# 2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 2014 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–4 overall, 7–1 in conference play to finish in a share for the Southland title. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to fellow Southland Conference champion Sam Houston State 21–17.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 pm | Jacksonville* | No. 3 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | TSC | W 44–3 | 3,822 |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | Southern Utah* | No. 3 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | TSC | W 41–14 | 7,105 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | at Tulane* | No. 3 | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | L 20–35 | 26,358 |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 3 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | | L 23–24 | 7,538 |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | No. 11 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | | W 63–7 | 3,474 |
| October 4 | 3:00 pm | Northwestern State | No. 11 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (Rivalry) | SLCTV | W 30–22 | 4,165 |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | at Lamar | No. 9 | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | | W 61–34 | 7,799 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | No. 8 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | TSC | W 41–24 | 8,766 |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 8 | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | SLCTV | L 17–27 | 13,881 |
| November 8 | 3:00 pm | Houston Baptist | No. 14 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | TSC | W 76–7 | 4,158 |
| November 15 | 3:00 pm | No. 13 McNeese State | No. 10 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | SLCTV | W 28–9 | 7,012 |
| November 20 | 6:00 pm | at Nicholls State | No. 10 | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic) | WHNO | W 62–3 | 5,103 |
| November 29 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Sam Houston State* | No. 11 | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 4,758 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • #3 Lions | 27 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
In their first game of the season, the Lions won, 44–3 over the Jacksonville Dolphins.

### Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • #3 Lions | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
In their second game of the season, the Lions won, 41–14 over the Southern Utah Thunderbirds.

### @ Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Lions | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| • Green Wave | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
In their third game of the season, the Lions lost, 35–20 to the Tulane Green Wave.

### @ Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| • Redhawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
In their fourth game of the season, the Lions lost, 24–23 to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

### @ Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #11 Lions | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
In their fifth game of the season, the Lions won, 63–7 over the Incarnate Word Cardinals.

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| • #11 Lions | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
In their sixth game of the season, the Lions won, 30–22 over the Northwestern State Demons.

### @ Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #9 Lions | 3 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 61 |
| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
In their seventh game of the season, the Lions won, 61–34 over the Lamar Cardinals.

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| • #8 Lions | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
In their eighth game of the season, the Lions won, 41–24 over the Central Arkansas Bears.

### @ Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #8 Lions | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| • Lumberjacks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
In their ninth game of the season, the Lions lost, 27–17 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.

### Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #14 Lions | 14 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 76 |
In their tenth game of the season, the Lions won, 76–7 over the Houston Baptist Huskies.

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Cowboys | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| • #10 Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
In their eleventh game of the season, the Lions won, 28–9 over the McNeese State Cowboys.

### @ Nicholls State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #10 Lions | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
| Colonels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
In their twelfth game of the season, the Lions won, 62–3 over the Nicholls State Colonels.

### @ Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Lions | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • #19 Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
In their thirteenth game of the season, the Lions lost, 21–17 to the Sam Houston State Bearkats in their 2014 FCS First Round playoff game.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Coaches | 3 | 3 | 3 (1) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |