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2014 Nicholls

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 0–⁠12, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Nicholls in 2014, game by game: lost at Air Force 16–44; lost at Arkansas 7–73; lost at North Texas 3–77; lost at Central Arkansas 18–52; lost at McNeese 3–45; lost vs. Stephen F. Austin 20–42; lost vs. Lamar 21–63; lost at Houston Christian 21–31; lost vs. Incarnate Word 20–38; lost at Northwestern State 21–48; lost vs. SE Louisiana 3–62+7−74Lost 16–44 at Air Force-28Air ForceLost 7–73 at Arkansas-66ArkansasLost 3–77 at North Texas-74North TexasLost 18–52 at Central Arkansas-34Central ArkansasLost 3–45 at McNeese-42McNeeseLost 20–42 vs. Stephen F. Austin-22Stephen F. Aust…Lost 21–63 vs. Lamar-42LamarLost 21–31 at Houston Christian-10Houston Christi…Lost 20–38 vs. Incarnate Word-18Incarnate WordLost 21–48 at Northwestern State-27Northwestern St…Lost 3–62 vs. SE Louisiana-59SE Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atAir ForceL 16–⁠4423%
Sep 6atArkansasL 7–⁠7315%
Sep 20atNorth TexasL 3–⁠7711%
Sep 27atCentral ArkansasL 18–⁠5223%
Oct 4atMcNeeseL 3–⁠4513%
Oct 11vsStephen F. AustinL 20–⁠4243%
Oct 18vsLamarL 21–⁠6340%
Oct 25atHouston ChristianL 21–⁠3143%
Nov 1vsIncarnate WordL 20–⁠3847%
Nov 15atNorthwestern StateL 21–⁠4812%
Nov 20vsSE LouisianaL 3–⁠6210%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SE Louisiana 62–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southland Conference.

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

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 11th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠575
Coach
—
Elo
1036 −173 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−47.1 No. 111 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 147
Defensive coordinator
Steve Adams
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKalen Henderson QB291 yds
Passing touchdownsBeaux Hebert QB1 TD
Rushing yardsMichael Henry RB145 yds
Rushing touchdownsTobias Lofton RB1 TD
Receiving yardsDarryl Watson WR107 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarryl Watson WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Christian Boutte CB★★★No. 1876
Gary Triplett WR★★No. 2019
Kevian DeLeon WR★★No. 2087
Victor Bimah OLB★★No. 3208

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.789
Linebackers12.00.750
Defensive backs13.00.798
Whole class42.30.782

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 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sam Houston7–⁠111–⁠4
SE Louisiana7–⁠19–⁠4
Stephen F. Austin6–⁠37–⁠5
Lamar5–⁠36–⁠4
Central Arkansas5–⁠36–⁠6
McNeese4–⁠46–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠46–⁠6
Abilene Christian3–⁠45–⁠6
Incarnate Word2–⁠62–⁠8
Houston Christian1–⁠71–⁠9
Nicholls0–⁠80–⁠11

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