2014 Emporia State Hornets football team
Missouri Southern at Emporia State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Missouri Southern |
0 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
28 |
| • #22 Emporia State
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0 |
29 |
10 |
14 |
53 |
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Date: September 4
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Location: Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
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Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
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Elapsed time: 3:08
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Game attendance: 6,045
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Game weather: Clear, 91°F, Wind S at 18mph
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Referee: Craig Hesler
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Emporia State at Central Missouri
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #19 Emporia State |
14 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
| • Central Missouri
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14 |
7 |
15 |
14 |
50 |
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Central Oklahoma at Emporia State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Central Oklahoma
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7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
| Emporia State |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
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Date: September 20
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Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
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Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
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Elapsed time: 2:54
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Game attendance: 5,463
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Game weather: Sunny, 86°F, Wind SW at 10mph
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Referee: John Adams
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Emporia State at Northeastern State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
2OT |
Total |
| • Emporia State
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0 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
42 |
| Northeastern State |
7 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
35 |
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Date: September 27
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Location: Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK
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Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
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Game attendance: 2017
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Game weather: Sunny and Clear, 82°F, Wind SSE at 7mph
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Referee: Sean Johnston
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Lindenwood at Emporia State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Lindenwood |
0 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
22 |
| • Emporia State
|
3 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
37 |
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Date: October 4
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Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
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Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
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Elapsed time: 2:54
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Game attendance: 5,019
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Game weather: Sunny, 60°F, Wind NNW at 10mph
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Referee: Danny Harris
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Emporia State at Pittsburg State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Emporia State |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
| • Pittsburg State
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0 |
24 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
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Date: October 11
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Location: Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS
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Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
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Elapsed time: 2:51
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Game attendance: 10,845
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Game weather: Overcast, 55°F, Wind N at 7mph
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Referee: Dwight Neibling
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Fort Hays State at Emporia State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Fort Hays State
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21 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
| Emporia State |
0 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
21 |
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Date: October 18
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Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
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Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
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Elapsed time: 2:57
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Game attendance: 5,004
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Game weather: 61°F, Wind NNE at 5–10mph
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Referee: Richard Dixon
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Emporia State at Missouri Western
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Emporia State
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0 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
| Missouri Western |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
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Date: October 25
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Location: Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO
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Game start: 2:07 p.m. CDT
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Elapsed time: 3:15
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Game attendance: 5,099
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Game weather: Sunny, 75°F, Wind 0–5mph
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Referee: Chris Tallent
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The 2014 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University in the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium, in Emporia, Kansas as they have done since 1937. 2014 was the 121st season in school history. The Hornets were led by head coach Garin Higgins, who finished his 14th overall season, and eighth overall at Emporia State. Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
Sporting News released their Top-25 on June 10, 2014. The Hornets were placed #22. Two days later the Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 was released, where the Hornets were placed at #13, nine spots higher than the Sporting News ranking.
The conference rankings were released on August 5. Emporia State was ranked 4th in the Coaches Poll and 3rd in the Media Poll.
On August 18, the AFCA poll was released. Emporia State was ranked at #22. Two other MIAA teams were ranked as well; Northwest Missouri State at #1 and Pittsburg State at #9.
On August 26, D2football.com released their Top 25 poll. Emporia State was chosen at #19, which is three ranks higher than the AFCA the Sporting News polls. Four other MIAA schools were ranked in the D2football.com poll; Northwest Missouri State at #1, Pittsburg State at #9, and Missouri Western at #24.
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This was the first meeting in football between the two schools since 2011. The last time ESU played MSSU, they won 31–24 after coming out of a 17–0 deficit at half.
In the first quarter, neither team scored, but in the second, Missouri Southern was the first to score a touchdown. MSSU had a total of 212 rushing yards compared to Emporia State's 273, and MSSU had 188 passing yards compared to ESU's 244.
Like the previous game last week, this was the first meeting for ESU and UCM since 2010.
Along with Higgins, there are 7 assistants.
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