Louisiana·Sun Belt

2014 — The Winning Chapter

Louisiana's 2014 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final result Bowl season Won the New Orleans Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -0.2 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Southern 45-6 L vs Loui Tec 20-48 L @ Ole Miss 15-56 L @ Bois Sta 9-34 W vs Geor Sta 34-31 W @ Texa Sta 34-10 W vs Arka Sta 55-40 W vs Sout Ala 19-9 W @ New Sta 44-16 W @ UL Mon 34-27 L vs App Sta 16-35 W @ Troy 42-23 W vs Nevada 16-3 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Louisiana 45, Southern 6. A 39-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Louisiana 15, Ole Miss 56. A 41-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Louisiana beat Nevada 16-3 in the postseason.

"Geaux Cajuns"
— Louisiana fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What it meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Louisiana — 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.