2014 The Ten-Win Year

Marshall's 2014 season (13-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 13-1
Final Result 13-win season
AP Final #19 post-bowls
SP+ +8.9 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Miam (OH 42-27 W vs Rhod Isl 48-7 W vs Ohio 44-14 W @ Akron 48-17 W @ Old Dom 56-14 W vs Midd Ten 49-24 W @ Flor Int 45-13 W vs Flor Atl 35-16 W @ Sout Mis 63-17 W vs Rice 41-14 W @ UAB 23-18 L vs West Ken 66-67 W vs Loui Tec 26-23 W @ Nort Ill 52-23 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Marshall 63, Southern Miss 17. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Marshall 66, Western Kentucky 67. A 1-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Marshall beat Northern Illinois 52-23 in the postseason.

"We Are Marshall"
— Marshall fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Marshall — 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.