Louisville·ACC

2014 — The Winning Chapter

Louisville'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 Lost the Belk Bowl
AP final #20 post-bowls
SP+ +6.5 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Miami 31-13 W vs Murr Sta 66-21 L @ Virginia 21-23 W @ Flor Int 34-3 W vs Wake For 20-10 W @ Syracuse 28-6 L @ Clemson 17-23 W vs NC State 30-18 L vs FSU 31-42 W @ Bost Col 38-19 W @ ND 31-28 W vs Kentucky 44-40 L vs Georgia 14-37 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Louisville 66, Murray State 21. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Louisville 14, Georgia 37. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Louisville fell to Georgia 14-37 in the postseason.

"Go Cards"
— Louisville fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What it meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Louisville — 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.