2014 The Ten-Win Year

Arizona State's 2014 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final #15 post-bowls
SP+ +4.0 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Webe Sta 45-14 W @ New Mex 58-23 W @ Colorado 38-24 L vs UCLA 27-62 W @ USC 38-34 W vs Stanford 26-10 W @ Washin 24-10 W vs Utah 19-16 W vs ND 55-31 L @ Oreg Sta 27-35 W vs Wash St 52-31 L @ Arizona 35-42 W @ Duke 36-31 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Arizona State 58, New Mexico 23. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Arizona State 27, UCLA 62. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Arizona State beat Duke 36-31 in the postseason.

"Fork up"
— Arizona State fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Arizona State — 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.