2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Southland Conference Co–Champions
FCS Playoffs Semifinals vs North Dakota State, L 35–3
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
FCS Coaches	No. 6
2014 record	11–5 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo
Defensive coordinator	Mike Collins
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium (Capacity: 12,593)
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1		11	–	5
#14 SE Louisiana +^		7	–	1		9	–	4
Lamar		5	–	3		8	–	4
Stephen F. Austin ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
Central Arkansas		5	–	3		6	–	6
McNeese State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Abilene Christian*		4	–	4		6	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Incarnate Word*		2	–	6		2	–	9
Houston Baptist		1	–	7		2	–	9
Nicholls State		0	–	8		0	–	12

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 19 December 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Bearkats	0	21	0	14	35
• #2 Eagles	7	14	7	28	56

Date: August 23
Location: Roos Field
Cheney, WA
Game start: 12:35 PM PST
Elapsed time: 3:57
Game attendance: 10,310
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, winds NE at 8mph
Referee: Gregg Wilson
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Collin Cowherd, & Jessica Mendoza

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Scoring summary

1	6:35	EWU	Blair Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Vernon Adams, Roldan Alcobendas kick good	EWU 7–0

2	14:51	SHSU	Keshawn Hill 79-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	Tied 7–7

2	14:34	SHSU	Interception returned 55 yards for touchdown by Trenier Orr, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 14–7

2	12:04	EWU	Kendrick Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 14–14

2	10:53	SHSU	Jared Johnson 53-yard touchdown run, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 21–14

2	6:33	EWU	Jalen Moore 34-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 21–21

3	9:28	EWU	Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 28–21

4	14:50	EWU	Zach Wimberly 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 35–21

4	12:21	SHSU	Derreck Edwards 6-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 35–28

4	8:44	EWU	Cooper Kupp 5-yard touchdown reception from Jordan West, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 42–28

4	5:14	SHSU	Shane Young 1-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 42–35

4	3:13	EWU	Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 49–35

4	0:31	EWU	Moore 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 56–35

Scoring summary

1	6:35	EWU	Blair Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Vernon Adams, Roldan Alcobendas kick good	EWU 7–0

2	14:51	SHSU	Keshawn Hill 79-yard touchdown run, Luc Swimberghe kick good	Tied 7–7

2	14:34	SHSU	Interception returned 55 yards for touchdown by Trenier Orr, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 14–7

2	12:04	EWU	Kendrick Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 14–14

2	10:53	SHSU	Jared Johnson 53-yard touchdown run, Swimberghe kick good	SHSU 21–14

2	6:33	EWU	Jalen Moore 34-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	Tied 21–21

3	9:28	EWU	Bomber 3-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 28–21

4	14:50	EWU	Zach Wimberly 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 35–21

4	12:21	SHSU	Derreck Edwards 6-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 35–28

4	8:44	EWU	Cooper Kupp 5-yard touchdown reception from Jordan West, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 42–28

4	5:14	SHSU	Shane Young 1-yard touchdown reception from Johnson, Swimberghe kick good	EWU 42–35

4	3:13	EWU	Bourne 13-yard touchdown reception from Adams, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 49–35

4	0:31	EWU	Moore 1-yard touchdown run, Alcobendas kick good	EWU 56–35

Alabama State at #14 Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	10	0	20
• #14 Bearkats	14	24	10	3	51

Date: August 30
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game attendance: 7,595

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#15 Sam Houston State at #12 (FBS) LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
• #12 (FBS) Tigers	20	15	7	14	56

Date: September 6
Location: Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Game attendance: 100,338
Television network: SECN

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#2 CSU-Pueblo at #15 Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 (D-II) ThunderWolves	14	13	17	3	47
#15 Bearkats	0	0	7	14	21

Date: September 13
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 9,678
Television network: BSN

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Sam Houston State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bearkats	13	6	7	16	42
Cardinals	0	3	7	0	10

Date: September 27
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 9,308

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#5 McNeese State at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Cowboys	0	7	0	15	22
• Bearkats	14	7	14	3	38

Date: October 11
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 8,418
Television network: SLCTV

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#24 Sam Houston State at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Bearkats	14	7	0	6	27
• Demons	7	14	0	10	31

Date: October 18
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 7,895
Television network: SLCTV

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The 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by first-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–5, 7–1 in Southland play to finish in a share of the Southland Conference title. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Southeastern Louisiana, Jacksonville State, and Villanova to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to North Dakota State. But, along the way they lost to eventual D-2 Champion CSU-Pueblo.

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