2014 The Winning Chapter

Stanford'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 #23 post-bowls
SP+ +6.9 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs UC Davis 45-0 L vs USC 10-13 W vs Army 35-0 W @ Washin 20-13 L @ ND 14-17 W vs Wash St 34-17 L @ Ariz Sta 10-26 W vs Oreg Sta 38-14 L @ Oregon 16-45 L vs Utah 17-20 W @ Califo 38-17 W @ UCLA 31-10 W vs Maryland 45-21 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Stanford 45, UC Davis 0. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Stanford 16, Oregon 45. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Stanford beat Maryland 45-21 in the postseason.

"Fear the Tree"
— Stanford fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Stanford — 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.