Central Michigan·Mid-American

2014 — The 2014 Season

Central Michigan's 2014 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final result Bowl season Lost the Bahamas Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -1.9 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Chatta 20-16 W @ Purdue 38-17 L vs Syracuse 3-40 L @ Kansas 10-24 L @ Toledo 28-42 W vs Ohio 28-10 W @ Nort Ill 34-17 L vs Ball Sta 29-32 W @ Buffalo 20-14 W @ East Mic 38-7 W vs Miam (OH 34-27 L vs West Mic 20-32 L @ West Ken 48-49 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Central Michigan 38, Eastern Michigan 7. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Central Michigan 3, Syracuse 40. A 37-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Central Michigan fell to Western Kentucky 48-49 in the postseason.

"Fire Up Chips"
— Central Michigan fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What it meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Central Michigan — 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.