Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
2014 SIAC Football Standings
Looking back: The Albany State University (Ga.) Golden Rams and the Tuskegee University (Ala.) Golden Tigers both cruised through Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) play undefeated en route to squaring off against each other in the SIAC championship game in 2014, with both squads finishing 7-0 in league action. The Tigers outlasted the Rams, in a 47-41 shootout, to claim the conference crown.
Tuskegee then made its second straight appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs, only to be knocked off by eventual national semifinalist West Georgia, 20-17, in the first round.
Looking ahead: The SIAC will welcome a new school to its ranks this season, as Central State University from Wilbeforce, Ohio joins the league as a full member after being an associate member for the last two years. That gives the league 12 members for football this fall. Also, the Paine College Lions of Augusta, Georgia have dropped their football program after just one season, which followed a hiatus of more than 50 years. The Lions finished the 2014 season at 2-8 overall, as well as 1-6 in conference play.
Predicted order of finish (2014 overall record in parentheses):
East Division
1. Morehouse (6-4): The Maroon Tigers are looking to build on their best season since 2011, when they finished 8-2 overall.
2. Fort Valley State (6-4): The Wildcats will look to win their first SIAC championship since 1999.
3. Benedict (4-6): The Tigers will make the leap into a new era under former Albany State (Ga.) head coach Mike White.
4. Albany State (Ga.)--(7-3): Meanwhile, former NFL player Dan Land replaces White as the Golden Rams coach on an interim basis for 2015.
5. Clark Atlanta (3-7): The Panthers have won just eight games combined over the last three years.
West Division
1. Tuskegee (9-3): The Golden Tigers begin the 2015 season ranked in two different preseason polls. But head coach Willie Slater must replace 19 starters lost due to graduation.
2. Miles (6-4): The Golden Bears will face a brutal start to the 2015 campaign, as they face four opponents that posted winning records last season in their first five games, including three straight Gulf South Conference teams in West Georgia, North Alabama, and West Alabama respectively.
3. Stillman (5-6): The Tigers must rely on the services of quarterback Josh Straughan and center Tyree Bell if they're improve on last year's 4-3 SIAC record.
4. Central State (4-6): The Marauders will try to improve to their 3-4 conference mark from a year ago, as they enter their first full season of SIAC membership this fall.
5. Kentucky State (3-7): The Thorobreds 2015 slate includes a pair of visits to the state of Virginia during the season's first three weeks: at FCS Hampton on September 5, and to NCAA Division II playoff participant Virginia State on September 19.
6. Lane (1-8): The Dragons have nowhere to go but up after a disappointing 2014 season.
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