The 2014 Emporia State Hornets football team represented
Emporia State University
Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. E ...
in the
2014 NCAA Division II football season
The 2014 NCAA Division II football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 4, 2014 and concluded with the National Championshi ...
. The Hornets played their home games on
Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium, in
Emporia,
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
as they have done since
1937. 2014 was the 121st season in school history. The Hornets were led by head coach
Garin Higgins
Garin Higgins (born October 11, 1968) is an American football college coach and former player. Higgins is the head football coach at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, a position he has held since the 2007 season. Higgins previously se ...
, who finished his 14th overall season, and eighth overall at Emporia State. Emporia State is a member of the
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a List of NCAA conferences, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division II, Division II level, headquartered ...
.
Preseason outlook
''
Sporting News
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'' released their Top-25 on June 10, 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.
The conference rankings were released on August 5.
Emporia State was ranked 4th in the Coaches Poll and 3rd in the Media Poll.
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On August 18, the AFCA poll was released.][
On August 26, D2football.com released their Top 25 poll.][ 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.][
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Schedule
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Game summaries
Missouri Southern
This was the first meeting in football between the two schools since 2011. The last time ESU played MSSU, they won 31–24 after coming out of a 17–0 deficit at half.
In the first quarter, neither team scored, but in the second, Missouri Southern was the first to score a touchdown. 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
Like the previous game last week, this was the first meeting for ESU and UCM since 2010.
Central Oklahoma
Northeastern State
Lindenwood
Pittsburg State
Fort Hays State
Missouri Western
Washburn
Northwest Missouri State
Nebraska–Kearney
Personnel
Coaching staff
Along with Higgins, there are 7 assistants.
Roster
References
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The Emporia State Hornets football program is a college football team that represents Emporia State University, often referred to as "Emporia State" or "ESU". The team competes as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ...