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2014 Eastern Kentucky

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2014, game by game: won at Robert Morris 29–10; won at Miami (OH) 17–10; won vs. Morehead State 55–13; won at UT Martin 49–24; won at Austin Peay 31–0; won vs. Eastern Illinois 36–33; lost at Tennessee Tech 31–39; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 33–21; won at Tennessee State 56–42; lost vs. Jacksonville State 6–20; won vs. Murray State 43–36; lost at Florida 3–52; lost vs. Indiana State 16–36+42−49Won 29–10 at Robert Morris+19Robert MorrisWon 17–10 at Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Won 55–13 vs. Morehead State+42Morehead StateWon 49–24 at UT Martin+25UT MartinWon 31–0 at Austin Peay+31Austin PeayWon 36–33 vs. Eastern Illinois+3Eastern IllinoisLost 31–39 at Tennessee Tech-8Tennessee TechWon 33–21 vs. Southeast Missouri State+12Southeast Misso…Won 56–42 at Tennessee State+14Tennessee StateLost 6–20 vs. Jacksonville State-14Jacksonville St…Won 43–36 vs. Murray State+7Murray StateLost 3–52 at Florida-49FloridaLost 16–36 vs. Indiana State-20Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atRobert MorrisW 29–⁠1055%
Sep 6atMiami (OH)W 17–⁠1055%
Sep 13vsMorehead StateW 55–⁠1383%
Sep 20atUT MartinW 49–⁠2453%
Oct 4atAustin PeayW 31–⁠080%
Oct 11vsEastern IllinoisW 36–⁠3376%
Oct 18atTennessee TechL 31–⁠3973%
Oct 25vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 33–⁠2178%
Nov 1atTennessee StateW 56–⁠4257%
Nov 8vsJacksonville StateL 6–⁠2054%
Nov 15vsMurray StateW 43–⁠3682%
Nov 22atFloridaL 3–⁠5225%
Nov 29vsIndiana StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 16–⁠3669%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana State 36–⁠16 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
405–⁠336
Coach
—
Elo
1366 +17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.7 No. 39 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 196
Offensive coordinator
Dane Damron
Defensive coordinator
Tony Hatmaker

Leaders

Passing yardsBennie Coney QB107 yds
Passing touchdownsJeff Glover WR1 TD
Rushing yardsDy’Shawn Mobley RB50 yds
Receiving yardsJeff Glover WR48 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeno Montgomery WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Tyler Swafford PRO★★No. 2648
Torrodd Carter WR★★No. 2648
Cameron Kowalewski OT★★No. 3534
Kagen Skidmore OG★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.700
Whole class42.00.733

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 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State8–⁠010–⁠2
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin5–⁠36–⁠6
Eastern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠7
Tennessee Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Tennessee State3–⁠56–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠55–⁠7
Murray State1–⁠73–⁠9
Austin Peay1–⁠71–⁠11

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