2014 The Ten-Win Year

Wisconsin's 2014 season (11-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 11-3
Final Result 11-win season
AP Final #17 post-bowls
SP+ +4.8 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ LSU 24-28 W vs West Ill 37-3 W vs Bowl Gre 68-17 W vs Sout Flo 27-10 L @ Northw 14-20 W vs Illinois 38-28 W vs Maryland 52-7 W @ Rutgers 37-0 W @ Purdue 34-16 W vs Nebraska 59-24 W @ Iowa 26-24 W vs Minnes 34-24 L @ Ohio St 0-59 W vs Auburn 34-31 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2014.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2014 season's largest margin: Wisconsin 68, Bowling Green 17. A 51-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Wisconsin 0, Ohio State 59. A 59-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Wisconsin beat Auburn 34-31 in the postseason.

"On Wisconsin"
— Wisconsin fanbase voice · 2014· synthesized
What It Meant

2014 is a middle chapter for Wisconsin — 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.