BYU·FBS Independents

2014 — The Winning Chapter

BYU's 2014 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final result Bowl season Lost the Miami Beach Bowl
AP final #18 post-bowls
SP+ +2.5 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ UConn 35-10 W @ Texas 41-7 W vs Houston 33-25 W vs Virginia 41-33 L vs Utah Sta 20-35 L @ UCF 24-31 L vs Nevada 35-42 L @ Bois Sta 30-55 W @ Midd Ten 27-7 W vs UNLV 42-23 W vs Sava Sta 64-0 W @ Califo 42-35 L @ Memphis 48-55 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: BYU 64, Savannah State 0. A 64-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: BYU 30, Boise State 55. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: BYU fell to Memphis 48-55 in the postseason.

"Rise and Shout"
— BYU fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What it meant

2014 is a middle chapter for BYU — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.