FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State football officially released its football schedule for 2014, which will be all MIAA games. With the conference at just 12 teams for football in 2014, the entire 11-game slate will now be conference games. Fort Hays State is looking to improve upon a 6-5 overall record and 4-5 mark in MIAA play from 2013.

See complete schedule below.

The Tigers will enter their fourth year under head coach Chris Brown in 2014. The Tigers have improved by one win overall in each of the last two seasons, going from 4-7 in 2011, to 5-6 in 2012, and then 6-5 last year. The difference for this year compared to the last three is that the Tigers do not have any non-conference games. Southwest Baptist and Lincoln are no longer competing in the MIAA in football, but remain members of the MIAA in all other sports.

Fort Hays State plays five home games in 2014. The Tigers open the season with Central Oklahoma at home, a school it has yet to face in MIAA play since it joined the MIAA in 2012-13. The Tigers did play UCO in 2011 in non-conference play in Edmond and were victorious 38-21. UCO finished last year at 2-8 overall and 2-8 in the MIAA.

FHSU gets another opponent it has yet to face in the MIAA in week two, traveling to Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Okla. It will be just the third meeting all-time between the schools and the first since 1990. Northeastern State won each of the previous meetings, which occurred in 1989 and 1990.

In week three, the Tigers return home to face Lindenwood. FHSU defeated the Lions last year in St. Charles, Mo. by a score of 31-17. Lindenwood spoiled Fort Hays State’s Homecoming in 2012 leaving Hays with a 20-17 win.

In weeks four and five, the Tigers head on the road to face two of the top five teams from the MIAA last year, Pittsburg State and then Washburn. Pittsburg State finished at 10-2 overall, 7-2 in the MIAA, and was the champion of the Mineral Water Bowl. Washburn went 8-3 overall and 7-3 in the MIAA. FHSU has not played Pitt State in two years, but has not defeated PSU since 1978, a span of 20 games. FHSU tied PSU in 1995. Washburn currently owns a five-game win streak on FHSU.

The Tigers return home for Homecoming in week six on October 11 to face Missouri Western. The Griffons finished last year at 8-3 overall and 7-3 in the MIAA. The Griffons own a nine-game win streak against FHSU dating back to 2001.

The Tigers head to in-state rival Emporia State in week seven. The Hornets finished second in the MIAA last year, going 9-2 overall and 9-1 in the MIAA. Emporia State was one of two MIAA teams to play in the NCAA playoffs. The Tigers get the other playoff team the following week in Hays, Northwest Missouri State, which went on to win the national championship in 2013. The Bearcats were a perfect 15-0 overall last year and 10-0 in the MIAA.

Fort Hays State renews its long-time rivalry with Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney during week nine. The Tigers have won the last two meetings with UNK, winning last year 56-17 in Hays. The Lopers finished one game back of FHSU in the MIAA standings last year.

The Tigers finish their home slate in week 10 with Missouri Southern, a school it has not played since 2011. FHSU won the last meeting 29-14 in Hays in Brown’s first year at the helm. The Lions finished at 7-3 overall and 5-3 in the MIAA last year.

FHSU wraps up the 2014 regular season slate at Central Missouri in week 11. The Tigers are looking for their first win over the Mules since joining the MIAA. UCM has won eight straight in the head-to-head.

Game times on the schedule are subject to change pending on which games are selected as MIAA Television Network Games of the Week. Online ticket sales for FHSU home games are planned to begin early in June.

Sep. 4  CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, 7pm
Sep. 13  at Northeastern State, 6pm
Sep. 20 LINDENWOOD, 7pm
Sep. 27 at Pittsburg State, 7pm
Oct. 4 at Washburn, 1pm
Oct. 11 MISSOURI WESTERN (HC), 7pm 
Oct. 18 at Emporia State, 2pm
Oct. 25 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE, 2pm
Nov. 1 at Nebraska-Kearney, TBD
Nov. 8 MISSOURI SOUTHERN, 2pm
Nov. 15 at Central Missouri, 1:30pm

Home games in bold