| 2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division II |
| Sport: | football |
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| Duration: | September 4, 2014 – November 15, 2014 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Tv: | KSMO-TV (MIAA Network) |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Season Champs: | NW Missouri State, Pittsburg State |
| Season Champ Name: | Conference Champion |
| Second Place: | Central Oklahoma |
| Seasonslistnames: | Football |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015 |
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]
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]
Please note that the information listed is the information before the season started.
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | |
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| 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 |
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]
The first week of conference play began on Thursday, September 4, 2014. The schedule is subject to change.[1]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Total | Average | % of Capacity | |
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| 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% |