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2014 Sam Houston

11–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠5, over 16 games to the 15 on file here.

Schedule and results

Sam Houston in 2014, game by game: lost at Eastern Washington 35–56; won vs. Alabama State 51–20; lost at No. 12 LSU 0–56; won at Lamar 42–10; won vs. McNeese 38–22; lost at Northwestern State 27–31; won vs. Abilene Christian 38–21; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 42–28; won at Incarnate Word 40–19; won at Houston Christian 76–0; won vs. Central Arkansas 38–31; won vs. SE Louisiana 21–17; won at Jacksonville State 37–26; won at Villanova 34–31; lost at North Dakota State 3–35+76−56Lost 35–56 at Eastern Washington-21Eastern Washing…Won 51–20 vs. Alabama State+31Alabama StateLost 0–56 at No. 12 LSU-56No. 12 LSUWon 42–10 at Lamar+32LamarWon 38–22 vs. McNeese+16McNeeseLost 27–31 at Northwestern State-4Northwestern St…Won 38–21 vs. Abilene Christian+17Abilene Christi…Won 42–28 vs. Stephen F. Austin+14Stephen F. Aust…Won 40–19 at Incarnate Word+21Incarnate WordWon 76–0 at Houston Christian+76Houston Christi…Won 38–31 vs. Central Arkansas+7Central ArkansasWon 21–17 vs. SE Louisiana+4SE LouisianaWon 37–26 at Jacksonville State+11Jacksonville St…Won 34–31 at Villanova+3VillanovaLost 3–35 at North Dakota State-32North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23atEastern WashingtonL 35–⁠5639%
Aug 30vsAlabama StateW 51–⁠2061%
Sep 6at12LSUL 0–⁠5613%
Sep 27atLamarW 42–⁠1060%
Oct 11vsMcNeeseW 38–⁠2255%
Oct 18atNorthwestern StateL 27–⁠3160%
Oct 25vsAbilene ChristianW 38–⁠2173%
Nov 1vsStephen F. AustinW 42–⁠2865%
Nov 8atIncarnate WordW 40–⁠1979%
Nov 15atHouston ChristianW 76–⁠087%
Nov 22vsCentral ArkansasW 38–⁠3174%
Nov 29vsSE LouisianaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 21–⁠1759%
Dec 6atJacksonville StateW 37–⁠2640%
Dec 13atVillanovaW 34–⁠3140%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffatNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠3532%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 35–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Southland Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with SE Louisiana

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
522–⁠403
Coach
—
Elo
1539 +129 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.6 No. 15 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 193
Offensive coordinator
Phil Longo
Defensive coordinators
Mike Collins and Brad Sherrod
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsJared Johnson QB142 yds
Rushing yardsDonavan Williams RB29 yds
Receiving yardsYedidiah Louis WR102 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Cole Martin PRO★★No. 2648
Alfonzo McMillian CB★★No. 2648

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class22.00.767

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

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.