The 2014 season's largest margin: LSU 56, Sam Houston 0. A 56-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The Winning Chapter
LSU'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
- Anthony JenningsQB1,611 passing yards
- Brandon HarrisQB452 passing yards
- Leonard FournetteRB1,034 rushing yards
- Terrence MageeRB571 rushing yards
- Kenny HilliardRB447 rushing yards
- Travin DuralWR758 receiving yards
- Malachi DupreWR318 receiving yards
- John DiarseWR275 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: LSU 7, Auburn 41. A 34-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: LSU fell to Notre Dame 28-31 in the postseason.
"Saturday night in Death Valley"
2014 is a middle chapter for LSU — 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.