2014 — The Winning Chapter

Kansas State's 2014 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #11 post-bowls
SP+ +5.3 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Step Aus 55-16 W @ Iowa St 32-28 L vs Auburn 14-20 W vs UTEP 58-28 W vs Texa Tec 45-13 W @ Okla 31-30 W vs Texas 23-0 W vs Okla St 48-14 L @ TCU 20-41 W @ West Vir 26-20 W vs Kansas 51-13 L @ Baylor 27-38 L @ UCLA 35-40 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Kansas State 55, Stephen F. Austin 16. A 39-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Kansas State 20, TCU 41. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Kansas State fell to UCLA 35-40 in the postseason.

"EMAW"
— Kansas State fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Kansas 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.