• Boone, NC

ESPN3L 0–44 22,643 November 83:00 p.m.at Troy

• Veterans Memorial Stadium
• Troy, AL

ESPN3L 21–45 16,148 November 223:30 p.m.at Clemson*

• Memorial Stadium
• Clemson, SC

ACCRSNL 0–2877,693 November 292:00 p.m.Texas State

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3L 31–54 14,312

Game Summaries

Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Abilene Christian at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 3 13 14 7 37 • Panthers 7 14 0 17 38 Date: August 27 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Game start: 7:05 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 10,140 Game weather: Dome Referee: Charles Lewis TV announcers (ESPNU): Ryan Ruocco & Charles Arbuckle Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:58 ACU 25-yard field goal by Nik Grau ACU 3–0 1 2:31 GSU Joel Ruiz 34-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick good GSU 7–3 2 12:00 GSU Jonathan Lytle 2-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good GSU 14–3 2 7:31 ACU 42-yard field goal by Grau GSU 14–6 2 3:52 ACU Cedric Gilbert 60-yard touchdown reception from Parker McKenzie, Grau kick good GSU 14–13 2 1:11 ACU 33-yard field goal by Grau ACU 16–14 2 0:14 GSU Avery Sweeting 41-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good GSU 21–16 3 6:27 ACU Jamie Walker 23-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ACU 23–21 3 1:41 ACU Jace Hudson 24-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ACU 30–21 4 10:42 GSU Lynquez Blair 27-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good ACU 30–28 4 6:36 ACU Cade Stone 7-yard touchdown reception from McKenzie, Grau kick good ASU 37–28 4 4:31 GSU Ruiz 9-yard touchdown reception from Arbuckle, Lutz kick good ASU 37–35 4 0:04 GSU 26-yard field goal by Lutz GCU 38–37

New Mexico State

See also: New Mexico State Aggies football and 2014 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

New Mexico State at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total • Aggies 0 10 7 17 34 Panthers 10 7 7 7 31 Date: September 6 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Game start: 2:05 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 10,126 Game weather: Dome Referee: Tony Backert TV announcers (ESPN3): Charlie Neal & Wayne Gandy Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:20 GSU Donovan Harden 68-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Wil Lutz kick good GSU 7–0 1 2:01 GSU 38-yard field goal by Lutz GSU 10–0 2 11:40 GSU Krysten Hammon, 8-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good GSU 17–0 2 4:15 NMSU 41-yard field goal by Johnson GSU 17–3 2 3:15 NMSU Rodney Bulter 50-yard touchdown interception from Nick Arbuckle, Johnson kick good GSU 17–10 3 14:00 GSU 45-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good GSU 24–10 3 9:21 NMSU Morgan 26-yard touchdown reception from Rogers, Johnson kick good GSU 21 –17 4 14:16 NMSU 30-yard field goal by Johnson GSU 24–20 4 8:04 NMSU Joseph Matthews 5-yard touchdown reception from Rogers, Johnson kick good NMSU 24–27 4 2:30 GSU Nick Arbuckle 1-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good GSU 31–27 4 0:15 NMSU Morgan 11-yard touchdown reception from Rogers, Johnson kick good NMSU 31–34

Air Force

See also: Air Force Falcons football and 2014 Air Force Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Air Force at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 14 17 7 10 48 Panthers 0 10 14 14 38 Date: September 13 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Game start: 2:05 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 16,836 Game weather: Dome Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenny & Rocky Boiman Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:06 AFA Jacobi Ownes 2-yard touchdown run, Conant kick good AFA 7–0 1 5:17 AFA Garrett Brown 37-yard touchdown reception from Kale Pearson, Conant kick good AFA 14–0 2 12:49 GSU Kyler Neal 25-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good AFA 14–7 2 9:05 AFA Jacobi Ownes 7-yard touchdown run, Conant kick good GSU 21–7 2 4:21 AFA Kale Pearson 1-yard touchdown run, Conant kick good GSU 28–7 2 1:03 GSU 33-yard field goal by Wil Lutz AFA 28–10 2 0:00 AFA 26-yard field goal by Will Conant GSU 31–10 3 8:31 GSU Lynquez Blair 15-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Lutz kick good ACU 31–17 3 6:47 AFA Kale Pearson 1-yard touchdown run, Conant kick good AFA 38–17 3 1:50 GSU Nick Arbuckle 1-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good AFA 38–24 4 12:38 AFA Garrett Brown 37-yard touchdown reception from Kale Pearson, Conant kick good AFA 45–24 4 10:34 GSU Lynquez Blair 13-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Lutz kick good AFA 45–31 4 5:31 AFA 41-yard field goal by Will Conant GCU 38–37 4 4:57 GSU Duvall Smith 2-yard touchdown run, Lutz kick good AFA 48–38

Washington

See also: Washington Huskies football and 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Georgia State at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 14 0 0 14 • Huskies 0 0 21 24 45 Date: September 20 Location: Husky Stadium Seattle, Washington Game start: 3:07 PM PDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 64,608 Game weather: Clear Referee: Michael Batlan TV announcers (P12N): Anthony Long & JB Herron Sources:

Scoring summary 2 13:47 GSU Keith Rucker 2-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Lutz kick good GSU 7–0 2 0:47 GSU Robert Davis 9-yard touchdown reception from Nick Arbuckle, Lutz kick good GSU 14–0 3 11:35 WASH Jeff Lindquist 9-yard touchdown run, Van Winkle kick good GSU 14–7 3 3:52 WASH Kendyl Taylor 10-yard touchdown reception from Cyler Miles, Van Winkle kick good 14–14 3 2:25 WASH Kasen Williams 3-yard touchdown reception from Cyler Miles, Van Winkle kick good WASH 21–14 4 12:10 WASH Jaydon Mickens 9-yard touchdown reception from Cyler Miles, Van Winkle kick good WASH 28–14 4 9:03 WASH Jeff Lindquist 14-yard touchdown run, Van Winkle kick good WASH 35–14 4 8:31 WASH John Timu 35-yard touchdown interception from Nick Arbuckle, Van Winkle kick good ACU 42–14 4 4:57 WASH 25-yard field goal by C. Van Winkle AFA 45–14