2014 The Winning Chapter

Cincinnati'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
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +2.1 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Toledo 58-34 W vs Miam (OH 31-24 L @ Ohio St 28-50 L vs Memphis 14-41 L @ Miami 34-55 W @ SMU 41-3 W vs Sout Flo 34-17 W @ Tulane 38-14 W vs East Car 54-46 W @ UConn 41-0 W @ Temple 14-6 W vs Houston 38-31 L @ Virg Tec 17-33 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Cincinnati 41, UConn 0. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Cincinnati 14, Memphis 41. A 27-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Cincinnati fell to Virginia Tech 17-33 in the postseason.

"Go Bearcats"
— Cincinnati fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Cincinnati — 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.