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2014 Stephen F. Austin

7–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠5, over 13 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Stephen F. Austin in 2014, game by game: lost at No. 20 Kansas State 16–55; won vs. Incarnate Word 38–3; won vs. Weber State 35–20; lost vs. Central Arkansas 39–49; won at Nicholls 42–20; won at Houston Christian 59–27; won vs. SE Louisiana 27–17; lost vs. Sam Houston 28–42; won at McNeese 31–16; lost vs. Abilene Christian 35–37; won vs. Northwestern State 27–24; lost at Northern Iowa 10–44+35−39Lost 16–55 at No. 20 Kansas State-39No. 20 Kansas StateWon 38–3 vs. Incarnate Word+35Incarnate WordWon 35–20 vs. Weber State+15Weber StateLost 39–49 vs. Central Arkansas-10Central ArkansasWon 42–20 at Nicholls+22NichollsWon 59–27 at Houston Christian+32Houston Christi…Won 27–17 vs. SE Louisiana+10SE LouisianaLost 28–42 vs. Sam Houston-14Sam HoustonWon 31–16 at McNeese+15McNeeseLost 35–37 vs. Abilene Christian-2Abilene Christi…Won 27–24 vs. Northwestern State+3Northwestern St…Lost 10–44 at Northern Iowa-34Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at20Kansas StateL 16–⁠558%
Sep 6vsIncarnate WordW 38–⁠363%
Sep 20vsWeber StateW 35–⁠2068%
Oct 4vsCentral ArkansasL 39–⁠4949%
Oct 11atNichollsW 42–⁠2057%
Oct 18atHouston ChristianW 59–⁠2767%
Oct 25vsSE LouisianaW 27–⁠1732%
Nov 1vsSam HoustonL 28–⁠4235%
Nov 8atMcNeeseW 31–⁠1624%
Nov 15vsAbilene ChristianL 35–⁠3767%
Nov 22vsNorthwestern StateW 27–⁠2458%
Nov 29atNorthern IowaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 10–⁠4424%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 44–⁠10 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Stephen F. Austin’s 2014 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 13vsEast Texas A&MW 38–⁠17Stephen F. Austin’s article
Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠354
Coach
—
Elo
1350 +105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.4 No. 29 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 228
Offensive coordinator
Matt Kubik
Defensive coordinator
Matt Williamson

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Conque QB118 yds
Rushing yardsGus Johnson RB26 yds
Rushing touchdownsGus Johnson RB1 TD
Receiving yardsAaron Thomas WR85 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Marlon Walls S★★No. 2648

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs12.00.767

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

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.