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
Game summaries
At No. 1 Eastern Washington
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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