2014 The Winning Chapter

NC State'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
W vs Geor Sou 24-23 W vs Old Dom 46-34 W @ Sout Flo 49-17 W vs Presby 42-0 L vs FSU 41-56 L @ Clemson 0-41 L vs Bost Col 14-30 L @ Louisv 18-30 W @ Syracuse 24-17 L vs Geor Tec 23-56 W vs Wake For 42-13 W @ UNC 35-7 W @ UCF 34-27 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: NC State 42, Presbyterian 0. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: NC State 0, Clemson 41. A 41-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: NC State beat UCF 34-27 in the postseason.

"Go Pack"
— NC State fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for NC 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.