2014 — The Winning Chapter

South Dakota State's 2014 season (9-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -5.2 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Missouri 18-38 W vs Cal Poly 44-18 W @ Sout Uta 26-6 W vs Wisc Osh 41-3 L @ Illi Sta 10-45 W vs Miss Sta 32-28 W @ Nort Iow 31-28 L vs Youn Sta 27-30 L @ Nort Sta 17-37 W @ Indi Sta 32-17 W vs West Ill 59-24 W vs Sout Dak 37-14 W @ Mont Sta 47-40 L @ Nort Sta 24-27
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: South Dakota State 41, Wisconsin Oshkosh 3. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: South Dakota State 10, Illinois State 45. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Jacks"
— South Dakota State fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for South 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.