The 2014 season's largest margin: Baylor 70, Northwestern State 6. A 64-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The Top-10 Year
Baylor finished 2014 inside the final AP top-10. The top-10 is the tier the program calibrates annual expectation against.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Bryce PettyQB3,855 passing yards
- Seth RussellQB804 passing yards
- Shock LinwoodRB1,252 rushing yards
- Johnny JeffersonRB524 rushing yards
- Devin ChafinRB383 rushing yards
- Corey ColemanWR1,119 receiving yards
- KD CannonWR1,030 receiving yards
- Antwan GoodleyWR830 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Baylor 27, West Virginia 41. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Baylor fell to Michigan State 41-42 in the postseason.
"Sic 'em"
2014 is a middle chapter for Baylor — 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.