2014 — The Winning Chapter

Washington's 2014 season (8-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #25 post-bowls
SP+ +1.6 last-week
Era The Petersen Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Hawai'i 17-16 W vs East Was 59-52 W vs Illinois 44-19 W vs Geor Sta 45-14 L vs Stanford 13-20 W @ Califo 31-7 L @ Oregon 20-45 L vs Ariz Sta 10-24 W @ Colorado 38-23 L vs UCLA 30-44 L @ Arizona 26-27 W vs Oreg Sta 37-13 W @ Wash St 31-13 L @ Okla St 22-30 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Washington 45, Georgia State 14. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Washington 20, Oregon 45. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Washington fell to Oklahoma State 22-30 in the postseason.

"Go Dawgs. Purple reigns."
— Washington fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Washington — 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.