:2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season

{{Infobox NCAA Division I FCS season

| year = 2014

| image = NCAA logo.svg

| image_caption =

| number_of_teams = 124

| regular_season = August 23 – November 22

| playoffs = November 29 – December 20

| nc_date = January 10, 2015

| championship = Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

| champions = North Dakota State

| payton = John Robertson, QB, Villanova

| buchanan = Kyle Emanuel, DE, North Dakota State

}}

The 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on August 23, 2014, and concluded with the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game played on January 10, 2015, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State won its fourth consecutive title, defeating Illinois State, 29–27.

Notable changes

Under a standard provision of NCAA rules, all FCS programs were allowed to play 12 regular-season games (not counting conference title games) in 2014. In years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays, FCS programs may play 12 games instead of the regular 11. After this season, the next season in which 12-game seasons are allowed was 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D113.pdf |title=Bylaws 17.9.3 and 17.9.5.1 |work=2012–13 NCAA Division I Manual |publisher=NCAA |access-date=February 20, 2013}}

On May 14, 2014, the NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. The acceptable minimum score was raised significantly for the first time since the APR was introduced, in 2004. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports were declared ineligible for postseason play after failing to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following seven FCS teams:{{cite press release|url=https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/student-athletes-continue-achieve-academically |title=Student-Athleties Continue To Achieve Academically |publisher=NCAA |date=May 14, 2014 |access-date=May 19, 2014}} Alabama State, Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Florida A&M, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Saint Francis (PA), and Savannah State.In addition these, the entire athletic program at Southern University, including the football team, was declared ineligible for postseason play for failing to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.

FCS team wins over FBS teams

(FCS rankings from the Sports Network poll; FBS rankings from the AP Poll)

August 30: No. 22 Bethune-Cookman 14, Florida International 12

August 30: No. 2 North Dakota State 34, Iowa State 14

September 6: Eastern Kentucky 17, Miami (OH) 10

September 13: Abilene Christian 38, Troy 35

September 13: Indiana State 27, Ball State 20—The Victory Bell Game

September 20: Northwestern State 30, Louisiana Tech 27

September 27: Yale 49, Army 43 ^OT

October 11: Liberty 55, Appalachian State 48 ^OT

Conference changes and new programs

School	2013 Conference	2014 Conference
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Abilene Christian	FCS Independent	Southland
style="text-align:center;" \| Appalachian State	rowspan="3" \| SoCon	Sun Belt (FBS)
style="text-align:center;" \| Elon	CAA
style="text-align:center;" \| Georgia Southern	Sun Belt (FBS)
style="text-align:center;" \| Houston Baptist	rowspan="2" \| FCS Independent	rowspan="2" \| Southland
style="text-align:center;" \| Incarnate Word
style="text-align:center;" \| Mercer	Pioneer	SoCon
style="text-align:center;" \| Monmouth	rowspan="2" \| FCS Independent	Big South
style="text-align:center;" \| Old Dominion	C-USA (FBS)
style="text-align:center;" \| VMI	Big South	SoCon

Conference standings

cellpadding="5"

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Big Sky Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Big South Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Ivy League football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Northeast Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Patriot League football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Pioneer Football League standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Southern Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Southland Conference football standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings}}

Conference summaries

=Championship games=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:50px"\|Conference !style="width:120px"\| Champion !style="width:100px"\| Runner-up ! style="width:60px;"\|Score !style="width:200px"\|Offensive Player of the Year !style="width:200px"\|Defensive Player of the Year !style="width:200px"\|Coach of the Year
SWAC \| Alcorn State \| Southern \| 38–24 \| Malcolm Cyrus (RB, Alabama State) John Gibbs, Jr. (QB, Alcorn State) \| Jerome Howard (LB, Prairie View A&M) \| Broderick Fobbs (Grambling State)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

style="width:50px"|Conference

!style="width:120px"| Champion

!style="width:100px"| Runner-up

! style="width:60px;"|Score

!style="width:200px"|Offensive Player of the Year

!style="width:200px"|Defensive Player of the Year

!style="width:200px"|Coach of the Year

SWAC

| Alcorn State

| Southern

| 38–24

| Malcolm Cyrus (RB, Alabama State)
John Gibbs, Jr. (QB, Alcorn State)

| Jerome Howard (LB, Prairie View A&M)

| Broderick Fobbs (Grambling State)

=Other conference winners=

Note: Records are regular-season only, and do not include playoff games.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Conference !Champion !Record !Offensive Player of the Year !Defensive Player of the Year !Coach of the Year
Big Sky \| Eastern Washington \| 10–2 (7–1) \| Vernon Adams (QB, Eastern Washington) \| Zack Wagenmann (DE, Montana) \| Mike Kramer (Idaho State)
Big South \| Coastal Carolina Liberty \| 11–1 (4–1) 8–4 (4–1) \| Alex Ross (QB, Coastal Carolina) \| Quinn Backus (LB, Coastal Carolina) \| Joe Moglia (Coastal Carolina) Harold Nichols (Presbyterian)
CAA \| New Hampshire \| 10–1 (8–0) \| John Robertson (QB, Villanova) \| Mike Reilly (DL, William & Mary) \| Sean McDonnell (New Hampshire)
Ivy \| Harvard \| 10–0 (7–0) \| Tyler Varga (RB, Yale) \| Zack Hodges (DE, Harvard) Mike Zeuli (LB, Princeton) \| Tim Murphy (Harvard)
MEAC \| Bethune-Cookman Morgan State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central South Carolina State \| 9–3 (6–2) 7–5 (6–2) 9–3 (6–2) 7–5 (6–2) 8–4 (6–2) \| Tarik Cohen (RB, North Carolina A&T) Greg McGhee (QB, Howard) \| Javon Hargrave (DT, South Carolina State) \| Lee Hull (Morgan State)
MVFC \| Illinois State North Dakota State \| 10–1 (7–1) 11–1 (7–1) \| Marshaun Coprich (RB, Illinois State) \| Kyle Emanuel (DE, North Dakota State) \| Brock Spack (Illinois State)
NEC \| Sacred Heart Wagner \| 9–2 (5–1) 7–4 (5–1) \| Khairi Dickson (RB, Saint Francis (PA)) \| Jeff Covitz (DE, Bryant) \| Mark Nofri (Sacred Heart)
OVC \| Jacksonville State \| 10–1 (8–0) \| Dy'Shawn Mobley (RB, Eastern Kentucky) \| Devaunte Sigler (DT, Jacksonville State) \| John Grass (Jacksonville State)
Patriot \| Fordham \| 10–2 (6–0) \| Mike Nebrich (QB, Fordham) \| Evan Byers (LB, Bucknell) \| Joe Susan (Bucknell)
Pioneer \| San Diego \| 9–1 (7–1) \| Connor Kacsor (RB, Dayton) \| Donald Payne (S, Stetson) \| Dale Lindsey (San Diego)
Southern \| Chattanooga \| 9–3 (7–0) \| Jacob Huesman (QB, Chattanooga) \| Davis Tull (DL, Chattanooga) \| Russ Huesman (Chattanooga)
Southland \| Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana \| 8–4 (7–1) 9–3 (7–1) \| Bryan Bennett (QB, Southeastern Louisiana) Gus Johnson (RB, Stephen F. Austin) \| Jonathan Woodard (DE, Central Arkansas) \| Clint Conque (Stephen F. Austin)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

Conference

!Champion

!Record

!Offensive Player of the Year

!Defensive Player of the Year

!Coach of the Year

Big Sky

| Eastern Washington

| 10–2 (7–1)

| Vernon Adams (QB, Eastern Washington)

| Zack Wagenmann (DE, Montana)

| Mike Kramer (Idaho State)

Big South

| Coastal Carolina
Liberty

| 11–1 (4–1)
8–4 (4–1)

| Alex Ross (QB, Coastal Carolina)

| Quinn Backus (LB, Coastal Carolina)

| Joe Moglia (Coastal Carolina)
Harold Nichols (Presbyterian)

CAA

| New Hampshire

| 10–1 (8–0)

| John Robertson (QB, Villanova)

| Mike Reilly (DL, William & Mary)

| Sean McDonnell (New Hampshire)

Ivy

| Harvard

| 10–0 (7–0)

| Tyler Varga (RB, Yale)

| Zack Hodges (DE, Harvard)
Mike Zeuli (LB, Princeton)

| Tim Murphy (Harvard)

MEAC

| Bethune-Cookman
Morgan State
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central
South Carolina State

| 9–3 (6–2)
7–5 (6–2)
9–3 (6–2)
7–5 (6–2)
8–4 (6–2)

| Tarik Cohen (RB, North Carolina A&T)
Greg McGhee (QB, Howard)

| Javon Hargrave (DT, South Carolina State)

| Lee Hull (Morgan State)

MVFC

| Illinois State
North Dakota State

| 10–1 (7–1)
11–1 (7–1)

| Marshaun Coprich (RB, Illinois State)

| Kyle Emanuel (DE, North Dakota State)

| Brock Spack (Illinois State)

NEC

| Sacred Heart
Wagner

| 9–2 (5–1)
7–4 (5–1)

| Khairi Dickson (RB, Saint Francis (PA))

| Jeff Covitz (DE, Bryant)

| Mark Nofri (Sacred Heart)

OVC

| Jacksonville State

| 10–1 (8–0)

| Dy'Shawn Mobley (RB, Eastern Kentucky)

| Devaunte Sigler (DT, Jacksonville State)

| John Grass (Jacksonville State)

Patriot

| Fordham

| 10–2 (6–0)

| Mike Nebrich (QB, Fordham)

| Evan Byers (LB, Bucknell)

| Joe Susan (Bucknell)

Pioneer

| San Diego

| 9–1 (7–1)

| Connor Kacsor (RB, Dayton)

| Donald Payne (S, Stetson)

| Dale Lindsey (San Diego)

Southern

| Chattanooga

| 9–3 (7–0)

| Jacob Huesman (QB, Chattanooga)

| Davis Tull (DL, Chattanooga)

| Russ Huesman (Chattanooga)

Southland

| Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana

| 8–4 (7–1)
9–3 (7–1)

| Bryan Bennett (QB, Southeastern Louisiana)
Gus Johnson (RB, Stephen F. Austin)

| Jonathan Woodard (DE, Central Arkansas)

| Clint Conque (Stephen F. Austin)

FCS results by conference against FBS opponents

FCS Conference	GP	Record	Win %	PF	PA	PD
width=100% \| width=50% valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
Ivy League	1	1–0	{{Winning percentage\|1\|0}}	49	43	+6
MVFC	12	2–10	{{Winning percentage\|2\|10}}	212	384	–172
Southland	13	2–11	{{Winning percentage\|2\|11}}	235	656	–421
Big South	8	1–7	{{Winning percentage\|1\|7}}	123	348	–225
OVC	11	1–10	{{Winning percentage\|1\|10}}	159	495	–336
MEAC	14	1–13	{{Winning percentage\|1\|13}}	146	673	–527
Pioneer	1	0–1	{{Winning percentage\|0\|1}}	0	66	–66
Patriot	2	0–2	{{Winning percentage\|0\|2}}	41	72	–31
NEC	2	0–2	{{Winning percentage\|0\|2}}	31	72	–41
SWAC	5	0–5	{{Winning percentage\|0\|5}}	40	224	–184
Southern	11	0–11	{{Winning percentage\|0\|11}}	154	443	–289
CAA	11	0–11	{{Winning percentage\|0\|11}}	121	487	–366
Big Sky	17	0–17	{{Winning percentage\|0\|17}}	266	696	–430
FCS Independents	0	0–0	{{Winning percentage\|0\|0}}	0	0	0
TOTAL	108	8–100	{{Winning percentage\|8\|100}}	1577	4659	–3082

| width=50% valign="top" |

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" ! FBS Conference !! GP !! Record !! Win % !! PF !! PA !! PD
SEC	14	14–0	{{Winning percentage\|14\|0}}	685	131	+554
ACC	14	14–0	{{Winning percentage\|14\|0}}	636	173	+463
Big Ten	11	11–0	{{Winning percentage\|11\|0}}	391	156	+235
MWC	10	10–0	{{Winning percentage\|10\|0}}	354	157	+197
American	8	8–0	{{Winning percentage\|6\|0}}	352	81	+271
Pac-12	8	8–0	{{Winning percentage\|8\|0}}	410	142	+268
Big 12	8	7–1	{{Winning percentage\|7\|1}}	357	156	+201
MAC	13	11–2	{{Winning percentage\|11\|2}}	462	196	+266
Sun Belt	9	7–2	{{Winning percentage\|7\|2}}	445	165	+280
C-USA	9	7–2	{{Winning percentage\|7\|2}}	367	126	+241
FBS Independents	4	3–1	{{Winning percentage\|3\|1}}	200	94	+106
TOTAL	108	100–8	{{Winning percentage\|100\|8}}	4659	1577	+3082

Playoff qualifiers

=Automatic berths for conference champions=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !Conference !Team ! data-sort-type="number" \|Appearance !Last bid !Result
Big Sky Conference	Eastern Washington	11th	2013	Semifinals (L – Towson)
Big South Conference	Liberty	1st	–	–
Colonial Athletic Association	New Hampshire	13th	2013	Semifinals (L – North Dakota State)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Morgan State	1st	–	–
Missouri Valley Football Conference	North Dakota State	5th	2013	National Champions (W – Towson)
Northeast Conference	Sacred Heart	2nd	2013	First Round (L – Fordham)
Ohio Valley Conference	Jacksonville State	5th	2013	Quarterfinals (L – Eastern Washington)
Patriot League	Fordham	4th	2013	Second Round (L – Towson)
Pioneer Football League	San Diego	1st	–	–
Southern Conference	Chattanooga	2nd	1984	First Round (L – Arkansas State)
Southland Conference	Sam Houston State	8th	2013	Second Round (L – Southeastern Louisiana)

=At large qualifiers=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !Conference !Team ! data-sort-type="number" \|Appearance !Last bid !Result
rowspan=2\| Big Sky Conference	Montana	23rd	2013	Second Round (L – Coastal Carolina)
Montana State	8th	2012	Quarterfinals (L – Sam Houston State)
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina	5th	2013	Quarterfinals (L – North Dakota State)
rowspan=3\| Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison	10th	2011	Second Round (L – North Dakota State)
Richmond	9th	2009	Quarterfinals (L – Appalachian State)
Villanova	11th	2012	First Round (L – Stony Brook)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	colspan=4\| None
rowspan=4\| Missouri Valley Football Conference	Illinois State	5th	2012	Quarterfinals (L – Eastern Washington)
Indiana State	3rd	1984	Quarterfinals (L – Middle Tennessee State)
Northern Iowa	17th	2011	Quarterfinals (L – Montana)
South Dakota State	4th	2013	Second Round (L – Eastern Washington)
Northeast Conference	colspan=4\| None
Ohio Valley Conference	Eastern Kentucky	21st	2011	First Round (L – James Madison)
Patriot League	colspan=4; rowspan=3\| None
Pioneer Football League
Southern Conference
rowspan=2\| Southland Conference	Southeastern Louisiana	2nd	2013	Quarterfinals (L – New Hampshire)
Stephen F. Austin	6th	2010	Second Round (L – Villanova)

=Abstentions=

Ivy League – Harvard
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State

Postseason

=NCAA Division I playoff bracket=

{{24TeamBracket-Byes2|compact=y|nowrap=y

| RD1=First Round
November 29
Campus sites

| RD2=Second Round
December 6
Campus sites

| RD3=Quarterfinals
December 12 and 13
Campus sites

| RD4=Semifinals
December 19 and 20
Campus sites

| RD5=National Championship
January 10
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1= Sacred Heart

| RD1-score1= 22

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2= Fordham*

| RD1-score2= 44

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3= Indiana State

| RD1-score3= 36

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4= Eastern Kentucky*

| RD1-score4= 16

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5= San Diego

| RD1-score5= 14

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6= Montana*

| RD1-score6= 52

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7= Stephen F. Austin

| RD1-score7= 10

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8= Northern Iowa*

| RD1-score8= 44

| RD1-seed9=

| RD1-team9= South Dakota State

| RD1-score9= 47

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10= Montana State*

| RD1-score10= 40

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11= Morgan State

| RD1-score11= 24

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12= Richmond*

| RD1-score12= 46

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13= Southeastern Louisiana

| RD1-score13= 17

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14= Sam Houston State*

| RD1-score14= 21

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15= Liberty

| RD1-score15= 26

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16= James Madison*

| RD1-score16= 21

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1= Fordham

| RD2-score1= 19

| RD2-seed2= 1

| RD2-team2= New Hampshire*

| RD2-score2= 44

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3= Indiana State

| RD2-score3= 14

| RD2-seed4= 8

| RD2-team4= Chattanooga*

| RD2-score4= 35

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5= Montana

| RD2-score5= 20

| RD2-seed6= 4

| RD2-team6= Eastern Washington*

| RD2-score6= 37

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7= Northern Iowa

| RD2-score7= 21

| RD2-seed8= 5

| RD2-team8= Illinois State*

| RD2-score8= 41

| RD2-seed9=

| RD2-team9= South Dakota State

| RD2-score9= 24

| RD2-seed10= 2

| RD2-team10= North Dakota State*

| RD2-score10= 27

| RD2-seed11=

| RD2-team11= Richmond

| RD2-score11= 15

| RD2-seed12= 7

| RD2-team12= Coastal Carolina*

| RD2-score12= 36

| RD2-seed13=

| RD2-team13= Sam Houston State

| RD2-score13= 37

| RD2-seed14= 3

| RD2-team14= Jacksonville State*

| RD2-score14= 26

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15= Liberty

| RD2-score15= 22

| RD2-seed16= 6

| RD2-team16= Villanova*

| RD2-score16= 29

| RD3-seed1= 1

| RD3-team1= New Hampshire*

| RD3-score1= 35

| RD3-seed2= 8

| RD3-team2= Chattanooga

| RD3-score2= 30

| RD3-seed3= 4

| RD3-team3= Eastern Washington*

| RD3-score3= 46

| RD3-seed4= 5

| RD3-team4= Illinois State

| RD3-score4= 59

| RD3-seed5= 2

| RD3-team5= North Dakota State*

| RD3-score5= 39

| RD3-seed6= 7

| RD3-team6= Coastal Carolina

| RD3-score6= 32

| RD3-seed7=

| RD3-team7= Sam Houston State

| RD3-score7= 34

| RD3-seed8= 6

| RD3-team8= Villanova*

| RD3-score8= 31

| RD4-seed1= 1

| RD4-team1= New Hampshire*

| RD4-score1= 18

| RD4-seed2= 5

| RD4-team2= Illinois State

| RD4-score2= 21

| RD4-seed3= 2

| RD4-team3= North Dakota State*

| RD4-score3= 35

| RD4-seed4=

| RD4-team4= Sam Houston State

| RD4-score4= 3

| RD5-seed1= 5

| RD5-team1= Illinois State

| RD5-score1= 27

| RD5-seed2= 2

| RD5-team2= North Dakota State

| RD5-score2= 29

}}

* Home team
Winner
All times in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)

Preseason bowl game

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:50px"\|Game !style="width:100px"\|Date/TV !style="width:120px"\|Location !style="width:100px"\|Winning Team !style="width:100px"\|Losing Team ! style="width:60px;"\|Score !style="width:100px"\|MVP
Legacy Bowl \|March 21, 2015 \|KINCHO Stadium Osaka, Japan \|Princeton 5–5 (4–3) \|Kwansei Gakuin (JAFA) 9–1 (7–0) \|36–7 \|Chad Kanoff (QB, Princeton)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

style="width:50px"|Game

!style="width:100px"|Date/TV

!style="width:120px"|Location

!style="width:100px"|Winning Team

!style="width:100px"|Losing Team

! style="width:60px;"|Score

!style="width:100px"|MVP

Legacy Bowl

|March 21, 2015

|KINCHO Stadium
Osaka, Japan

|Princeton
5–5 (4–3)

|Kwansei Gakuin (JAFA)
9–1 (7–0)

|36–7

|Chad Kanoff
(QB, Princeton)

Coaching changes

=Preseason and in-season=

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2014. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2014, see 2013 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

class="wikitable"
School !Outgoing coach !Date !Reason !Replacement
Nicholls State \| Charlie Stubbs \| September 14 \| Resigned{{cite press release \|url=http://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/09/nicholls_state_football_coach.html \|title=Nicholls State football coach Charlie Stubbs resigns \|date=September 14, 2014 \|publisher=NOLA.com \|access-date=September 15, 2014 }} \| Steve Axman (interim){{cite web \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/09/17/axman-is-interim-nicholls-state-football-coach/15761175/ \|title=Axman is interim Nicholls State football coach \|agency=Associated Press \|work=USA Today \|date=September 17, 2014 \|access-date=September 17, 2014 }}
Florida A&M \| Earl Holmes \| October 29 \| Fired{{cite news\|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11783453/florida-rattlers-fire-football-coach-earl-holmes-19-games \|title=Florida A&M fires Earl Holmes \|agency=Associated Press \|publisher=ESPN \|date=October 29, 2014 \|access-date=November 10, 2014 }} \| Corey Fuller (interim)

class="wikitable"

School

!Outgoing coach

!Date

!Reason

!Replacement

Nicholls State

| Charlie Stubbs

| September 14

| Resigned{{cite press release |url=http://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/09/nicholls_state_football_coach.html |title=Nicholls State football coach Charlie Stubbs resigns |date=September 14, 2014 |publisher=NOLA.com |access-date=September 15, 2014 }}

| Steve Axman (interim){{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/09/17/axman-is-interim-nicholls-state-football-coach/15761175/ |title=Axman is interim Nicholls State football coach |agency=Associated Press |work=USA Today |date=September 17, 2014 |access-date=September 17, 2014 }}

Florida A&M

| Earl Holmes

| October 29

| Fired{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11783453/florida-rattlers-fire-football-coach-earl-holmes-19-games |title=Florida A&M fires Earl Holmes |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |date=October 29, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 }}

| Corey Fuller (interim)

=End of season=

class="wikitable"
School !Outgoing coach !Date announced !Reason !Replacement
Nicholls State \| Steve Axman \| November 20 \| Resigned{{cite web\|last1=Johnson\|first1=Luke\|title=Tim Rebowe introduced as Nicholls State coach\|url=http://theadvocate.com/sports/10901157-123/tim-rebowe-introduced-as-nicholls\|work=theadvocate.com/\|access-date=August 1, 2015}} \| Tim Rebowe{{cite news\|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11915454/tim-rebowe-named-new-head-football-coach-nicholls-state-colonels\|title=Tim Rebowe named Colonels coach\|work=espn.com\|date=November 21, 2014\|access-date=2014-11-21}}
VMI \| Sparky Woods \| November 24 \| Fired{{cite web\|last1=King\|first1=Randy\|title=VMI declines to extend new contract to football coach Sparky Woods\|url=http://www.roanoke.com/sports/colleges/vmi-declines-to-extend-new-contract-to-football-coach-sparky/article_b58c86a4-09bf-524a-972d-887930a13de1.html\|work=Roanoke Times\|access-date=July 26, 2015}} \| Scott Wachenheim{{cite web\|title=Scott Wachenheim Named VMI Head Football Coach\|url=http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=209808191\|website=VMIKeydets.com\|access-date=July 26, 2015}}
Bethune-Cookman \| Brian Jenkins \| December 16 \| Hired by Alabama State{{cite web\|url=http://onnidan.com/09-10/news/december/b-cufb122109.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715133830/http://onnidan.com/09-10/news/december/b-cufb122109.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=July 15, 2012\|title=Bethune-Cookman names Brian Jenkins Head Football Coach\|date=December 21, 2009\|access-date=March 24, 2011\|publisher=Omnidian Online}} \| Terry Sims{{cite web\|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/blog/os-bethune-cookman-promotes-terry-sims-as-new-head-football-coach-20141222-post.html\|title=Bethune-Cookman promotes Terry Sims as new head football coach\|date=December 22, 2014\|access-date=January 8, 2015\|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel}}
Florida A&M \| Corey Fuller \| December 23 \| Permanent Replacement \| Alex Wood{{cite news\|date=December 23, 2014 \|title=FAMU announces Alex Wood as new head football coach \|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat \|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/famu/2014/12/23/famu-announces-alex-wood-as-new-head-football-coach/20802211/ \|access-date=2015-01-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121135126/https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/famu/2014/12/23/famu-announces-alex-wood-as-new-head-football-coach/20802211/ \|archive-date=January 21, 2021 \|url-status=live \|df=mdy }}

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School

!Outgoing coach

!Date announced

!Reason

!Replacement

Nicholls State

| Steve Axman

| November 20

| Resigned{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Luke|title=Tim Rebowe introduced as Nicholls State coach|url=http://theadvocate.com/sports/10901157-123/tim-rebowe-introduced-as-nicholls|work=theadvocate.com/|access-date=August 1, 2015}}

| Tim Rebowe{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11915454/tim-rebowe-named-new-head-football-coach-nicholls-state-colonels|title=Tim Rebowe named Colonels coach|work=espn.com|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=2014-11-21}}

VMI

| Sparky Woods

| November 24

| Fired{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Randy|title=VMI declines to extend new contract to football coach Sparky Woods|url=http://www.roanoke.com/sports/colleges/vmi-declines-to-extend-new-contract-to-football-coach-sparky/article_b58c86a4-09bf-524a-972d-887930a13de1.html|work=Roanoke Times|access-date=July 26, 2015}}

| Scott Wachenheim{{cite web|title=Scott Wachenheim Named VMI Head Football Coach|url=http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=209808191|website=VMIKeydets.com|access-date=July 26, 2015}}

Bethune-Cookman

| Brian Jenkins

| December 16

| Hired by Alabama State{{cite web|url=http://onnidan.com/09-10/news/december/b-cufb122109.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715133830/http://onnidan.com/09-10/news/december/b-cufb122109.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=Bethune-Cookman names Brian Jenkins Head Football Coach|date=December 21, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2011|publisher=Omnidian Online}}

| Terry Sims{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/blog/os-bethune-cookman-promotes-terry-sims-as-new-head-football-coach-20141222-post.html|title=Bethune-Cookman promotes Terry Sims as new head football coach|date=December 22, 2014|access-date=January 8, 2015|newspaper=The Orlando Sentinel}}

Florida A&M

| Corey Fuller

| December 23

| Permanent Replacement

| Alex Wood{{cite news|date=December 23, 2014 |title=FAMU announces Alex Wood as new head football coach |newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/famu/2014/12/23/famu-announces-alex-wood-as-new-head-football-coach/20802211/ |access-date=2015-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121135126/https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/famu/2014/12/23/famu-announces-alex-wood-as-new-head-football-coach/20802211/ |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}

:2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season

Notable changes

FCS team wins over FBS teams

Conference changes and new programs

Conference standings

Conference summaries

=Championship games=

=Other conference winners=

FCS results by conference against FBS opponents

Playoff qualifiers

=Automatic berths for conference champions=

=At large qualifiers=

=Abstentions=

Postseason

=NCAA Division I playoff bracket=

Preseason bowl game

Coaching changes

=Preseason and in-season=

=End of season=

See also

References