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2014 Northern Iowa

9–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2014, game by game: lost at Iowa 23–31; lost vs. Hawai’i 24–27; won vs. Northern Colorado 46–7; won vs. Tennessee Tech 50–7; lost at Indiana State 19–20; won at South Dakota 27–16; lost vs. South Dakota State 28–31; won at Western Illinois 27–13; won vs. Illinois State 42–28; won vs. North Dakota State 23–3; won at Southern Illinois 40–21; won vs. Missouri State 38–24; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 44–10; lost at Illinois State 21–41+43−20Lost 23–31 at Iowa-8IowaLost 24–27 vs. Hawai’i-3Hawai’iWon 46–7 vs. Northern Colorado+39Northern Colora…Won 50–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+43Tennessee TechLost 19–20 at Indiana State-1Indiana StateWon 27–16 at South Dakota+11South DakotaLost 28–31 vs. South Dakota State-3South Dakota St…Won 27–13 at Western Illinois+14Western IllinoisWon 42–28 vs. Illinois State+14Illinois StateWon 23–3 vs. North Dakota State+20North Dakota St…Won 40–21 at Southern Illinois+19Southern Illino…Won 38–24 vs. Missouri State+14Missouri StateWon 44–10 vs. Stephen F. Austin+34Stephen F. Aust…Lost 21–41 at Illinois State-20Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIowaL 23–⁠3120%
Sep 14vsHawai’iL 24–⁠2753%
Sep 20vsNorthern ColoradoW 46–⁠780%
Sep 27vsTennessee TechW 50–⁠773%
Oct 4atIndiana StateL 19–⁠2051%
Oct 11atSouth DakotaW 27–⁠1659%
Oct 18vsSouth Dakota StateL 28–⁠3151%
Oct 25atWestern IllinoisW 27–⁠1359%
Nov 1vsIllinois StateW 42–⁠2850%
Nov 8vsNorth Dakota StateW 23–⁠329%
Nov 15atSouthern IllinoisW 40–⁠2157%
Nov 22vsMissouri StateW 38–⁠2482%
Nov 29vsStephen F. AustinNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 44–⁠1076%
Dec 6atIllinois StateL 21–⁠4149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
452–⁠279
Coach
—
Elo
1497 +123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.2 No. 2 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 157
Offensive coordinators
Bill Salmon and Mario Verduzco
Defensive coordinator
Jeremiah Johnson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsSawyer Kollmorgen QB645 yds
Passing touchdownsSawyer Kollmorgen QB4 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Johnson RB80 yds
Rushing touchdownsSawyer Kollmorgen QB1 TD
Receiving yardsDavid Johnson RB276 yds
Receiving touchdownsKevin Vereen Jr. WR2 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Daurice Fountain ATH★★★No. 1339
Preston Woods DT★★No. 2158
Rickey Neal Jr. ATH★★No. 3336
Jacob Appleman OT★★No. 3534
Ezra Szczyrbak WDE★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.700
Defensive line22.00.743
Athletes and specialists22.50.779
Whole class52.20.749

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.

Drafted in 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 3David Johnson RBArizona Cardinals

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.