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2014 Southern Illinois

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

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 2014, game by game: won vs. Taylor 45–0; won at Eastern Illinois 38–21; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 50–23; lost at Purdue 13–35; won vs. Western Illinois 34–17; won vs. South Dakota 41–10; lost at North Dakota State 10–38; lost at Youngstown State 14–26; lost vs. Indiana State 26–41; won at Missouri State 32–22; lost vs. Northern Iowa 21–40; lost at Illinois State 29–44+45−28Won 45–0 vs. Taylor+45TaylorWon 38–21 at Eastern Illinois+17Eastern IllinoisWon 50–23 vs. Southeast Missouri State+27Southeast Misso…Lost 13–35 at Purdue-22PurdueWon 34–17 vs. Western Illinois+17Western IllinoisWon 41–10 vs. South Dakota+31South DakotaLost 10–38 at North Dakota State-28North Dakota St…Lost 14–26 at Youngstown State-12Youngstown StateLost 26–41 vs. Indiana State-15Indiana StateWon 32–22 at Missouri State+10Missouri StateLost 21–40 vs. Northern Iowa-19Northern IowaLost 29–44 at Illinois State-15Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsTaylorW 45–⁠079%
Sep 6atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠2144%
Sep 13vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 50–⁠2376%
Sep 20atPurdueL 13–⁠3551%
Sep 27vsWestern IllinoisW 34–⁠1774%
Oct 4vsSouth DakotaW 41–⁠1074%
Oct 11atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠3820%
Oct 18atYoungstown StateL 14–⁠2644%
Oct 25vsIndiana StateL 26–⁠4167%
Nov 8atMissouri StateW 32–⁠2244%
Nov 15vsNorthern IowaL 21–⁠4043%
Nov 22atIllinois StateL 29–⁠4427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 44–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
353–⁠317
Coach
—
Elo
1331 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.5 No. 14 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 139
Offensive coordinators
Nick Hill and Bill O’Boyle

Leaders

Passing yardsMark Iannotti QB248 yds
Rushing yardsMalcolm Agnew RB31 yds
Rushing touchdownsMark Iannotti QB1 TD
Receiving yardsMyCole Pruitt WR136 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Jefferson Vea CB★★No. 1959
Jaylon Graham OLB★★No. 2158
Sam Straub PRO★★No. 2648
Kijana Amous RB★★No. 3083

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.758
Linebackers12.00.787
Defensive backs12.00.793
Whole class42.00.776

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 5MyCole Pruitt TEMinnesota Vikings

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.