The 2014 McMurry War Hawks football team represented McMurry University in the 2014 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). Led by first-year head coach Lance Hinson, the War Hawks compiled an overall record of 2âÂÂ8 with a conference record of 1âÂÂ6, finishing seventh in the LSC.
This was the last year the War Hawks competed as a provisional NCAA Division II member and the only season the program played in the LSC. On January 31, 2014, the university's board of trustees voted to withdraw the school's provisional Division II status and remain in Division III for all of its athletic programs.
After the announce that the War Hawks would return to NCAA Division III competition, several coaches announced that they would be stepping down, including head coach Mason Miller. Kendall Roberson, the defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach following Miller's resignation. On June 1, 2014, Saint Mary (KS) head coach Lance Hinson was named as the War Hawks' new head coach.
The LSC preseason prediction poll was released in late July. The War Hawks were predicted to finish eighth (last) in the conference.