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 as DC, 3rd overall) season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
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

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.

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

Jacksonville[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.

[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. 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. 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. 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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v t e Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Venues	Strawberry Stadium (1936–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Louisiana: Cypress Mug Nicholls: River Bell Classic Northwestern State
Culture & lore	The Spirit of the Southland Roomie the Lion
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Hollis "Roomie" Wilson
Seasons	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986–2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southland Conference football champions
College Division	Lamar Tech (1964) Lamar Tech (1965) Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966) Texas–Arlington (1967) Arkansas State (1968) Arkansas State (1969) Arkansas State (1970) Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971) Louisiana Tech (1972)
Division II	Louisiana Tech (1973) Louisiana Tech (1974)
Division I	Arkansas State (1975) McNeese State (1976) Louisiana Tech (1977)
Division I-A	Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978) McNeese State (1979) McNeese State (1980) Texas–Arlington (1981)
Division I-AA/FCS	Louisiana Tech (1982) North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983) Louisiana Tech (1984) Arkansas State (1985) Arkansas State (1986) Northeast Louisiana (1987) Northwestern State (1988) Stephen F. Austin (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1990) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991) Northeast Louisiana (1992) McNeese State (1993) North Texas (1994) McNeese State (1995) Troy State (1996) McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997) Northwestern State (1998) Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999) Troy State (2000) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001) McNeese State (2002) McNeese State (2003) Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004) Nicholls State & Texas State (2005) McNeese State (2006) McNeese State (2007) Central Arkansas (2008) McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2010) Sam Houston State (2011) Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013) Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014) McNeese State (2015) Sam Houston State (2016) Central Arkansas (2017) Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018) Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019) Sam Houston State (2020) Incarnate Word (2021) Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022) Nicholls (2023)
National championships in bold