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 21–17.
Schedule [ edit ] 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 [ 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 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 [ 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 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 [ 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
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 movementsLegend: ██ 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 .
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