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2014 Indiana State

8–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Indiana State in 2014, game by game: lost at Indiana 10–28; won vs. Tennessee Tech 49–14; won at Ball State 27–20; won vs. Liberty 38–19; won vs. Northern Iowa 20–19; lost vs. Illinois State 18–20; lost at North Dakota State 17–34; won at Southern Illinois 41–26; won vs. Missouri State 20–18; lost vs. South Dakota State 17–32; won at Youngstown State 27–24; lost at Western Illinois 20–34; won at Eastern Kentucky 36–16; lost at Chattanooga 14–35+35−21Lost 10–28 at Indiana-18IndianaWon 49–14 vs. Tennessee Tech+35Tennessee TechWon 27–20 at Ball State+7Ball StateWon 38–19 vs. Liberty+19LibertyWon 20–19 vs. Northern Iowa+1Northern IowaLost 18–20 vs. Illinois State-2Illinois StateLost 17–34 at North Dakota State-17North Dakota St…Won 41–26 at Southern Illinois+15Southern Illino…Won 20–18 vs. Missouri State+2Missouri StateLost 17–32 vs. South Dakota State-15South Dakota St…Won 27–24 at Youngstown State+3Youngstown StateLost 20–34 at Western Illinois-14Western IllinoisWon 36–16 at Eastern Kentucky+20Eastern KentuckyLost 14–35 at Chattanooga-21Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIndianaL 10–⁠2813%
Sep 6vsTennessee TechW 49–⁠1444%
Sep 13atBall StateW 27–⁠2010%
Sep 27vsLibertyW 38–⁠1939%
Oct 4vsNorthern IowaW 20–⁠1949%
Oct 11vsIllinois StateL 18–⁠2044%
Oct 18atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠3412%
Oct 25atSouthern IllinoisW 41–⁠2633%
Nov 1vsMissouri StateW 20–⁠1860%
Nov 8vsSouth Dakota StateL 17–⁠3248%
Nov 15atYoungstown StateW 27–⁠2431%
Nov 22atWestern IllinoisL 20–⁠3456%
Nov 29atEastern KentuckyNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 36–⁠1631%
Dec 6atChattanoogaL 14–⁠3524%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 60 on file).

Record
8–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
354–⁠339
Coach
—
Elo
1355 +151 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.6 No. 9 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 150
Offensive coordinator
Brian Sheppard
Defensive coordinator
Brian Cabral

Leaders

Passing yardsMike Perish QB457 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Perish QB3 TD
Rushing yardsBuck Logan RB101 yds
Rushing touchdownsBuck Logan RB1 TD
Receiving yardsGary Owens WR120 yds
Receiving touchdownsA.J. Johnson WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Jacquet McClendon WR★★No. 2087
Wilbert Jones CB★★No. 2201
Junior Berry DT★★No. 2624
Kendall Sowards OG★★No. 2648

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.789
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.768
Defensive backs12.00.786
Whole class42.00.777

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 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠115–⁠1
Illinois State8–⁠113–⁠2
Northern Iowa6–⁠39–⁠5
South Dakota State5–⁠49–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠47–⁠5
Indiana State4–⁠48–⁠6
Southern Illinois3–⁠56–⁠6
Western Illinois3–⁠55–⁠7
Missouri State1–⁠74–⁠8
South Dakota0–⁠82–⁠10

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