2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats SHSU block logo.svg 125 Southland Conference Southland 6 6 11–5 7–1 K. C. Keeler 1st Phil Longo 1st Mike Collins 2nd Brad Sherrod 1st Air raid 3–4 Bowers Stadium Southland co-champion FCS Playoffs Semifinals L 3–35 vs. North Dakota State 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. Schedule 2014 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 23 2:30 pm l y y 17 Eastern Washington 1 Roos Field Cheney, WA FCS Kickoff ESPN 35–56 10,310 August 30 6:30 pm w y 17 Alabama State Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX 51–20 7,595 September 6 6:30 pm l y y 15 LSU 12 (FBS) Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA SECN 0–56 100,338 September 13 6:30 pm l y 15 CSU–Pueblo 2 (D-II) Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX BSN Bearkat Sports Network 21–47 9,678 September 27 7:00 pm w y Lamar Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX 42–10 9,308 October 11 3:00 pm w y McNeese State 5 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX SLCTV 38–22 8,418 October 18 3:00 pm l y 24 Northwestern State Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA SLCTV 27–31 7,895 October 25 3:00 pm w Abilene Christian Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX BSN 38–21 7,073 November 1 3:00 pm w y Stephen F. Austin 24 Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Battle of the Piney Woods SLCTV 42–28 26,788 November 8 6:00 pm w y Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX 40–19 3,476 November 15 3:00 pm w y Houston Baptist Husky Stadium Houston, TX FSSW 76–0 3,124 November 22 12:30 pm w 23 Central Arkansas Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX SLCTV 38–31 5,717 November 29 1:00 pm w y 19 Southeastern Louisiana 11 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 21–17 4,758 Sam Knocks Lions Out of Postseason John Lenz http://www.hammondstar.com/sports/sam-knocks-lions-out-of-playoffs/article_4696fec4-7847-11e4-b2f6-13147d4bb3fc.html https://archive.today/20141204112137/http://www.hammondstar.com/sports/sam-knocks-lions-out-of-playoffs/article_4696fec4-7847-11e4-b2f6-13147d4bb3fc.html dead December 4, 2014 Daily Star (Hammond) November 29, 2014 December 3, 2014 1B December 6 1:00 pm w y y 19 Jacksonville State 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 37–26 10,832 Kats advance with 37-26 win at Jax State http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92955&SPID=11345&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209798139&DB_OEM_ID=19900 Sam Houston State University December 6, 2014 December 6, 2014 December 13 12:00 pm w y y 19 Villanova 5 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN3 34–31 2,333 December 19 7:00 pm l y y 19 North Dakota State 2 Fargodome Fargo, ND NCAA Division I Semifinal ESPN2 3–35 18,025 Football - Schedule http://www.gobearkats.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19900&SPID=11345&SPSID=92957 Sam Houston State University Department of Athletics April 28, 2014 Game summaries At No. 1 Eastern Washington 2014 Eastern Washington Eagles football team No. 17 Sam Houston State at No. 1 Eastern Washington No. 17 Bearkats 0 21 0 14 No. 1 Eagles 7 14 7 28 August 23 Roos FieldCheney, WA 12:35 PM PST 3:57 10,310 72 °F °C on, Sunny, winds NE at 8mph Gregg Wilson Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Colin Cowherd, & Jessica Mendoza ESPNSources:#14 Sam Houston State at #2 Eastern Washington http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=58973 Stat Broadcast August 23, 2014 yes 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 yes Statistics SHSUEWU First downs 23 37 Total yards 542 624 Rushing yards 225 317 Passing yards 317 307 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 24:12 35:48 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 31/53, 317 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Keshawn Hill 17 rushes, 133 yards, TD Receiving Yedidiah Louis 10 receptions, 89 yardsEastern Washington Passing Vernon Adams 26/48, 302 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Quincy Forte 23 rushes, 152 yards Receiving Shaq Hill 4 receptions, 77 yards Alabama State 2014 Alabama State Hornets football team Alabama State at No. 17 Sam Houston State Hornets 7 3 10 0 No. 17 Bearkats 14 24 10 3 August 30 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX CST 7,595 Sources: Statistics ALSTSHSU First downs 17 34 Total yards 402 685 Rushing yards 141 289 Passing yards 261 396 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 19:52 40:08 Team Category Player StatisticsAlabama State Passing Daniel Duhart 17/32, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Malcolm Cyrus 13 rushes, 83 yards Receiving DeMario Bell 4 receptions, 134 yards, TDSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 31/46, 386 yards, 3 TD Rushing Donavan Williams 12 rushes, 83 yards, TD Receiving Keshawn Hill 3 receptions, 126 yards, TD At No. 12 (FBS) LSU 2014 LSU Tigers football team No. 15 Sam Houston State at No. 12 (FBS) LSU No. 15 Bearkats 0 0 0 0 No. 12 (FBS) Tigers 20 15 7 14 September 6 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA CST 100,338 SECNSources: Statistics SHSULSU First downs 14 27 Total yards 206 584 Rushing yards 50 334 Passing yards 156 250 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 24:57 35:03 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 8/25, 142 yards, 2 INT Rushing Donavan Williams 9 rushes, 29 yards Receiving Yedidiah Louis 4 receptions, 102 yardsLSU Passing Anthony Jennings 7/13, 188 yards, 3 TD Rushing Leonard Fournette 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Travin Dural 3 receptions, 140 yards, 3 TD No. 2 (D-II) CSU Pueblo 2014 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team No. 2 (D-II) CSU Pueblo at No. 15 Sam Houston State No. 2 (D-II) ThunderWolves 14 13 17 3 No. 15 Bearkats 0 0 7 14 September 13 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:30 PM CST 9,678 BSNSources: Statistics CSUPSHSU First downs 20 17 Total yards 446 231 Rushing yards 187 85 Passing yards 259 146 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 36:54 23:06 Team Category Player StatisticsCSU Pueblo Passing Chris Bonner 20/32, 255 yards, 3 TD Rushing Cameron McDondle 14 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Paul Browning 7 receptions, 98 yards, TDSam Houston State Passing Don King III 5/7, 74 yards, TD, INT Rushing Keshawn Hill 12 rushes, 55 yards, TD Receiving LaDarius Brown 3 receptions, 47 yards At Lamar 2014 Lamar Cardinals football team Sam Houston State at Lamar Bearkats 13 6 7 16 Cardinals 0 3 7 0 September 27 Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX 7:00 PM CST 9,308 Sources: Statistics SHSULAM First downs 23 18 Total yards 441 345 Rushing yards 268 101 Passing yards 173 244 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 29:48 30:12 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 18/34, 164 yards, TD Rushing Jalen Overstreet 9 rushes, 132 yards, TD Receiving Derreck Edwards 4 receptions, 52 yardsLamar Passing Caleb Berry 21/36, 244 yards, TD, INT Rushing Carl Harris 9 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Devonn Brown 5 receptions, 88 yards No. 5 McNeese State 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team No. 5 McNeese State at Sam Houston State No. 5 Cowboys 0 7 0 15 Bearkats 14 7 14 3 October 11 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 3:00 PM CST 8,418 SLCTVSources: Statistics MCNSSHSU First downs 16 18 Total yards 298 486 Rushing yards 209 294 Passing yards 89 192 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 32:38 27:22 Team Category Player StatisticsMcNeese State Passing Daniel Sams 11/25, 84 yards, TD Rushing Daniel Sams 20 rushes, 130 yards, TD Receiving David Bush 2 receptions, 21 yardsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 15/29, 192 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jared Johnson 11 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD Receiving Yedidiah Louis 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD At Northwestern State 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team No. 24 Sam Houston State at Northwestern State No. 24 Bearkats 14 7 0 6 Demons 7 14 0 10 October 18 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA 3:00 PM CST 7,895 SLCTVSources: Statistics SHSUNWST First downs 20 30 Total yards 432 482 Rushing yards 347 186 Passing yards 85 296 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 24:41 35:19 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 8/22, 85 yards, INT Rushing Keshawn Hill 17 rushes, 198 yards, 3 TD Receiving Yedidiah Louis 2 receptions, 25 yardsNorthwestern State Passing Zach Adkins 22/35, 296 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Garrett Atzenweiler 18 rushes, 68 yards Receiving Tuff McClain 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD Abilene Christian 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State Wildcats 0 14 0 7 Bearkats 7 17 7 7 October 25 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 3:00 PM CST 7,073 BSN Sources: Statistics ACUSHSU First downs 20 20 Total yards 445 452 Rushing yards 31 175 Passing yards 414 277 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 29:05 30:55 Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Parker McKenzie 29/44, 385 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing De'Andre Brown 9 rushes, 20 yards, TD Receiving Cedric Gilbert 8 receptions, 98 yardsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 26/34, 277 yards, TD Rushing Jared Johnson 15 rushes, 86 yards Receiving Yedidiah Louis 8 receptions, 82 yards Vs. No. 24 Stephen F. Austin 2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team No. 24 Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (Battle of the Piney Woods) No. 24 Lumberjacks 7 7 7 7 Bearkats 7 14 14 7 November 1 Reliant StadiumHouston, TX 3:00 PM CST 26,788 SLCTVSources: Statistics SFASHSU First downs 28 17 Total yards 516 486 Rushing yards 250 357 Passing yards 266 129 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 41:26 18:34 Team Category Player StatisticsStephen F. Austin Passing Zach Conque 34/51, 266 yards, INT Rushing Gus Johnson 24 rushes, 148 yards, TD Receiving D. J. Ward 12 receptions, 80 yardsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 6/17, 129 yards Rushing Keshawn Hill 14 rushes, 154 yards, 4 TD Receiving Yedidiah Louis 1 reception, 44 yards At Incarnate Word 2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team Sam Houston State at Incarnate Word Bearkats 23 7 3 7 Cardinals 0 16 0 3 November 8 Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX 6:00 PM CST 3,476 Sources: Statistics SHSUUIW First downs 24 18 Total yards 377 271 Rushing yards 189 58 Passing yards 188 213 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 31:34 28:26 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 13/20, 188 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Keshawn Hill 15 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving Yedidiah Louis 3 receptions, 59 yardsIncarnate Word Passing Jordon Scelfo 21/38, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Junior Sessions 15 rushes, 52 yards Receiving Jordan Hicks 5 receptions, 59 yards At Houston Baptist 2014 Houston Baptist Huskies football team Sam Houston State at Houston Baptist Bearkats 35 20 7 14 Huskies 0 0 0 0 November 15 Husky StadiumHouston, TX 3:00 PM CST 3,124 SLCTVSources: Statistics SHSUHBU First downs 34 10 Total yards 823 177 Rushing yards 601 135 Passing yards 222 42 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 30:01 29:59 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Don King III 8/12, 121 yards Rushing Donavan Williams 13 rushes, 212 yards, 3 TD Receiving Grant Finney 2 receptions, 48 yardsHouston Baptist Passing Ka'Darius Baker 7/22, 42 yards, 2 INT Rushing B. J. Kelly 12 rushes, 70 yards Receiving Darian Lazard 3 receptions, 17 yards Central Arkansas 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team Central Arkansas at No. 23 Sam Houston State Bears 7 14 0 10 No. 23 Bearkats 14 10 14 0 November 22 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 12:30 PM CST 5,717 SLCTVSources: Statistics UCASHSU First downs 22 29 Total yards 450 527 Rushing yards 107 336 Passing yards 343 191 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 26:40 33:20 Team Category Player StatisticsCentral Arkansas Passing Ryan Howard 26/44, 324 yards, 4 TD Rushing Willie Mathews 8 rushes, 59 yards Receiving Dezmin Lewis 8 receptions, 105 yards, TDSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 17/28, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Keshawn Hill 32 rushes, 242 yards, 2 TD Receiving LaDarius Brown 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD FCS Playoffs No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana (FCS Playoffs First Round) 2011 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana at No. 19 Sam Houston State No. 11 Lions 3 7 0 7 No. 19 Bearkats 0 0 7 14 November 29 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 1:00 PM CST 4,758 ESPN3 Sources: yes 1 13:40 SELA Ryan Adams 25-yard field goal SELA 3–0 2 14:19 SELA Bryan Bennett 9-yard run (Ryan Adams kick) SELA 10–0 3 7:14 SHSU Jalen Overstreet 3-yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick) SELA 10–7 4 14:57 SHSU Donavan Williams 1-yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick) SHSU 14–10 4 11:11 SELA Bryan Bennett 2-yard run (Ryan Adams kick) SELA 17–14 4 7:10 SHSU Donavan Williams 5-yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick) SHSU 21–17 yes Statistics SELASHSU First downs 21 13 Total yards 305 269 Rushing yards 124 150 Passing yards 181 119 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 34:36 25:24 Team Category Player StatisticsSoutheastern Louisiana Passing Bryan Bennett 17/48, 181 yards Rushing Kody Sutton 13 rushes, 42 yards Receiving Devante Scott 5 receptions, 53 yardsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 12/32, 119 yards, 2 INT Rushing Jared Johnson 17 rushes, 63 yards Receiving LaDarius Brown 3 receptions, 51 yards At No. 3 Jacksonville State (FCS Playoffs Second Round) 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team No. 19 Sam Houston State at No. 3 Jacksonville State No. 19 Bearkats 7 17 13 0 No. 3 Gamecocks 14 12 0 0 December 6 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 1:00 PM CST 10,832 ESPN3Sources: Statistics SHSUJVST First downs 25 22 Total yards 402 513 Rushing yards 241 260 Passing yards 161 253 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 31:24 28:36 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 13/19, 161 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jared Johnson 18 rushes, 85 yards, TD Receiving LaDarius Brown 4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TDJacksonville State Passing Eli Jenkins 12/24, 253 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing DaMarcus James 19 rushes, 128 yards, TD Receiving Anthony Johnson 4 receptions, 74 yards At No. 5 Villanova (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team No. 19 Sam Houston State at No. 5 Villanova No. 19 Bearkats 7 10 7 10 No. 5 Wildcats 13 3 8 7 December 13 Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA 12:00 PM CST 2,333 ESPN3Sources: Statistics SHSUNOVA First downs 22 23 Total yards 454 514 Rushing yards 151 286 Passing yards 303 228 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 30:30 29:30 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 22/27, 303 yards, 3 TD Rushing Keshawn Hill 20 rushes, 75 yards Receiving LaDarius Brown 6 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TDVillanova Passing Chris Polony 13/24, 228 yards, TD Rushing Kevin Monangai 27 rushes, 166 yards, TD Receiving Poppy Livers 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD At No. 2 North Dakota State (FCS Playoffs Semifinal) 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team No. 19 Sam Houston State at No. 2 North Dakota State No. 19 Bearkats 0 3 0 0 No. 2 Bison 7 0 14 14 December 19 FargodomeFargo, ND 7:00 PM CST 18,025 ESPN2 Sources: yes 1 3:52 NDSU John Crockett 3-yard run (Adam Keller kick) NDSU 7–0 2 13:37 SHSU Luc Swimberghe 22-yard field goal NDSU 7–3 3 7:34 NDSU King Frazier 33-yard run (Adam Keller kick) NDSU 14–3 3 6:32 NDSU John Crockett 55-yard run (Adam Keller kick) NDSU 21–3 4 11:37 NDSU John Crockett 10-yard run (Adam Keller kick) NDSU 28–3 4 3:38 NDSU R. J. Urzendowski 14-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Adam Keller kick) NDSU 35–3 yes Statistics SHSUNDSU First downs 19 18 Total yards 338 398 Rushing yards 106 219 Passing yards 232 179 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 28:01 31:59 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jared Johnson 20/31, 227 yards, INT Rushing Jared Johnson 25 rushes, 66 yards Receiving Yedidiah Louis 6 receptions, 62 yardsNorth Dakota State Passing Carson Wentz 13/19, 179 yards, TD, INT Rushing John Crockett 26 rushes, 166 yards, 3 TD Receiving John Crockett 2 receptions, 66 yards Ranking movements Sports Network 0 14 17 15 15 25 RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV 23 19 6 Coaches 0 14 14 13 15 25 RV RV RV 25 RV NR RV RV RV 19 6 References Sam Houston State Category:Sam Houston Bearkats football seasons Category:Southland Conference football champion seasons Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats football