The 2014 season's largest margin: Michigan State 73, Eastern Michigan 14. A 59-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The Top-10 Year
Michigan State finished 2014 inside the final AP top-10. The top-10 is the tier the program calibrates annual expectation against.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Connor CookQB3,214 passing yards
- Jeremy LangfordRB1,522 rushing yards
- Nick HillRB622 rushing yards
- Delton WilliamsRB316 rushing yards
- Tony LippettWR1,198 receiving yards
- Keith MumpheryWR495 receiving yards
- Macgarrett Kings Jr.WR404 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Michigan State 27, Oregon 46. A 19-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Michigan State beat Baylor 42-41 in the postseason.
"Go Green"
2014 is a middle chapter for Michigan 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.