2014 Emporia State Hornets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2014 2014 Emporia State Hornets football Emporia State Hornets logo.svg 200 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association MIAA 4–7 4–7 Garin Higgins 8th Matt Walter 6th Mike LoPorto 7th Bryan Nardo 3rd Brent Wilson Danny Goodman Jordan Tice Austin Willis Francis G. Welch Stadium The 2014 Emporia State Hornets football team represented Emporia State University as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association during the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eight-year head coach Garin Higgins, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4–7 with all games played against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for seventh in the MIAA. Emporia State played home games at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas. Schedule 2014 NCAA Division II AFCA Central September 4 7:00 p.m. w 22 2014 Missouri Southern Lions Missouri Southern Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 53–28 6,045 September 11 7:00 p.m. l y 19 2014 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO 31–50 7,986 September 20 2:00 p.m. l Central Oklahoma Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 14–24 5,463 September 27 6:00 p.m. w y Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK 42–35 2OT 2,017 October 4 2:00 p.m. w Lindenwood Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 37–22 5,019 October 11 2:00 p.m. l y 2014 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS 17–47 10,845 October 18 2:00 p.m. l y 2014 Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS 21–24 5,004 October 25 2:07 p.m. w y 2014 Missouri Western Griffons Missouri Western Spratt Stadium St. Joseph, MO MIAA Network 30–10 5,099 November 1 1:00 p.m. l y 2014 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Topeka, KS rivalry 10–36 4,163 November 8 2:07 p.m. l 2014 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State Francis G. Welch Stadium Emporia, KS MIAA Network 14–42 3,522 November 15 1:00 p.m. l y 2014 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers Nebraska–Kearney Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE 40–42 1,200 2014 Football Schedule https://esuhornets.com/sports/football/schedule/2014 Emporia State University April 6, 2025 Preseason outlook Sporting News released their Top-25 on June 10, 2014.http://www.esuhornets.com/news/2014/6/10/FB_0610145859.aspx?path=football Sporting News Top-25 Emporia State University October 13, 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.http://www.esuhornets.com/news/2014/6/12/FB_0612140333.aspx Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll Emporia State University October 13, 2014 The conference rankings were released on August 5.http://themiaa.com/news/2014/8/4/FB_0804143109.aspx MIAA Media Days Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association October 13, 2014 Emporia State was ranked 4th in the Coaches Poll and 3rd in the Media Poll. On August 18, the AFCA poll was released.https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/d2 AFCA Preseason poll NCAA.com October 13, 2014 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.http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11/ D2football.com poll October 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173048/http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11 October 9, 2014 dead 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. Game summaries Missouri Southern Missouri Southern Lions football Missouri Southern at Emporia State Missouri Southern #22 Emporia State 0 13 8 7 0 29 10 14 September 4 Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 7:00 p.m. CDT 3:08 6,045 Clear, 91 F, Wind S at 18 mph on Craig Hesler This was the first meeting in football between the two schools since 2011.http://esuhornets.com/news/2014/9/2/FB_0902141122.aspx MSSU Meeting Emporia State University October 13, 2014 The last time ESU played MSSU, they won 31–24 after coming out of a 17–0 deficit at half.http://www.emporiagazette.com/sports/article_124c4556-3379-11e4-9710-001a4bcf6878.html Last time against MSSU Emporia Gazette October 13, 2014 In the first quarter, neither team scored, but in the second, Missouri Southern was the first to score a touchdown.http://esuhornets.com/custompages/football/2014/14FBES01.HTM ESU vs. MSSU stats October 13, 2014 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. Central Missouri Central Missouri Mules football Emporia State at Central Missouri #19 Emporia State Central Missouri 14 7 7 3 14 7 15 14 September 11 Audrey J. Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, MO 7:00 p.m. CDT 3:12 7,986 Overcast, 54 F, Wind N at 6 mph on Danny Harris Like the previous game last week, this was the first meeting for ESU and UCM since 2010.http://esuhornets.com/news/2014/9/10/FB_0910140616.aspx UCM Meeting Emporia State University October 13, 2014 Central Oklahoma Central Oklahoma Bronchos football Central Oklahoma at Emporia State Central Oklahoma Emporia State 7 10 0 7 7 0 0 7 September 20 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:00 p.m. CDT 2:54 5,463 Sunny, 86 F, Wind SW at 10 mph on John Adams Northeastern State Northeastern State RiverHawks football Emporia State at Northeastern State Emporia State Northeastern State 0 14 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 21 7 0 September 27 Doc Wadley Stadium, Tahlequah, OK 6:00 p.m. CDT 2017 Sunny and Clear, 82 F, Wind SSE at 7 mph on Sean Johnston Lindenwood Lindenwood Lions football Lindenwood at Emporia State Lindenwood Emporia State 0 0 8 14 3 13 14 7 October 4 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:00 p.m. CDT 2:54 5,019 Sunny, 60 F, Wind NNW at 10 mph on Danny Harris Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Gorillas football Emporia State at Pittsburg State Emporia State Pittsburg State 10 0 7 0 0 24 14 7 October 11 Carnie Smith Stadium, Pittsburg, KS 2:00 p.m. CDT 2:51 10,845 Overcast, 55 F, Wind N at 7 mph on Dwight Neibling Fort Hays State Fort Hays State Tigers football Fort Hays State at Emporia State Fort Hays State Emporia State 21 0 0 3 0 0 10 11 October 18 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:00 p.m. CDT 2:57 5,004 61 F, Wind NNE at 5 – 10 mph on Richard Dixon Missouri Western Missouri Western Griffons football Emporia State at Missouri Western Emporia State Missouri Western 0 10 10 10 0 3 7 0 October 25 Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, MO 2:07 p.m. CDT 3:15 5,099 Sunny, 75 F, Wind 0 – 5 mph onmph Chris Tallent Washburn Washburn Ichabods football Emporia State at Washburn Emporia State Washburn 0 0 10 0 13 10 0 13 November 1 Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl, Topeka, KS 1:00 p.m. CDT 2:54 4,163 Sunny and clear, 45 F, Wind N 15 – 20 mph onmph Richard Dixon Northwest Missouri State Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State Northwest Missouri State Emporia State 14 21 7 0 0 0 14 0 November 8 Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS 2:07 p.m. CST 3:01 3,522 Sunny, 52 F, Wind NNW 15 – 20 mph onmph Craig Helser Nebraska–Kearney Nebraska–Kearney Lopers football Emporia State at Nebraska-Kearney Emporia State Nebraska–Kearney 7 7 7 19 14 28 0 0 November 15 Ron & Carol Cope Stadium, Kearney, NE 1:00 p.m. CST 3:00 1,200 Snowing & cold, 25 F, Wind 10 – 25 mph onmph John Adam Personnel Coaching staff Along with Higgins, there are 7 assistants. NamePositionSeasons atEmporia StateAlma Mater Garin Higgins Head coach 8 Emporia State (1992) Matt Walter Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach 7 Northwestern Oklahoma (2000) Mike LoPorto Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach 7 Emporia State (2007) Bryan Nardo Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Coach 3 Ohio (2008) Nathan Linsey Defensive secondary coach 4 Emporia State (2010) Justin Weiser Running backs coach/strength and conditioning coach 2 Emporia State (2010) Cory Sullivan Graduate assistant 2 Ohio (2012) Terrence Coleman Inside Receivers 2 Emporia StateReference:Coaching Staff http://esuhornets.com/roster.aspxpath=football& Emporia State Athletics August 5, 2014September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Roster 2014 Emporia State Hornets Football RosterQuarterbacks 15 Brent Wilson – Jr. 14 Braxton Marstall – Fr. 13 Ty Reasoner - 10px|Redshirt Fr. Running backs  1 Jordan Tice – Sr.  5 Trent Davis – Jr. 12 Josh Matthews – Sr. 26 Landon Nault – Fr. 27 Antonio Brown – So. 28 A.J. West - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 40 Kai Callins – Fr. 41 Nikita Brown – Sr. Half backs 11 Dominique Jones – Jr. 45 Reese Richards – So. 46 Connor Thierolf – Jr. 80 Trenton Ball – Fr. 86 Nick Oliver – Fr. Wide receivers  6 Kavaski Ervin – Jr.  7 Jake Smithton – Jr. 10 Mitchell Foote – So. 16 Dyland Walker – Jr. 18 JP Lohrentz – So. 19 Kory Lonberger – Sr. 25 Austin Willis – Sr. 81 Logan Clothier – Jr. 82 Anthony Buffalomeat – So. 83 Anthony Davis – So. 84 Chris Lee – So. 85 DeWayne Sanford – So. 87 Jaylon Radel – Fr. 88 Daniel Williams – Jr. 89 Justin Brown – Fr. Safeties  8 Lyndell Johnson – Sr. 43 Cameron Karn - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 48 Reid Buckingham – Fr. Offensive line 51 Eric Pruitt – Jr. 57 Joe Pomatto – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 60 Gerron Anthony – Jr. 62 Jordan Davis – Fr. 64 Jarrett Stastny – So. 66 Danny Goodman – Sr. 67 Dylan Hall – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 68 Diesen Gorham – Fr. 69 Jordan McAdoo – Jr. 71 Clayton Brown – Sr. 72 Dane Riley - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 74 Jake Warehime – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 76 Beau Jenkins – So. 77 Aaron Blount – Sr. 78 Braden Janzen – Fr. 79 Kenneth Sellers – Jr. Defensive line  9 Eddie Vinson – So. 47 Steele Fleming – Jr. 56 Lear Schrader – Jr. 61 Dameitrik Morris – Sr. 65 Ryan Smith – Fr. 75 Russell Hampton – Jr. 90 Nick Vega – So. 91 Darian Harris – Fr. 93 Justin Wilson – Jr. 94 Nick Shutte – Sr. 95 Jor'Don Stephenson – So. 98 James Junious – Jr. 99 Reed Hartshorn – Jr. Linebackers 17 Tariq Allen – Sr. 23 Deshawn Dinwiddle – Sr. 24 Corben Abila – Jr. 31 Remington Whitley – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 34 Jason Tetuan – Jr. 38 Kole Schankie – So. 44 Jordan Robinson – So. 50 Brandon Goodman – So. 53 Jeramie Fischer – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 55 Gabe Cleveland – 10px|Redshirt Fr. Defensive backs  2 Brandon Gentz – Jr.  3 Ace Mayze – So.  4 Ty Zimmerman – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 20 Jarett Strode – Jr. 21 Kadeem Satchell – Sr. 22 Deveon Dinwiddie – Sr. 29 Curtis Shorts – So. 30 Orlando Sheets – Fr. 32 Marcus Houghton - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 33 Josh Montegudo – So. 35 Elliot Montgomery - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 36 Samuel Saidi – Sr. 37 Cole Combs - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 39 Marcus Hicks - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 42 Trey Dickerson – So. 52 Donovan Walker - 10px|Redshirt Fr. 54 Logan Powell – Fr. 63 Parker Bass – Fr. 97 Brandon Allen – Jr. Kickers 49 Justin Marcha – Fr. 89 Austin Morton – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 96 Dakota Weaver – 10px|Redshirt Fr. Source:Roster 2014 Roster References Emporia State Category:Emporia State Hornets football seasons Emporia State Hornets football