2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season
LeagueNCAA Division II
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 4, 2014 – November 15, 2014
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)KSMO-TV (MIAA Network)
2014
Conference ChampionNW Missouri State, Pittsburg State
  Runners-upCentral Oklahoma
Football seasons
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2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Pittsburg State +^   10 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 14 NW Missouri State +^   10 – 1     10 – 2  
Central Oklahoma #   8 – 3     8 – 4  
Central Missouri #   7 – 4     8 – 4  
Fort Hays State   7 – 4     7 – 4  
Missouri Western   7 – 4     7 – 4  
Emporia State   4 – 7     4 – 7  
Missouri Southern   4 – 7     4 – 7  
Washburn   4 – 7     4 – 7  
Nebraska–Kearney   3 – 8     3 – 8  
Lindenwood   2 – 9     2 – 9  
Northeastern State   0 – 11     0 – 11  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season was made up of 12 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 2014 college football season. The season began play on August 31, 2014, and ended November 16, 2014.[1]

Conference teams and information

Starting with the 2014 football season, the Lincoln Blue Tigers joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference as a football–only member, as well as the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. It was part of a "Strategic Conference Football Scheduling Alliance" between the MIAA and GLVC.[2]

School Nickname Location Stadium
Central Missouri Mules Warrensburg, Missouri Audrey J. Walton Stadium
Central Oklahoma Bronchos Edmond, Oklahoma Wantland Stadium
Emporia State Hornets Emporia, Kansas Francis G. Welch Stadium
Fort Hays Tigers Hays, Kansas Lewis Field
Lindenwood Lions St. Charles, Missouri Hunter Stadium
Missouri Southern Lions Joplin, Missouri Fred G. Hughes Stadium
Missouri Western Griffons St. Joseph, Missouri Spratt Stadium
Nebraska–Kearney Lopers Kearney, Nebraska Ron & Carol Cope Stadium
Northeastern State Riverhawks Tahlequah, Oklahoma Doc Wadley Stadium
Northwest Missouri Bearcats Maryville, Missouri Bearcat Stadium
Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg, Kansas Carnie Smith Stadium
Washburn Ichabods Topeka, Kansas Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl

Coaches

Please note that the information listed is the information before the season started.

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school
Central Missouri Jim Svoboda 5 83–34 31–15
Central Oklahoma Nick Bobeck 3 46–21 4–16
Emporia State Garin Higgins 8 89–49 38–40
Fort Hays State Chris Brown 4 13–18 13–18
Lindenwood Patrick Ross 11 99–39 85–35
Missouri Southern Daryl Daye 3 30–46 13–8
Missouri Western Jerry Partridge 18 132–67 100–52
Nebraska–Kearney Darrell Morris 14 98–55 5–14
Northeastern State Rob Robinson 1 0–0 0–0
NW Missouri State Adam Dorrel 4 37–6 24–4
Pittsburg State Tim Beck 5 36–12 36–12
Washburn Craig Schurig 12 87–51 87–51

Preseason outlook

Sporting News released their Top-25 on June 10, 2014.[3] Three teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #1 Northwest Missouri, #14 Pittsburg State, and #22 Emporia State. Two days later the Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 was released, where four teams placed in the top 25 from the conference: #1 Northwest Missouri, #6 Pittsburg State, #13 Emporia State, and #24 Missouri Western.[4]

On August 5, MIAA Media Days was held in Kansas City.[5] Northwest Missouri was chosen as #1 for both Coaches and Media polls. The schools were ranked as follows:[5]

On August 18, the National Collegiate Athletics Association released the AFCA Coaches poll was released.[6] The three MIAA teams that are ranked are: Northwest Missouri at #1, Pittsburg State at #9, and Emporia State tied at #22. Others that received votes were: Central Missouri with 82 votes, Missouri Western with 38, and Washburn with 2.[6]

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, Emporia State was chosen at #19 and Missouri Western at #24.[7]

Schedule

The first week of conference play began on Thursday, September 4, 2014. The schedule is subject to change.[1]

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 4, 2014 7:00 pm Central Missouri Missouri Western Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO  MWSU 10–9   5,105
September 4, 2014 7:00 pm Central Oklahoma Fort Hays State Lewis Field • Hays, KS  UCO 26–7   4,133
September 4, 2014 7:00 pm Missouri Southern No. 22 Emporia State Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS  ESU 53–28   6,045
September 4, 2014 6:00 pm Lindenwood Washburn Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS  LWU 44–38   6,217
September 4, 2014 7:00 pm Nebraska–Kearney No. 1 Northwest Missouri Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO MIAA Network  NWMSU 31–7   7,878
September 6, 2014 7:00 pm Northeastern State No. 9 Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS  PSU 37–0   10,814
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 11, 2014 7:00 pm No. 19 Emporia State Central Missouri Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO  UCM 50–31   7,986
September 11, 2014 6:00 pm No. 8 Pittsburg State Lindenwood Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO  PSU 38–7   3,105
September 11, 2014 6:30 pm No. 1 Northwest Missouri Missouri Southern Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO  NWMSU 40–14   6,247
September 11, 2014 7:00 pm Washburn Nebraska–Kearney Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE  WU 10–7   3,207
September 13, 2014 6:00 pm Missouri Western Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK  UCO 26–17   4,512
September 13, 2014 2:07 pm Fort Hays State Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK MIAA Network  FHSU 48–13   2,189
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 20, 2014 1:00 pm Central Missouri No. 1 Northwest Missouri Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO  NWMSU 37–15   9,068
September 20, 2014 2:00 pm Central Oklahoma Emporia State Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS  UCO 24–14   5,463
September 20, 2014 7:00 pm Lindenwood Fort Hays State Lewis Field • Hays, KS  FHSU 20–7   3,928
September 20, 2014 3:00 pm Missouri Southern Nebraska–Kearney Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE  MSSU 34–17   4,515
September 20, 2014 6:00 pm Northeastern State Missouri Western Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO  MWSU 30–0   4,991
September 20, 2014 2:07 pm No. 8 Pittsburg State Washburn Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS MIAA Network  PSU 42–0   5,682
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 25, 2014 7:00 pm Missouri Western Lindenwood Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO CBS Sports Network  MWSU 26–9   3,857
September 27, 2014 1:30 pm Nebraska–Kearney Central Missouri Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO  UCM 45–28   8,986
September 27, 2014 1:00 pm Northwest Missouri Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK  NWMSU 36–13   4,518
September 27, 2014 6:00 pm Emporia State Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK  ESU 42–35 2OT  2,017
September 27, 2014 2:07 pm Fort Hays State Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS MIAA Network  FHSU 7–6   11,489
September 27, 2014 6:30 pm Washburn Missouri Southern Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO  MSSU 42–21   5,274
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 4, 2014 2:00 pm Central Missouri Missouri Southern Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO  UCM 34–31 OT  5,267
October 4, 2014 2:07 pm Central Oklahoma Nebraska–Kearney Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE MIAA Network  UCO 49–0   4,500
October 4, 2014 2:00 pm Lindenwood Emporia State Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS  ESU 37–22   5,019
October 4, 2014 1:00 pm Fort Hays State Washburn Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS  WU 27–24 OT  4,929
October 4, 2014 6:00 pm Pittsburg State Missouri Western Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO  PSU 23–13   3,451
October 4, 2014 1:00 pm Northeastern State Northwest Missouri Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO  NWMSU 49–7   6,574
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 11, 2014 1:30 pm Washburn Central Missouri Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO  UCM 44–0   6,177
October 11, 2014 2:07 pm Missouri Southern Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK MIAA Network  UCO 43–41 3 OT  2,368
October 11, 2014 2:00 pm Emporia State Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS  PSU 45–17   10,845
October 11, 2014 7:00 pm Missouri Western Fort Hays State Lewis Field • Hays, KS  MWSU 26–7   5,076
October 11, 2014 1:30 pm Northwest Missouri Lindenwood Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO  NWMSU 51–20   3,007
October 11, 2014 1:00 pm Nebraska–Kearney Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK  UNK 34–7   1,026
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 18, 2014 1:30 pm Central Oklahoma Central Missouri Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO  UCM 31–19   9,783
October 18, 2014 2:00 pm Fort Hays State Emporia State Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS  FHSU 24–21   5,004
October 18, 2014 1:00 pm Lindenwood Nebraska–Kearney Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE  UNK 31–13   3,200
October 18, 2014 2:07 pm Northeastern State Missouri Southern Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO MIAA Network  MSSU 34–7   5,517
October 18, 2014 1:00 pm Missouri Western Washburn Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS  MWSU 40–14   4,872
October 4, 2014 2:00 pm Pittsburg State Northwest Missouri Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO  PSU 35–17   11,002
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 25, 2014 1:00 pm Central Missouri Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK  UCM 56–14   2,102
October 25, 2014 1:00 pm Washburn Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK  UCO 35–26   2,112
October 25, 2014 2:07 pm Emporia State Missouri Western Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO MIAA Network  ESU 30–10   5,099
October 25, 2014 2:00 pm Northwest Missouri Fort Hays State Lewis Field • Hays, KS  NWMSU 29–10   2,932
October 25, 2014 1:30 pm Missouri Southern Lindenwood Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO  MSSU 31–17   1,621
October 25, 2014 2:00 pm Nebraska–Kearney Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS  PSU 36–21   8,417
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 1, 2014 2:07 pm Lindenwood Central Missouri Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO MIAA Network  UCM 48–28   4,378
November 1, 2014 2:00 pm Northeastern State Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK (President's Cup)  UCO 28–10   6,128
November 1, 2014 1:00 pm Emporia State Washburn Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS (Turnpike Tussle)  WU 36–10   4,163
November 1, 2014 12:00p Fort Hays State Nebraska–Kearney Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE  FHSU 24–17   2,811
November 1, 2014 7:00 pm Pittsburg State Missouri Southern Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO  PSU 41–10   6,978
November 1, 2014 1:00 pm Missouri Western Northwest Missouri Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO  NWMSU 41–3   7,182
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 8, 2014 2:00 pm Central Missouri Pittsburg State Carnie Smith Stadium • Pittsburg, KS  PSU 38–31   10,043
November 8, 2014 1:30 pm Central Oklahoma Lindenwood Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO  UCO 45–13   1,332
November 8, 2014 2:07 pm Northwest Missouri Emporia State Welch Stadium • Emporia, KS MIAA Network  NWMSU 42–14   3,522
November 8, 2014 2:00 pm Missouri Southern Fort Hays State Lewis Field • Hays, KS  FHSU 49–41   3,234
November 8, 2014 1:30 pm Nebraska–Kearney Missouri Western Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, MO  MWSU 55–0   2,120
November 8, 2014 1:00 pm Northeastern State Washburn Yager Stadium • Topeka, KS  WU 42–7   3,812
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 15, 2014 1:30 pm Fort Hays State Central Missouri Walton Stadium • Warrensburg, MO  FHSU 45–17   2,134
November 15, 2014 1:00 pm Pittsburg State Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium • Edmond, OK MIAA Network  PSU 41–14   3,956
November 15, 2014 1:00 pm Emporia State Nebraska–Kearney Cope Stadium • Kearney, NE  UNK 42–40   1,200
November 15, 2014 1:00 pm Lindenwood Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium • Tahlequah, OK  LWU 35–16   1,137
November 15, 2014 1:00 pm Missouri Western Missouri Southern Hughes Stadium • Joplin, MO  MWSU 22–21   1,011
November 8, 2014 1:00 pm Northwest Missouri Washburn Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, MO  NWMSU 31–14   3,136
#Rankings from AFCA Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Total Average % of Capacity
Central Missouri Audrey J. Walton Stadium 10,000 7,986 8,986 6,177 9,783 4,378 2,134 39,444 6,574 65.74%
Central Oklahoma Wantland Stadium 10,000 4,512 4,518 2,368 2,112 6,128 3,956 23,594 3,932 39.32%
Emporia State Francis G. Welch Stadium 7,000 6,045 5,463 5,019 5,004 3,522 — 25,053 5,011 71.59%
Fort Hays State Lewis Field Stadium 6,362 4,133 3,928 5,076 2,932 3,234 — 19,303 3,861 60.69%
Lindenwood Harlen C. Hunter Stadium 7,450 3,105 3,857 3,007 1,621 1,332 — 12,922 2,584 34.68%
Missouri Southern Fred G. Hughes Stadium 7,000 6,247 5,274 5,267 5,517 6,978 1,011 30,294 5,049 72.13%
Missouri Western Spratt Stadium 7,500 5,105 4,991 3,451 5,099 2,120 — 20,766 4,153 55.37%
Nebraska–Kearney Cope Stadium 5,250 3,207 4,515 4,500 3,200 2,811 1,200 19,433 3,239 61.70%
Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium 8,300 2,189 2,017 1,026 2,102 1,137 — 8,471 1,694 20.41%
Northwest
Missouri State 		Bearcat Stadium 6,500 7,878 9,068 6,574 11,002 7,182 3,136 44,850 7,473 114.97%
Pittsburg
State 		Carnie Smith Stadium 8,343 10,814 11,489 10,845 8,417 10,043 — 51,608 10,322 123.72%
Washburn Yager Stadium 7,200 6,217 5,682 4,929 4,872 4,163 3,812 29,675 4,946 68.69%

References

  1. ^ a b MIAA Schedule for 2014 season
  2. ^ Lincoln/Southwest joins GLVC for football only
  3. ^ Sporting News Top-25
  4. ^ Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll
  5. ^ a b MIAA Media Days
  6. ^ a b August 18 rankings
  7. ^ "D2football.com poll". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
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