The 2014 season's largest margin: Iowa 48, Northwestern 7. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The 2014 Season
Iowa's 2014 season (7-6) 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
- Jake RudockQB2,436 passing yards
- C.J. BeathardQB645 passing yards
- Mark WeismanRB812 rushing yards
- Jordan CanzeriRB494 rushing yards
- Tevaun SmithWR596 receiving yards
- Kevonte Martin-ManleyWR517 receiving yards
- Jake DuzeyTE392 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Iowa 14, Minnesota 51. A 37-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Iowa fell to Tennessee 28-45 in the postseason.
"Punt was great"
2014 is a middle chapter for Iowa — 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.