The 2014 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football team represented Hampden–Sydney College in the 2014 NCAA Division III football season. It was the Tigers' 120th overall, the 39th as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The team was led by Marty Favret, in his fifteenth year as head coach, and played its home games at Lewis C. Everett Stadium in Death Valley, Hampden–Sydney, Virginia. They finished the season 7–4, 5–2 in ODAC play to finish in first place in the conference. They received an automatic bid to the Division III Playoffs where they lost to #4 Wesley (DE) in the first round.

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Game summaries

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The Tigers' opened the 2014 season on the road against Wabash, who they lost to in Crawfordsville, Indiana 20–40. The game was the inaugural playing of the "Gentlemen's Classic", a match-up between both all-men's colleges. Hampden–Sydney hit the scoreboard first, using a 60-yard strike from Nash Nance to Holton Walker to go up 7–0 on its second possession. The Little Giants scored quickly, using 11 plays on a 69-yard drive that led to Tyler Holmes four-yard run. After traded punts, Hampden-Sydney took its fourth drive into the second quarter, and finished off a six play drive with Nance scoring on a goal line push.

The Tiger defense forced a three-and-out on the ensuing drive, but four plays later, Ethan Buresh picked off Nance and returned the turnover 41 yards for the game-tying touchdown. Wabash's defense then forced a punt from the Tigers on the next drive, which was downed at the Wabash 49-yard line. Wabash drove to the red zone but the Tiger defense held and forced a 39-yard field goal from Andrew Tutsie to give the Little Giants a 17–14 lead going into halftime.

The Little Giants controlled the third quarter, scoring ten points while possessing the ball for just over 13 minutes. The Tigers, behind Freddie Potter, had a fourth-and-one stop on Wabash's first drive, but the Little Giants scored a touchdown on its second drive – a 26-yard touchdown pass from Michael Putko to Houston Hodges. Hampden–Sydney fumbled on its next drive, and Wabash capitalized with a 29-yard field goal from Tutsie. Wabash again scored on its first drive of the fourth quarter, going up 34–14 while driving 68 yards in 11 plays. Two drives later, the Tigers scored again, with Walker catching his second touchdown of the day, this time from 34 yards out.

Christopher Newport

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Coast Guard

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Catholic

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Washington & Lee

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Emory & Henry

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Shenandoah

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Bridgewater

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Guilford

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Randolph–Macon

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Wesley (DE)

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Ranking movements

Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atHampden–Sydney Alma materMarty FavretHead coach15thCatholic (1984)Wes DodsonDefensive coordinator8thWestern Michigan (2002)Zeke TraylorOffensive Line7thHampden–Sydney (2006)Nick GoinsLinebackers2ndHanover (2001)Joey PartinTight Ends/H-Backs2ndHampden–Sydney (2013)Scott RiddleQuarterbacks3rdElon (2011)Troy ShafferSpecial Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers3rdBridgewater (1997)Ahmaad SmithDefensive Backs4thTennessee State (2006)Joe FreelandDefensive Line3rdBridgewater (1980)Penn StephensonDefensive Line/Video Coordinator2ndHampden–Sydney (2010)Reference: 2014 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football coaching staff

Roster 2014 Hampden–Sydney Tigers rosterQuarterbacks 4 Kyle Farlow 6 Nash Nance 9 Neal Reynolds 14 Tyler Doane 15 Edgar Moore 17 Bailey Tyner

Running backs 26 Ronnie Stringfield 28 Tyler Fowler 29 Jovan Burton 34 Jay Evans 37 Brady Macko 43 Blake Henderson 45 Mike Demasi

H-Backs 22 Craig Sprouse 23 Carter Cunningham 39 Austin Seay

Wide receivers 2 Cam Johnson 5 Joey Kernan 13 Holton Walker 18 Michael Mey 20 Marshall Bagley 21 Owen Costello 25 Jeff Rowell 31 Austin Perryman 35 Kolin Atkinson 46 Mitchell Pereira – Senior 80 Fuller Clark 82 Kyle Deivert 85 Cole Drennan 88 Tyler Dobrucky

Tight ends 42 Patrick Kline 83 Mel Savarese 86 Joey Druhan  Offensive line 53 P.J. Melnick 56 Coleman Epps 59 Thomas Vinyard 60 Tyler Ritter 62 J.G. Jones 63 Hayes Donahue 64 Dalton Lee 65 Scott McCombs 67 Zach Criswell 68 Jordan Parke 69 Franklin Markley 70 Luke Fussy 72 Todd Edstrom 73 Wesley Spencer 74 Taz DelDonna 75 Daniel Fogleman 76 Connor Kearney 78 Will Moore 79 Brian Mahan

Defensive line 52 Joe Everette 55 Freddie Potter 91 Scott Markland 94 Michael Bazemore 96 Kordell Strauss 97 Tyler Palmer 98 Ryan Jones 99 Nick Manuel

Defensive backs 39 Ford Scott

Defensive ends 47 Kamron White 54 Benjamin Carson 58 A.J. Eubank 70 John Brennan 92 Matthew Dirr 95 William Murray  Linebackers 7 Nolan Groce 8 Robert Stack 11 Ryan Maddox 22 Kellen Winningham 28 Marcus Goodman 30 Justin DeChirico 33 Nick Browning 34 Jay Brooks 35 Henry O'Neal 37 Marcus Wakelyn 41 Christian Wilder 42 Josh Doggett 43 Robert Rhyne 46 Ethan Johnson 48 James Evans 48 Alex Sefton 50 Nick Martin 57 Matt Watson

Safeties 6 Kyler Vela 9 Shreve Rohle 17 Jordan Beck 19 Bo Gilbertson 27 Jake Edmonds 29 Korbin Bordonie 31 Harry Smith 32 John Regan 40 Jamal Woolridge 45 John Moore

Free safeties 3 Larry Haskins 14 Will Banning 21 Kendall Blankenship

Punters 90 Jordan Chalkley

Kickers 87 Will Estes 89 Max Antwerpes Reference: 2014 Hampden–Sydney Tigers football roster

After the season Awards After the end of the regular season, multiple Hampden–Sydney players were recognized for their on-field performance with a variety of recognitions. The ODAC recognized several players for their individual performances with various awards. On November 25, 2014, senior receiver Holton Walker, senior linebacker Josh Doggett, and senior defensive back John Moore were all selected to the ODAC First Team. Earning Second Team honors were senior quarterback Nash Nance, junior offensive lineman P.J. Melnick, senior defensive lineman Freddie Potter, senior linebacker Robert Stack, and junior defensive back Sidney Henry. Additionally, senior slot receiver Joey Kernan, senior tight end Joey Druhan, and senior place kicker Max Antwerpes earned Third Team accolades.

On December 3, 2014, the Touchdown Club of Richmond announced its player of the year awards for each football position, awarded to the best players from all of Division II, Division III, the NAIA and the USCAA in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Two Tigers won player of the year awards: Holton Walker for best wide receiver and Josh Doggett for best linebacker.

On December 10, 2014, Nash Nance was awarded The Lanier Award (named in honor of Willie Lanier), which is presented annually to the top football player in either Division II or Division III in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Nance was the first Hampden–Sydney athlete to win the award since Drew Smith was named the top player in the Commonwealth in 2007.

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