2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record11–5 (7–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Collins (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrad Sherrod (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^   7 1     11 5  
No. 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
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.