The 2014 season's largest margin: Florida State 43, Wake Forest 3. A 40-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The Top-10 Year
Florida State 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
- Jameis WinstonQB3,907 passing yards
- Sean MaguireQB339 passing yards
- Dalvin CookRB1,008 rushing yards
- Karlos WilliamsRB689 rushing yards
- Mario PenderRB206 rushing yards
- Nick O'LearyTE618 receiving yards
- Travis RudolphWR555 receiving yards
- Jesus WilsonWR527 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Florida State 20, Oregon 59. A 39-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Florida State fell to Oregon 20-59 in the postseason.
"Unconquered"
2014 is a middle chapter for Florida 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.