2014 Lamar
6–4 (5–3 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–4, over 12 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston Christian 72–14Nov 1
By 58 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 9 Texas A&M 3–73Sep 6
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Grambling | W 42–27 | 73% |
| Sep 6 | at 9Texas A&M | L 3–73 | 7% |
| Sep 27 | vs Sam Houston | L 10–42 | 40% |
| Oct 4 | vs Abilene Christian | W 24–21 | 40% |
| Oct 11 | vs SE Louisiana | L 34–61 | 32% |
| Oct 18 | at Nicholls | W 63–21 | 60% |
| Nov 1 | vs Houston Christian | W 72–14 | 78% |
| Nov 8 | at Central Arkansas | L 41–44 | 34% |
| Nov 15 | vs Incarnate Word | W 31–20 | 73% |
| Nov 22 | at McNeese | W 27–24 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat McNeese 27–24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Lamar’s 2014 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vsTexas College | W 73–0 | Lamar’s article |
| Sep 20 | vsMississippi College | W 55–10 | Lamar’s article |
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 347–347
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1319 +49 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −26.2 No. 52 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 180
- Offensive coordinator
- Larry Kueck
- Defensive coordinator
- Craig McGallion
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 3–4
Leaders
| Passing yards | Caleb Berry QB | 153 yds |
| Rushing yards | Carl Harris RB | 51 yds |
| Receiving yards | Michael Handy WR | 62 yds |
2014 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| 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.