The 2014 season's largest margin: Arizona State 58, New Mexico 23. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Taylor KellyQB2,114 passing yards
- Mike BercoviciQB1,445 passing yards
- D.J. FosterWR1,081 rushing yards
- Demario RichardRB478 rushing yards
- Jaelen StrongWR1,165 receiving yards
- Cameron SmithWR596 receiving yards
- Gary ChambersWR204 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Arizona State 27, UCLA 62. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Arizona State beat Duke 36-31 in the postseason.
"Fork up"
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.