2014 Central Arkansas
6–6 (5–3 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston Christian 70–0Oct 11
By 70 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Texas Tech 35–42Aug 30
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Texas Tech | L 35–42 | 20% |
| Sep 6 | vs UT Martin | W 26–24 | 63% |
| Sep 13 | at Montana State | L 33–43 | 43% |
| Sep 20 | vs Missouri State | L 31–33 | 56% |
| Sep 27 | vs Nicholls | W 52–18 | 77% |
| Oct 4 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 49–39 | 52% |
| Oct 11 | vs Houston Christian | W 70–0 | 85% |
| Oct 18 | at SE Louisiana | L 24–41 | 30% |
| Oct 25 | vs Northwestern State | W 58–35 | 60% |
| Nov 1 | vs Abilene Christian | L 35–52 | 63% |
| Nov 8 | vs Lamar | W 44–41 | 66% |
| Nov 22 | at Sam Houston | L 31–38 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 38–31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 6–6
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 488–406
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1352 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.7 No. 33 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 182
- Offensive coordinator
- Nathan Brown
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg Stewart
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Taylor Reed QB | 140 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Ryan Howard QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Willie Matthews RB | 96 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Blake Veasley RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Dezmin Lewis WR | 105 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Damien Watts WR | 1 TD |
Top recruits in the 2014 class
| Eric Jackson WDE | ★★ | No. 1942 |
| Josiah Wymer TE | ★★ | No. 2648 |
| David Tachie OG | ★★ | No. 3534 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2014 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.795 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.0 | 0.754 |
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.
Drafted in 2015
The 2015 draft| Rd 7 | Dez Lewis WR | Buffalo Bills |
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.