2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team

2014 Central Arkansas Bears football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–6 (5–3 Southland)
Head coach	Steve Campbell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Nathan Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (1st season)
Home stadium	Estes Stadium

2014 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1					11	–	5
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Lamar		5	–	3					8	–	4
Stephen F. Austin ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
Central Arkansas		5	–	3					6	–	6
McNeese State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Abilene Christian *		4	–	4					6	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Incarnate Word *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Houston Baptist		1	–	7					2	–	9
Nicholls State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears finished the season 6–6 overall and 5–3 in conference play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSSW+	L 35–42	60,778
September 6	6:00 pm	UT Martin*	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		W 26–24	10,727
September 13	2:30 pm	at No. 17 Montana State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN3	L 33–43	17,777
September 20	6:00 pm	Missouri State*	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		L 31–33	10,027
September 27	3:00 pm	Nicholls State	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	SLCTV	W 52–18	9,748
October 4	6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 49–39	10,012
October 11	6:00 pm	Houston Baptist	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		W 70–0	4,726
October 18	7:00 pm	at No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA		L 24–41	8,766
October 25	6:00 pm	Northwestern State	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		W 58–35	11,163
November 1	2:00 pm	vs. Abilene Christian	John Clark Field Plano, TX	FCS	L 35–52	8,435
November 8	3:00 pm	Lamar	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	SLCTV	W 44–41 OT	5,427
November 22	3:00 pm	at No. 23 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	SLCTV	L 31–38	5,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time