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.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +0.9 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Nort Iow 31-23 W vs Ball Sta 17-13 L vs Iowa St 17-20 W @ Pittsb 24-20 W @ Purdue 24-10 W vs Indiana 45-29 L @ Maryland 31-38 W vs Northw 48-7 L @ Minnes 14-51 W @ Illinois 30-14 L vs Wiscon 24-26 L vs Nebraska 34-37 L @ Tennes 28-45 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Iowa 48, Northwestern 7. A 41-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Iowa 14, Minnesota 51. A 37-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Iowa fell to Tennessee 28-45 in the postseason.

"Punt was great"
— Iowa fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

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.