The 2014 season's largest margin: Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7. A 48-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2014 — The Winning Chapter
Nebraska's 2014 season (9-4) 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
- Tommy ArmstrongQB2,695 passing yards
- Ameer AbdullahRB1,611 rushing yards
- Imani CrossRB384 rushing yards
- Terrell NewbyRB297 rushing yards
- Kenny BellWR788 receiving yards
- Jordan WesterkampWR747 receiving yards
- De'Mornay Pierson-ElWR321 receiving yards
Season leaders, 2014.
The season's deepest loss: Nebraska 24, Wisconsin 59. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Nebraska fell to USC 42-45 in the postseason.
"Go Big Red"
2014 is a middle chapter for Nebraska — 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.