The 2014 season's largest margin: Houston 47, Grambling 0. A 47-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The Winning Chapter
Houston's 2014 season (8-5) 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
- Greg Ward Jr.QB2,010 passing yards
- John O'KornQB951 passing yards
- Kenneth FarrowRB1,037 rushing yards
- Ryan JacksonRB610 rushing yards
- Deontay GreenberryWR841 receiving yards
- Markeith AmblesWR539 receiving yards
- DeMarcus AyersWR335 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Houston 7, UTSA 27. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Houston beat Pittsburgh 35-34 in the postseason.
"Eat 'em up"
2014 is a middle chapter for Houston — 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.