2014 — The Ten-Win Year

North Dakota State's 2014 season (15-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 15-1
Final Result 15-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -1.4 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Iowa St 34-14 W @ Webe Sta 24-7 W vs Inca Wor 58-0 W vs Montana 22-10 W @ West Ill 17-10 W vs Sout Ill 38-10 W vs Indi Sta 34-17 W @ Sout Dak 47-7 W vs Sout Sta 37-17 L @ Nort Iow 3-23 W @ Miss Sta 45-10 W vs Youn Sta 38-14 W vs Sout Sta 27-24 W vs Coas Car 39-32 W vs Sam Hou 35-3 CFP W @ Illi Sta 29-27 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: North Dakota State 58, Incarnate Word 0. A 58-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: North Dakota State 3, Northern Iowa 23. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: North Dakota State beat Illinois State 29-27 in the postseason.

"Go Bison"
— North Dakota State fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for North Dakota 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.