2014 The Winning Chapter

Duke'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 #25 post-bowls
SP+ +1.4 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Elon 52-13 W @ Troy 34-17 W vs Kansas 41-3 W vs Tulane 47-13 L @ Miami 10-22 W @ Geor Tec 31-25 W vs Virginia 20-13 W @ Pittsb 51-48 W @ Syracuse 27-10 L vs Virg Tec 16-17 L vs UNC 20-45 W vs Wake For 41-21 L vs Ariz Sta 31-36 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Duke 52, Elon 13. A 39-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Duke 20, North Carolina 45. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

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

"Go Duke"
— Duke fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Duke — 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.