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2014 Southern

9–⁠4 (8–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern in 2014, game by game: lost at Louisiana 6–45; won vs. Central Methodist 56–14; lost vs. Northwestern State 27–51; won vs. Prairie View A&M 34–24; lost at Alcorn State 16–56; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 51–36; won at Alabama A&M 35–34; won at Jackson State 42–28; won vs. Alabama State 28–21; won vs. Texas Southern 30–20; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 44–13; won vs. Grambling 52–45; lost vs. Alcorn State 24–38+42−40Lost 6–45 at Louisiana-39LouisianaWon 56–14 vs. Central Methodist+42Central Methodi…Lost 27–51 vs. Northwestern State-24Northwestern St…Won 34–24 vs. Prairie View A&M+10Prairie View A&MLost 16–56 at Alcorn State-40Alcorn StateWon 51–36 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+15Arkansas–Pine B…Won 35–34 at Alabama A&M+1Alabama A&MWon 42–28 at Jackson State+14Jackson StateWon 28–21 vs. Alabama State+7Alabama StateWon 30–20 vs. Texas Southern+10Texas SouthernWon 44–13 vs. Mississippi Valley State+31Mississippi Val…Won 52–45 vs. Grambling+7GramblingLost 24–38 vs. Alcorn State-14Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atLouisianaL 6–⁠4517%
Sep 6vsCentral MethodistW 56–⁠1475%
Sep 13vsNorthwestern StateL 27–⁠5166%
Sep 20vsPrairie View A&MW 34–⁠2453%
Sep 27atAlcorn StateL 16–⁠5632%
Oct 4vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 51–⁠3666%
Oct 11atAlabama A&MW 35–⁠3456%
Oct 25atJackson StateW 42–⁠2849%
Nov 1vsAlabama StateW 28–⁠2156%
Nov 8vsTexas SouthernW 30–⁠2076%
Nov 15vsMississippi Valley StateW 44–⁠1387%
Nov 29vsGramblingW 52–⁠4560%
Dec 6vsAlcorn StateL 24–⁠3842%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alcorn State 38–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

SWAC West champions8–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Alcorn State

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
8–⁠2 shared first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
445–⁠425
Coach
—
Elo
1351 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.7 No. 81 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 286
Offensive coordinators
Chennis Berry and Chad Germany
Defensive coordinator
Clayton Boosier

Leaders

Passing yardsAustin Howard QB181 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Howard QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTyre Bracken RB46 yds
Receiving yardsWillie Quinn WR105 yds
Receiving touchdownsBradley Coleman WR1 TD
InterceptionsDanny Johnson DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Danny Johnson CB★★No. 2293
Kentavius Preston ILB★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs12.00.780
Whole class22.00.740

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 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alcorn State8–⁠210–⁠3
Southern8–⁠29–⁠4
Grambling7–⁠27–⁠5
Alabama State5–⁠47–⁠5
Prairie View A&M5–⁠45–⁠5
Texas Southern3–⁠65–⁠6
Jackson State3–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠64–⁠7
Alabama A&M3–⁠64–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠82–⁠9

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