The 2014 season's largest margin: Duke 52, Elon 13. A 39-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Anthony BooneQB2,700 passing yards
- Shaquille PowellRB618 rushing yards
- Shaun WilsonRB598 rushing yards
- Josh SneadRB401 rushing yards
- Jamison CrowderWR1,044 receiving yards
- Issac BlakeneyWR559 receiving yards
- Max McCaffreyWR385 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Duke 20, North Carolina 45. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Duke fell to Arizona State 31-36 in the postseason.
"Go Duke"
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.