Abilene Christian·Southland

2014 — The 2014 Season

Abilene Christian's 2014 season (5-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 5-6
Final result No postseason
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -7.0 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L @ Geor Sta 37-38 L vs Nort Ari 21-27 W @ Troy 38-35 W @ Hous Chr 59-14 L vs Lamar 21-24 W vs Ave Uni 55-14 L @ McNeese 20-31 L @ Sam Hou 21-38 W vs Cent Ark 52-35 L vs Nort Sta 10-34 W @ Step Aus 37-35
Defining moments
The statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Abilene Christian 59, Houston Christian 14. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Abilene Christian 10, Northwestern State 34. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Wildcats!"
— Abilene Christian fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What it meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Abilene Christian — 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.