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2014 Alabama State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alabama State in 2014, game by game: lost at Sam Houston 20–51; won vs. Tennessee State 27–21; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 47–22; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 42–7; won vs. Texas Southern 38–3; lost at Alcorn State 7–33; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 24–34; lost vs. Alabama A&M 36–37; lost at Southern 21–28; won vs. Jackson State 26–10; won at Grambling 37–23; won vs. Stillman 30–27+35−31Lost 20–51 at Sam Houston-31Sam HoustonWon 27–21 vs. Tennessee State+6Tennessee StateWon 47–22 vs. Mississippi Valley State+25Mississippi Val…Won 42–7 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+35Arkansas–Pine B…Won 38–3 vs. Texas Southern+35Texas SouthernLost 7–33 at Alcorn State-26Alcorn StateLost 24–34 vs. Prairie View A&M-10Prairie View A&MLost 36–37 vs. Alabama A&M-1Alabama A&MLost 21–28 at Southern-7SouthernWon 26–10 vs. Jackson State+16Jackson StateWon 37–23 at Grambling+14GramblingWon 30–27 vs. Stillman+3Stillman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atSam HoustonL 20–⁠5139%
Sep 6vsTennessee StateW 27–⁠2150%
Sep 13vsMississippi Valley StateW 47–⁠2279%
Sep 18vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 42–⁠775%
Sep 27vsTexas SouthernW 38–⁠374%
Oct 2atAlcorn StateL 7–⁠3344%
Oct 11vsPrairie View A&ML 24–⁠3467%
Oct 25vsAlabama A&ML 36–⁠3771%
Nov 1atSouthernL 21–⁠2844%
Nov 8vsJackson StateW 26–⁠1074%
Nov 15atGramblingW 37–⁠2343%
Nov 22vsStillmanW 30–⁠2781%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stillman 30–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠296
Coach
—
Elo
1363 −2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.7 No. 78 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 167
Offensive coordinator
Fred Kaiss
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Ramsey

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Kahilge Fleglar RB★★No. 2227
Cordelral Cook DUAL★★No. 2397
Joe Williams S★★No. 3272
Charlie Kelly ATH★★No. 3534

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.778
Running backs12.00.783
Defensive backs12.00.744
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class42.00.751

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alcorn State8–⁠210–⁠3
Southern8–⁠29–⁠4
Grambling7–⁠27–⁠5
Alabama State5–⁠47–⁠5
Prairie View A&M5–⁠45–⁠5
Texas Southern3–⁠65–⁠6
Jackson State3–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠64–⁠7
Alabama A&M3–⁠64–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.