2014 Abilene Christian
5–6 (3–4 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–6, over 12 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston Christian 59–14Sep 27
By 45 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Georgia State 37–38Aug 27
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs Georgia State | L 37–38 | 59% |
| Sep 6 | vs Northern Arizona | L 21–27 | 42% |
| Sep 13 | at Troy | W 38–35 | 28% |
| Sep 27 | at Houston Christian | W 59–14 | 59% |
| Oct 4 | vs Lamar | L 21–24 | 60% |
| Oct 11 | vsAve Maria University | W 55–14 | 67% |
| Oct 18 | at McNeese | L 20–31 | 30% |
| Oct 25 | at Sam Houston | L 21–38 | 27% |
| Nov 1 | vs Central Arkansas | W 52–35 | 37% |
| Nov 8 | vs Northwestern State | L 10–34 | 54% |
| Nov 15 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 37–35 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Stephen F. Austin 37–35; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Abilene Christian’s 2014 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsIncarnate Word | W 21–0 | Abilene Christian’s article, Incarnate Word’s article |
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–4 8th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 371–325
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1320 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.5 No. 41 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Nathan Young
- Defensive coordinator
- Darian Dulin
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 3–4
Leaders
| Passing yards | Parker McKenzie QB | 715 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Parker McKenzie QB | 6 TD |
| Rushing yards | Herschel Sims RB | 133 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Adrian Duncan RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Demarcus Thompson WR | 214 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Cedric Gilbert WR | 2 TD |
2014 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston | 7–1 | 11–4 | |
 SE Louisiana | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| Lamar | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
| Central Arkansas | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| McNeese | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Northwestern State | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 Abilene Christian | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
 Incarnate Word | 2–6 | 2–8 | |
| Houston Christian | 1–7 | 1–9 | |
 Nicholls | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.