# 2014 McMurry War Hawks football team

The 2014 McMurry War Hawks football team represented McMurry University in the 2014 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). Led by first-year head coach Lance Hinson, the War Hawks compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a conference record of 1–6, finishing seventh in the LSC.
This was the last year the War Hawks competed as a provisional NCAA Division II member and the only season the program played in the LSC. On January 31, 2014, the university's Board of Trustees voted to withdraw the school's provisional division II status and remain in division III for all of its athletic programs.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

After the announce that the War Hawks would return to NCAA Division III competition, several coaches announced that they would be stepping down, including head coach Mason Miller. Defensive coordinator Kendall Roberson was named interim head coach following Miller's resignation. On June 1, 2014, Saint Mary (KS) head coach Lance Hinson was named as the War Hawks' new head coach.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

The LSC preseason prediction poll was released in late July. The War Hawks were predicted to finish eighth (last) in the conference.
LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Tarleton State | 139 (8) |
| 2 | West Texas A&M | 127 (4) |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico | 115 (5) |
| 4 | Midwestern State | 111 (2) |
| 5 | Angelo State | 99 (1) |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 95 (1) |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 49 |
| 8 | McMurry | 21 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist* | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | FSSW | W 26–17 | 4,018 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | LeGrand Sports ComplexSan Angelo, TX | | L 14–45 | 3,745 |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX | | W 27–21 | 2,817 |
| October 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | | L 21–56 | 10,592 |
| October 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX | | L 23–62 | 2,759 |
| October 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Midwestern State | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | | L 13–71 | 6,217 |
| October 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX | | L 7–64 | 2,743 |
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | L 13–91 | 9,496 |
| November 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M* | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (LSC Playoffs) | | L 13–58 | 783 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville* | Wilford Moore StadiumAbilene, TX (LSC Playoffs) | | L 16–41 | 213 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Huskies | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| Statistics | MCM | HBU |
| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Total yards | 405 | 324 |
| Rushing yards | 102 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 303 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 28:41 | 31:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew McHugh | 14/23, 303 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Simpson Jr. | 12 rushes, 45 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD |
| Houston Baptist | Passing | Jonathan Fleming | 20/39, 179 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Houston Baptist | Rushing | B. J. Kelley | 13 rushes, 64 yards |
| Houston Baptist | Receiving | D'Angelo Wallace | 6 receptions, 61 yards, TD |

### At Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Statistics | MCM | ASU |
| First downs | 14 | 17 |
| Total yards | 309 | 322 |
| Rushing yards | 91 | 137 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 185 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:59 | 26:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew McHugh | 21/36, 205 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Simpson Jr. | 11 rushes, 57 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Emmanuel Mulumba | 6 receptions, 60 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Kyle Washington | 14/16, 137 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Blake Smith | 16 rushes, 49 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Donovan Thompson | 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD |

### Texas A&M–Kingsville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Javelinas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| War Hawls | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Statistics | TAMUK | MCM |
| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Total yards | 404 | 383 |
| Rushing yards | 227 | 170 |
| Passing yards | 177 | 213 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:15 | 27:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Alex Rios | 9/18, 109 yards, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Greg Pitre | 16 rushes, 113 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Patrick LaFleur | 4 receptions, 62 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew McHugh | 17/29, 202 yards, 3 TD |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Simpson Jr. | 15 rushes, 99 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD |

### At West Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Buffaloes | 20 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Statistics | MCM | WTAMU |
| First downs | 24 | 26 |
| Total yards | 510 | 537 |
| Rushing yards | 74 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 436 | 350 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:44 | 27:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew McHugh | 29/44, 374 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Agugua | 1 rush, 16 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 10 receptions, 203 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Preston Rabb | 25/32, 302 yards, 4 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Geremy Alridge-Mitchell | 16 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Anthony Johnson | 5 receptions, 130 yards, TD |

### Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 62 |
| War Hawks | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| Statistics | ENMU | MCM |
| First downs | 30 | 15 |
| Total yards | 494 | 351 |
| Rushing yards | 426 | 80 |
| Passing yards | 68 | 271 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 35:25 | 24:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Jeremy Buurma | 6/8, 68 yards, TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | E'lon Spight | 27 rushes, 189 yards, 4 TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Jordan Wells | 2 receptions, 25 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew McHugh | 15/35, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Paxton Grayer | 8 rushes, 55 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 7 receptions, 168 yards, TD |

### At Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Mustangs | 21 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 71 |
| Statistics | MCM | MSU |
| First downs | 18 | 28 |
| Total yards | 243 | 566 |
| Rushing yards | 16 | 383 |
| Passing yards | 227 | 183 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew McHugh | 18/39, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Simpson Jr. | 9 rushes, 29 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 7 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Hagen Hutchinson | 6/7, 82 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Hagen Hutchinson | 10 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Statron Jones | 4 receptions, 60 yards |

### Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 14 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 64 |
| War Hawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Statistics | TSU | MCM |
| First downs | 29 | 14 |
| Total yards | 536 | 239 |
| Rushing yards | 322 | 97 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 142 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tarleton State | Passing | Collin Strahan | 15/22, 197 yards, 3 TD |
| Tarleton State | Rushing | Zach Henshaw | 8 rushes, 114 yards, TD |
| Tarleton State | Receiving | Clifton Rhodes III | 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew McHugh | 7/14, 106 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Rushing | Paxton Grayer | 14 rushes, 43 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD |

### At Texas A&M–Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Lions | 21 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 91 |
| Statistics | MCM | TAMUC |
| First downs | 10 | 20 |
| Total yards | 318 | 582 |
| Rushing yards | 18 | 263 |
| Passing yards | 300 | 319 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 38:04 | 21:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Cy Ward | 10/17, 116 yards, 2 INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Chris Simpson Jr. | 11 rushes, 41 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 6 receptions, 195 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Tyrik Rollison | 7/10, 203 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | Joe Bergeron | 9 rushes, 86 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Vernon Johnson | 3 receptions, 118 yards, TD |

### At West Texas A&M (LSC Playoffs)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| War Hawks | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Buffaloes | 21 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 58 |
| Statistics | MCM | WTAMU |
| First downs | 15 | 27 |
| Total yards | 220 | 546 |
| Rushing yards | 65 | 260 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 286 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:29 | 28:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McMurry | Passing | Matthew Bailey | 5/9, 80 yards |
| McMurry | Rushing | Paxton Grayer | 14 rushes, 70 yards, TD |
| McMurry | Receiving | Paxton Grayer | 7 receptions, 53 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Preston Rabb | 24/29, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Geremy Alridge-Mitchell | 23 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Word Hudson | 9 receptions, 96 yards |

### Texas A&M–Kingsville (LSC Playoffs)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Javelinas | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| War Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| Statistics | TAMUK | MCM |
| First downs | 26 | 9 |
| Total yards | 452 | 266 |
| Rushing yards | 239 | 119 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 147 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 7 |
| Time of possession | 40:36 | 19:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Trey Mitchell | 16/28, 174 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Trey Mitchell | 21 rushes, 93 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Musa Mahmud | 6 receptions, 87 yards |
| McMurry | Passing | Cy Ward | 6/9, 130 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| McMurry | Rushing | Paxton Grayer | 13 rushes, 117 yards |
| McMurry | Receiving | Jeret Smith | 7 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD |