CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2014 Northwestern State

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Northwestern State in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Missouri State 27–34; lost at No. 10 Baylor 6–70; won at Southern 51–27; won at Louisiana Tech 30–27; lost at SE Louisiana 22–30; won vs. Incarnate Word 49–12; won vs. Sam Houston 31–27; lost at Central Arkansas 35–58; lost vs. McNeese 28–35; won vs. Abilene Christian 34–10; won vs. Nicholls 48–21; lost at Stephen F. Austin 24–27+37−64Lost 27–34 vs. Missouri State-7Missouri StateLost 6–70 at No. 10 Baylor-64No. 10 BaylorWon 51–27 at Southern+24SouthernWon 30–27 at Louisiana Tech+3Louisiana TechLost 22–30 at SE Louisiana-8SE LouisianaWon 49–12 vs. Incarnate Word+37Incarnate WordWon 31–27 vs. Sam Houston+4Sam HoustonLost 35–58 at Central Arkansas-23Central ArkansasLost 28–35 vs. McNeese-7McNeeseWon 34–10 vs. Abilene Christian+24Abilene Christi…Won 48–21 vs. Nicholls+27NichollsLost 24–27 at Stephen F. Austin-3Stephen F. Aust…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsMissouri StateL 27–⁠3452%
Sep 6at10BaylorL 6–⁠707%
Sep 13atSouthernW 51–⁠2734%
Sep 20atLouisiana TechW 30–⁠2718%
Oct 4atSE LouisianaL 22–⁠3027%
Oct 11vsIncarnate WordW 49–⁠1275%
Oct 18vsSam HoustonW 31–⁠2740%
Oct 25atCentral ArkansasL 35–⁠5840%
Nov 1vsMcNeeseL 28–⁠3541%
Nov 8vsAbilene ChristianW 34–⁠1046%
Nov 15vsNichollsW 48–⁠2188%
Nov 22atStephen F. AustinL 24–⁠2742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stephen F. Austin 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
385–⁠378
Coach
—
Elo
1342 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.6 No. 23 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 210
Offensive coordinator
Ben Norton
Defensive coordinator
Mike Lucas

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Adkins QB317 yds
Rushing yardsGarrett Atzenweiler RB98 yds
Rushing touchdownsGarrett Atzenweiler RB2 TD
Receiving yardsEd Eagan WR121 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Hunter Perrin OC★★★No. 1831

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.801

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 7Deon Simon DTNew York Jets

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.