2014 East Mississippi Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2014
| team = East Mississippi Lions
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges
| short_conf = MACJC
| division = North Division
| record = 12–0
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = Buddy Stephens
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Sullivan/Windham Field
| champion = NJCAA championship
MACJC champion
| conf_champ = MACJC championship game
| conf_champ_result = W 19–14 at {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Copiah–Lincoln Wolves|title=Copiah–Lincoln}}
| bowl = NJCAA championship game
| bowl_result = W 54-15 vs. {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Iowa Western Reivers|title=Iowa Western}}
}}
The 2014 East Mississippi Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Mississippi Community College as a member of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) during the 2014 junior college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Buddy Stephens, the Lions compiled a perfect 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games), shut out five consecutive opponents, defeated {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Iowa Western Reivers|title=Iowa Western}} in the national championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was one of five national championships for East Mississippi, along with the 2011, 2013, 2018, and 2021 teams.{{cite news|title=East Mississippi seeks back-to-back national titles|newspaper=Sun Herald|date=December 4, 2014|page=9B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-east-mississippi-seeks-back-t/145334666/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Sullivan/Windham Field in Scooba, Mississippi.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| source = y
|August 28|at|{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Southwest Mississippi Bears|title=Southwest Mississippi}}
|September 4||{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Copiah–Lincoln Wolves|title=Copiah–Lincoln}}
|September 11|at|{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Coahoma Tigers|title=Coahoma}}||Clarksdale, MS|W 83-7||
|September 18||{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Northeast Mississippi Tigers|title=Northeast Mississippi}}|Sullivan/Windham Field|Scooba, MS|W 65-7||
|September 25|at|{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Itawamba Indians|title=Itawamba}}||Fulton, MS|W 51-0||
|October 4||{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Jones County Bobcats|title=Jones County}}
|October 9||{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Holmes Bulldogs|title=Holmes}}|Sullivan/Windham Field|Scooba, MS|W 49-0||
|October 16|at|{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Northwest Mississippi Rangers|title=Northwest Mississippi}}|||W 49-0||
|October 23||{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Mississippi Delta Trojans|title=Mississippi Delta}}|Sullivan/Windham Field|Scooba, MS|W 65-0||
|November 1||{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs|title=Mississippi Gulf Coast}}
|November 8|at|Copiah–Lincoln
|December 7|vs|{{cfb link|year=2014|team=Iowa Western Reivers|title=Iowa Western}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Junior college football national champion navbox}}
Category:East Mississippi Lions football seasons