2014 — The Winning Chapter

Navy's 2014 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ +2.0 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L vs Ohio St 17-34 W @ Temple 31-24 W @ Texa Sta 35-21 L vs Rutgers 24-31 L vs West Ken 27-36 L @ Air For 21-30 W vs VMI 51-14 W vs San Sta 41-31 L vs ND 39-49 W vs Geor Sou 52-19 W @ Sout Ala 42-40 W @ Army 17-10 W @ San Sta 17-16 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Navy 51, VMI 14. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Navy 17, Ohio State 34. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Navy beat San Diego State 17-16 in the postseason.

"Go Navy"
— Navy fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Navy — 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.