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2014 Grambling

7–⁠5 (7–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Grambling in 2014, game by game: lost at Lamar 27–42; lost at Houston 0–47; lost at Bethune-Cookman 23–36; won at Jackson State 40–35; won vs. Prairie View A&M 26–20; won at Alabama A&M 38–28; won vs. Alcorn State 28–21; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 63–39; won at Texas Southern 35–7; won at Mississippi Valley State 38–23; lost vs. Alabama State 23–37; lost vs. Southern 45–52+28−47Lost 27–42 at Lamar-15LamarLost 0–47 at Houston-47HoustonLost 23–36 at Bethune-Cookman-13Bethune-CookmanWon 40–35 at Jackson State+5Jackson StateWon 26–20 vs. Prairie View A&M+6Prairie View A&MWon 38–28 at Alabama A&M+10Alabama A&MWon 28–21 vs. Alcorn State+7Alcorn StateWon 63–39 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+24Arkansas–Pine B…Won 35–7 at Texas Southern+28Texas SouthernWon 38–23 at Mississippi Valley State+15Mississippi Val…Lost 23–37 vs. Alabama State-14Alabama StateLost 45–52 vs. Southern-7Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atLamarL 27–⁠4227%
Sep 6atHoustonL 0–⁠478%
Sep 13atBethune-CookmanL 23–⁠3612%
Sep 20atJackson StateW 40–⁠3518%
Sep 27vsPrairie View A&MW 26–⁠2040%
Oct 4atAlabama A&MW 38–⁠2836%
Oct 11vsAlcorn StateW 28–⁠2129%
Oct 18vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 63–⁠3966%
Nov 1atTexas SouthernW 35–⁠747%
Nov 6atMississippi Valley StateW 38–⁠2371%
Nov 15vsAlabama StateL 23–⁠3757%
Nov 29vsSouthernL 45–⁠5240%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern 52–⁠45; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
386–⁠387
Coach
—
Elo
1271 +121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.1 No. 83 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197

Leaders

Passing yardsStephen Johnson QB151 yds
Rushing yardsStephen Johnson QB23 yds
Receiving yardsChester Rogers WR85 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Devohn Lindsey WR★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.700

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.