Nebraska·Big Ten

2014 — The Winning Chapter

Nebraska'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 Holiday Bowl
AP final #25 post-bowls
SP+ +3.4 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Flor Atl 55-7 W vs McNeese 31-24 W @ Fres Sta 55-19 W vs Miami 41-31 W vs Illinois 45-14 L @ Mich St 22-27 W @ Northw 38-17 W vs Rutgers 42-24 W vs Purdue 35-14 L @ Wiscon 24-59 L vs Minnes 24-28 W @ Iowa 37-34 L @ USC 42-45 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7. A 48-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Nebraska 24, Wisconsin 59. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Nebraska fell to USC 42-45 in the postseason.

"Go Big Red"
— Nebraska fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What it meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Nebraska — 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.