2014 The Ten-Win Year

UCLA's 2014 season (10-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final #14 post-bowls
SP+ +5.1 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Virginia 28-20 W vs Memphis 42-35 W @ Texas 20-17 W @ Ariz Sta 62-27 L vs Utah 28-30 L vs Oregon 30-42 W @ Califo 36-34 W @ Colorado 40-37 W vs Arizona 17-7 W @ Washin 44-30 W vs USC 38-20 L vs Stanford 10-31 W vs Kans Sta 40-35 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: UCLA 62, Arizona State 27. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: UCLA 10, Stanford 31. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: UCLA beat Kansas State 40-35 in the postseason.

"Eight Clap"
— UCLA fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for UCLA — 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.