2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship, Statistics, Final ranking
Gojko Pijetlović, Dušan Mandić, Živko Gocić, Sava Ranđelović, Miloš Ćuk, Duško Pijetlović, Slobodan Nikić, Milan Aleksić, Nikola Rađen, Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Stefan Mitrović, and Branislav MitrovićHead Coach: Dejan Savić


2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are series of qualification tournaments to decide the participants of the 2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship, running from 4 April 2013 to 12 April 2014.


2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers, Qualifying Round 3
A home-and-away aggregate-goals playoff round was arranged between the six pre-qualified teams and the best six teams from the Round 2, played on February 15 and April 12, 2014. The winners of the playoffs qualified for the 2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship.


2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship squads
This article shows all participating team squads at the 2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship, held in Hungary from 14 to 27 July 2014.


2014 Men's Ford National Hockey League
The 2014 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 16th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 30 August to 14 September.


2014 Men's Ford National Hockey League
Auckland won the title for the fourth time, defeating Midlands 3–0 in the final. Canterbury finished in third place, defeating Southern 4–0 in the third place match.


2014 Men's Ford National Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 156 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was held from 26 April to 4 May 2014 in Kuantan, Malaysia. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Canada 4–0 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous two editions. Malaysia won the third place match by defeating Ireland 4–2 to claim their first ever Champions Challenge I medal.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I, Qualification
Even though Spain was automatically qualified as the highest ranked team not qualified for the next Champions Trophy or Champions Challenge I (this due to the withdrawal from participating at the 2012 Champions Trophy), they withdrew from participating. In addition, South Africa qualified as the seventh placed team in the previous edition, but also withdrew due to financial issues. Both teams were replaced by Poland and France, respectively. The following eight teams competed in this tournament.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 35th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held between 6–14 December 2014 in Bhubaneswar, India. From this year on the tournament began to be held biennially due to the introduction of the Hockey World League, returning to its original format changed in 1980.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Germany won the tournament for the tenth time after defeating Pakistan 2–0 in the final. Australia won the third place match by defeating India 2–1.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Qualification
Alongside the host nation, the top five finishers from the previous edition and the winner of the 2012 Champions Challenge I qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 8 competing teams.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 107 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.46 goals per match.


2014 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters
The 2014 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters was the nineteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 15 to 18, 2014, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.


2014 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters, Competition Format
The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, England, the Netherlands, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2014 Men's Hockey Düsseldorf Masters, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.


2014 Men's Hockey Investec Cup
The 2014 Men's Hockey Investec Cup was a men's field hockey tournament held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre. It took place between 9–13 July 2014 in London, England. A total of four teams competed for the title.


2014 Men's Hockey Investec Cup
England won the tournament by defeating Ireland 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw in the final. South Africa won the bronze medal by defeating Scotland 3–0 in the third and fourth playoff.


2014 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the FIH. It was held from 31 May to 15 June 2014 at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands. simultaneously with the women's tournament. It was the third time that the Netherlands hosted the World Cup after 1973 and 1998.


2014 Men's Hockey World Cup
Defending champions Australia won the tournament for the third time after defeating the Netherlands 6–1 in the final. Argentina won the third place match by defeating England 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal.


2014 Men's Hockey World Cup, Bidding
The host was announced on 11 November 2010 during the FIH Congress and Forum in Montreux, Switzerland after FIH received bids from The Hague and London.


2014 Men's Hockey World Cup, Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. In addition to the six highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, will compete in this tournament.


2014 Men's Hockey World Cup, Umpires
17 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.


2014 Men's Hockey World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 162 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 4.26 goals per match.


2014 Men's Hockey World Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup tournament to be held in The Hague, Netherlands between 31 May and 15 June 2014.


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 78th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2015 competition.


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Controversy
The selection of Belarus as hosts caused great controversy and initiated the Minsk2014.No Campaign. The European Parliament called the IIHF to move the venue and demanded the release of all political prisoners as a condition to continue the Championship in Minsk.


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Championship
The top division championship took place with the participation of sixteen teams from 9 to 25 May 2014. Belarus hosted the event with games played in Minsk. The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Goyang, South Korea, from 20 to 26 April 2014.


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 20 to 26 April 2014.


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2014.


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 5 to 11 April 2014.


2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, from 6 to 12 April 2014.


2014 Men's Indoor Pan American Cup
The 2014 Indoor Pan American Cup was the sixth edition of the Indoor Pan American Cup. It were held from 7 to 12 April 2014 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Five teams competed in the men's tournament while four teams competed in the women's tournaments. Canada, the winners of both tournament qualified for the 2015 Men's and Women's Hockey World Cup.


2014 Men's Junior AHF Cup
The 2014 Men's Junior AHF Cup was the fourth edition of the Men's Junior AHF Cup, the qualification tournament for the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup organized by the Asian Hockey Federation.


2014 Men's Junior AHF Cup
It was held at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 30 November to 7 December 2014. Bangladesh won the tournament for the first time and qualified together with Oman for the 2015 Junior Asia Cup.


2014 Men's Junior AHF Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 75 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.25 goals per match.


2014 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the ninth edition of the bi-annual volleyball tournament, played by ten countries from July 29 – August 3, 2014 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Cuba won their 5th championship. Cuba, Canada and United States also qualify for the 2015 Men's Junior World Championship.


2014 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio.


2014 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Men's Junior South American Volleyball Championship is the 22nd edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The tournament will feature eight teams and takes place from 27 to 31 August, in Saquarema, Brazil. The top three teams will qualify for the 2015 Junior World Championship.


2014 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2014 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the ninth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by nine countries. It was held in Tijuana, Mexico from 11 to 16 August 2014. The tournament served as a rating for the 2015 FIVB World League.


2014 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser


2014 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The 2014 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the sixth official edition of the men's volleyball tournament, played by eight teams over 19–23 February 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The best placed team except 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship hosts Sada Cruzeiro qualified for the 2014 Club World Championship.


2014 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Pools composition
Boca Juniors Club LNSV UPCN San Juan Universidad de la Salle


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
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2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
The 2014 CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship was the 24th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in  Nitra and Brno from 29 August to 6 September 2014.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
Russia won their 18th title in the tournament by defeating Poland. Pavel Pankov was elected the Most Valuable Player.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
This is an article about qualification for the 2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Direct qualification
Host countries,  Czech Republic and  Slovakia qualified for final round directly.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, First round
First round was held 3–5 January 2014. With there being 31 teams for this edition, only one 1st Round pool played with the 3 lowest ranked teams (according to the CEV U20 Men European Ranking List), where the 1st and 2nd placed teams qualified to the 2nd Round.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Second round
28 teams competed in seven 2nd Round tournaments consisting of 4 teams. These took place between 25 – 27 April 2014.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Second round
The 1st placed teams of each pool qualified directly for the Final Round. The 2nd placed teams of each Pool as well as the 3rd placed team with the best score among the 2nd Round Pools qualified for the 3rd Round.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Second round
Following Ukraine's withdrawal from the competition, Pool B featured only three teams. As a result, in order to determine the third placed team with the best score among the 2nd Round Pools, the result of all the matches played with the last placed team wouldn't be taken into account in pools with four participants. This means an updated final standing will be calculated accordingly so that the comparison among all third placed teams was done counting the same number of matches.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Third round
The 3rd Round consisted of 2 tournaments of 4 teams and took place between 11 – 13 July 2014.


2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification, Third round
The 1st placed teams of each Pool as well as the 2nd placed team with the best score among the 3rd Round Pools qualified for the Final Round.


2014 Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 7 to 12 November 2014. The top two teams will qualify for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship.


2014 Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship, Final standing
Team RosterAhmed Guenichi, Khaled Ben Slimene, Oussema Mrika, Mahmoud Chaouch Bouraoui, Malek Chekir, Elyes Garfi, Adem Oueslati, Mohamed Amine Htira, Wassim Ben Tara, Mohamed Brahem, Karim Messelmeni, Tayeb KorbosliHead Coach: Riadh Hedhili


2014 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2014 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the bi-annual men's volleyball tournament, played by six countries from October 5 – 10, 2014 in Havana, Cuba.


2014 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Competing nations
Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Mexico Trinidad and Tobago


2014 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Competition format
The competition format for the Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup consists of two phases, the first is a Round-Robin round between all six competing nations. After the Round-Robin finishes, 3rd and 4th place nations according to ranking will play for the bronze and 1st and 2nd place nations according to ranking will play for the gold.


2014 Men's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Competition format, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio


2014 Men's U23 South American Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Men's U23 South American Volleyball Championship was the 1st edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV).


2014 Men's U23 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition format
The 2014 Men's U23 South American Volleyball Championship will consist in a single Round-Robin pool between the six teams, the champion will be determined from the ranking after the round.


2014 Men's Volleyball Pro Challenge
The 2014 Men's Volleyball Division 2 is the highest level of Thailand club volleyball in the 2014 season and the 4th edition.


2014 Men's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League
2014 Men's Volleyball Thai–Denmark Super League (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลชายไทยเดนมาร์คซูเปอร์ลีก 2014) was the first edition of the tournament. It was held at the MCC Hall of The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 – 12 May 2014.


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 10th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2014. Home team Sweden defended their title in a close game against Finland. Czech Republic earned the bronze after defeating Switzerland by 4–3.


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships, Qualification
For the first time ever, all teams, except from the host country, must qualify for the Championships. A total of 30 teams are scheduled to take part in the qualification tournaments.


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships, Draw
The final draw for the tournament was held at Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg on 25 February 2014. The teams were divided into four pots according to the world ranking. (World rankings shown in parentheses).


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships, Draw
Sweden (hosts) (1)   Finland (2)    Switzerland (3)   Czech Republic (4)


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships, Draw
Denmark (14)  Australia (17)  United States (19)  South Korea (20)


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
The qualifying for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships took part in early 2014. A total of 30 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Sweden in December 2014.


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which was based on results from the last two World Championships.


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Finland (2) Russia (9) Poland (10) Spain (24) France (25) Ukraine (–)


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Switzerland (3) Estonia (8) Slovakia (12) Serbia (21) Belgium (26)


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Czech Republic (4) Germany (7) Denmark (14) Austria (23) Netherlands (27) Great Britain (29)


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Norway (5) Latvia (6) Hungary (16) Italy (18) Liechtenstein (28)


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Overview
Japan (13) Singapore (15) Australia (17) South Korea (20) New Zealand (–)


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 1
Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014Venue: Łochów Arena, Łochów, Poland


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 2
Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014Venue: HANT Aréna, Bratislava, Slovakia


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 3
Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014Venue: Jan Massinkhal, Nijmegen, Netherlands


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, European Qualification 4
Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014Venue: Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Europe, Ranking of third-placed teams
Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Asia–Oceania
Dates: 29 January – 1 February 2014Venue: ASB Sports Centre,  Wellington, New Zealand


2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying, Americas
Dates: 31 January – 2 February 2014Venue: Cornell Community Centre, Markham, Canada


2014 Men's World Junior Squash Championships
The 2014 Men's World Junior Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2014 World Junior Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world Junior championship for squash players. The event took place in Windhoek in Namibia from 10 to 15 August 2014. Diego Elias won his first World Junior Open title, defeating Omar El Atmas in the final.


2014 Men's World Junior Team Squash Championships
The 2014 Men's World Junior Team Squash Championships was held in Windhoek, Namibia. The event took place from 16 to 21 August 2014.


2014 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2014 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2014 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 14 to 21 November 2014. Ramy Ashour won his third World Championship title, defeating Mohamed El Shorbagy in the final.


2014 Men's World Open Squash Championship, Prize money and ranking points
For 2014, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2014 Men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
The 2014 Men's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was the 12th edition of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. It was hosted in Incheon, South Korea. Australia won its second title in a row.


2014 Men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Medalists
Justin EvesonBill LathamAdam DeansShaun NorrisMichael HartnettTristan KnowlesJannik BlairTom O'Neill-ThorneJoshua AllisonLuke PopleNick TaylorBrad NessCoach: Ben Ettridge


2014 Men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Medalists
Joshua TurekMichael PayeCarter AreyTrevon JeniferBrian BellMatthew ScottRoger GougeSteven SerioJohn GilbertIan LynchPaul SchulteNathan HinzeCoach:


2014 Men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Medalists
Murat Yazici Özgür Gürbulak  Fikri Gündoğdu   İbrahim Yavuz  İsmail Ar  Deniz Acar  Cem Gezinci   Kaan Dalay  Murat Arslanoğlu  Ferit Gümüş  Bestami Boz  Coach:


2014 MercedesCup
The 2014 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 37th edition of the Stuttgart Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7 July until 13 July 2014. Third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut won the singles title.


2014 MercedesCup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 MercedesCup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 MercedesCup – Doubles
Facundo Bagnis and Thomaz Bellucci were the defending champions, but Bellucci chose not to participate. Bagnis played alongside Marco Cecchinato, but lost in the first round to Michael Berrer and Alexander Zverev. Mateusz Kowalczyk and Artem Sitak won the title, defeating Guillermo García-López and Philipp Oswald in the final, 2–6, 6–1, [10–7].


2014 MercedesCup – Singles
Fabio Fognini was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Roberto Bautista Agut. Bautista Agut went on to win the title, defeating Lukáš Rosol in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2.


2014 MercedesCup – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2014 Mercer Bears football team
The 2014 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were first-year members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–6 overall and 1–6 in SoCon play to tie for seventh place.


2014 Mercer Bears football team, Awards, Honors, All-SoCon
The Mercer University football team had seven individuals honored by the Southern Conference:


2014 Mercure Perth Masters
The 2014 Mercure Perth Masters were held from January 2 to 5 at the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple-knockout format, and the purse for the event was £17,160, of which the winner, Logan Gray of Scotland, received £6,000. Gray defeated Sweden's Oskar Eriksson in the final with a score of 5–4.


2014 Mersin Cup
The 2014 Mersin Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Mersin, Turkey between 7 and 13 April 2014.


2014 Mersin Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Mersin Cup, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Mersin Cup – Doubles
Andreas Beck and Dominik Meffert were the defending champions. but decided not to participate.


2014 Mersin Cup – Doubles
Radu Albot and Jaroslav Pospíšil won the title, defeating Thomas Fabbiano and Matteo Viola in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–1.


2014 Mersin Cup – Singles
Jiří Veselý was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.


2014 Mersin Cup – Singles
Damir Džumhur won the title, defeating Pere Riba in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3. It was his first Challenger title in his career.


2014 Merton London Borough Council election
Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and an election to the European Parliament.


2014 Merton London Borough Council election
The incumbent minority Labour administration gained eight seats from the Conservatives, returning the council to majority control.


2014 Merton London Borough Council election, Background
In May 2013, four Conservative councillors had defected to the UK Independence Party, including Suzanne Evans, who later became a national spokesperson for the party. No by-elections were called as a result of the defections. In the election, all those who sought re-election as UKIP councillors were defeated, including Evans in the Hillside ward.


2014 Merton London Borough Council election, Results
Labour gained seats from the Conservatives in the wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill and St. Helier; this returned the council to majority Labour control from no overall control. Labour won 36 seats (+8) and the Conservatives 20 seats (-7). The Liberal Democrats lost one seat in West Barnes to the Conservatives to finish with just 1 seat, whilst the Merton Park Ward Residents Association maintained its three seats in Merton Park.


2014 Merton London Borough Council election, By-elections
The by-election was triggered by the death of Cllr. Maxi Martin of the Labour Party.


2014 Merton London Borough Council election, By-elections
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Imran Uddin of the Labour Party.


2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–25. The top six regular season finishers of the league's eleven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. Siena won the tournament for the fifth time, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top six teams were seeded one through four based on their conference winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.


2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Line Scores, Thursday, May 22nd
Game 6 was postponed due to weather, Game 5 was suspended in the 9th inning and completed on Friday.


2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Line Scores, Friday, May 23rd
Game 5           10:30am            #5 Monmouth vs. #6 Manhattan (Completion of game suspended in 9th inning)


2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Line Scores, Friday, May 23rd
Game 8 was postponed due to weather and rescheduled to Saturday


2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Siena infielder Vincent Citro, one of four Saints selected, was named the Most Outstanding Player.


2014 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival is the edition of the annual film festival that is held in Metro Manila, Philippines and is organized by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the film festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine cinemas and theaters (except IMAX theaters) in order to showcase locally produced films. The film festival began on December 23, 2014 and was kicked off by the yearly Parade of Stars' float parade starting from the Quirino Grandstand. It is expected to run until January 7 of the following year.


2014 Metro Manila Film Festival
The awards night commenced on December 27, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center, and was hosted by Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino. It was also aired via delayed telecast on ABS-CBN.


2014 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, Official entries
The official list of entries were announced on June 21, 2014. From the 13 submissions, 8 were chosen for the festival;


2014 Metro Manila Film Festival, Entries, New Wave entries
MMDA started to accept entries for the New Wave category until October 7, 2014. On October 24, 2014, the official list of entries were announced. Films were screened on selected cinemas from December 17 to 24, 2014.


2014 Metro Manila Film Festival, Awards, New Wave category
The following are the winners of the New Wave category:


2014 Metro Manila Film Festival, Box Office gross
The Metro Manila Development Authority was criticized for releasing incomplete official earnings of each film. This led to some film studios releasing their own earnings.


2014 Mexican League season
The 2014 Mexican League season was the 90th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 3 April with the match between 2013 season champions Tigres de Quintana Roo and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 11 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where the Diablos Rojos defeated Pericos de Puebla to win the championship.


2014 Mexican League season
For this season, Petroleros de Minatitlán was sold and moved to Tijuana to play as Toros de Tijuana.


2014 Mexico–Guatemala earthquake
The 2014 Mexico–Guatemala earthquake struck 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Puerto Madero on July 7 at 05:23:54. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Collapsed buildings and a heart attack resulted in the deaths of five people and another 12 were injured.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl
The 2014 Miami Beach Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 22, 2014, at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. The first edition of the Miami Beach Bowl, it featured the American Athletic Conference co-champion Memphis Tigers against the BYU Cougars. It began at 2:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that comprised the conclusion of the 2014 FBS football season.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl
Memphis defeated BYU in double overtime by the score of 55–48. Afterwards, the two teams engaged in a bench-clearing brawl.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Team selection
The game featured the American Athletic Conference co-champion Memphis Tigers against the BYU Cougars.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Team selection, BYU Cougars
In April 2014, organizers announced that they had reached a deal with BYU to play in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl in 2014. After defeating the UNLV Rebels for their sixth win of the season on November 15, bowl director Carlos Padilla II extended an invitation to play in the game.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Team selection, BYU Cougars
This was BYU's third Florida bowl game, following the 1976 Tangerine Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State 21–49, and the 1985 Citrus Bowl where they lost to Ohio State 7–10.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Team selection, Memphis Tigers
After finishing the regular season with a 9–3 record and a share of the American Athletic Conference championship, the Tigers accepted their bid to the Miami Beach Bowl.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Team selection, Memphis Tigers
This was Memphis' second Florida bowl game, following the 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl (the inaugural contest for that bowl game) where they lost to the South Florida Bulls by a score of 14–41. This was the Tigers' first bowl appearance since that game.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Post-game, Brawl
During the post game celebration Memphis players ran towards the BYU sideline to celebrate with their fans sitting behind the BYU bench (due to the bizarre baseball stadium field layout, most of the people in attendance could only sit on the BYU side of the field). Some bumping and shoving occurred and one Memphis player was pushed in the back by a BYU player that was allegedly also being pushed from behind. The Memphis player he pushed then turned around and (using both hands) punched/shoved the BYU player in the back of the head.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Post-game, Brawl
As the BYU player turned his attention back to the attacker in an apparent attempt to retaliate he threw a punch and he was attacked by 3-4 Memphis players and an all out, bench-clearing brawl ensued. Punches and kicks were thrown by many players on both sides, one Memphis player even used a helmet as a weapon, and when it was over, numerous players walked off the field bloody and bruised.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Post-game, Brawl
As the brawl was dying down a BYU player (Kai Nacua) can be seen coming into view and sucker punching a Memphis player (Alan Cross), who was not wearing a helmet, from behind. As the BYU player turned toward the camera's view, a bloodied bruise could be clearly seen from a punch he received while attempting to defend himself from another Memphis player earlier in the brawl.


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Post-game, Aftermath
Tom Holmoe, BYU's athletic director, apologized to BYU fans stating, "We expect better of our athletes, even in the face of a difficult loss. We intend to fully review this matter. I apologize to Cougar Nation." Memphis said in a statement via AAC commissioner Mike Aresco that they are displeased with the Miami Beach Bowl brawl, and that, "The university will respond accordingly following this detailed review. Needless to say, we are extremely disappointed that this happened, as we expect the highest standard of conduct from our student-athletes."


2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Post-game, Aftermath
On January 20, 2015, The University of Memphis announced the completion of an internal review of the incident and expected punishments to be levied against twelve members of the team. BYU also took action to punish their players. Kai Nacua, Trey Dye, Sione Takitaki, and Tomasi Laulile were all suspended for BYU's season opener against Nebraska.


2014 Miami Dolphins season
The 2014 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 49th overall and the third under head coach Joe Philbin. The team had a new general manager for the first time since 2007 after Jeff Ireland was fired on January 7, 2014. The Dolphins equaled their 8–8 record from 2013 and missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season.


2014 Miami Dolphins season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings
The game's overtime ended when defensive end Terrence Fede blocked a punt to the endzone for a safety. Despite the win, the Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention after the Steelers beat the Chiefs on the same day.


2014 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team  represented the University of Miami during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Hurricanes' 89th season of football and 11th as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hurricanes were led by fourth-year head coach Al Golden and played their home games at Sun Life Stadium. They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in the ACC to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they lost to South Carolina, 24-21.


2014 Miami Inferno season
The 2014 Miami Inferno season was the 1st season for the franchise as a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). Despite having the second best record in the league, the Inferno did not have enough players to finish their remaining games.


2014 Miami Inferno season, Roster
Rookies in italicsRoster updated August 2, 201413 Active, 0 Inactive


2014 Miami Life Awards
The Miami Life Awards is an annual awards, where several actors television movies including category are nominated to be awarded a prize.


2014 Miami Marlins season
The Miami Marlins' 2014 season was the 22nd season for the Major League Baseball franchise, and the third as the "Miami" Marlins. They finished 77–85, 19 games back in third place in the division. They failed to make the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.


2014 Miami Marlins season, Spring training
The Marlins had an 18–12 win–loss record in spring training, their .600 winning percentage being the joint-best (along with Pittsburgh) among National League teams in pre-season. One of their games against the Atlanta Braves ended in a 6–6 tie and was therefore not included in the standings.


2014 Miami Marlins season, 2014 Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2014 Miami Marlins season, 2014 Player stats, Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H =Hits; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed;  K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average;


2014 Miami RedHawks football team
The 2014 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in sixth place in the East Division.


2014 Michigan Attorney General election
The Michigan Attorney General election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette was re-elected to a second term in office with 52.11% of the vote.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
The 2014 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5, 2014. Members elected at the 2014 election served in the 98th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 7, 2015.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Term-limited members
Under the Michigan Constitution, members of the state Senate are only able to serve two four-years terms, and members of the House of Representatives are limited to three two-years terms. The following members are term-limited from seeking re-election to the House in 2014.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Results
The election resulted in Republicans gaining 4 seats with Democrats losing 4 seats.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Results
On November 6, Kevin Cotter, Republican from the 99th District, was elected Speaker of the House, Tom Leonard, Republican from the 93rd District, was elected Speaker pro tempore, and Tim Greimel, Democrat from the 29th District, was re-elected Minority Leader.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Special Elections, 75th District
Brandon Dillon resigned on August 3, 2015 after being elected chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party. Under state law, Governor Rick Snyder called a special primary election on November 4, 2015 and a special general election on March 8, 2016.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Special Elections, 75th District
Democrat David LaGrand defeated Michael Scruggs with 81% of the vote in the Democratic primary. Blake Edmonds was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Special Elections, 80th and 82nd Districts
Vacancies in the 80th and 82nd districts were caused by the expulsion of Cindy Gamrat and resignation of Todd Courser, respectively, on September 11, 2015. Under state law, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley called a special primary election on November 4, 2015 and a special general election on March 8, 2016.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Special Elections, 80th and 82nd Districts
In the G.O.P. primary, Mary Whiteford defeated seven other candidates, including Gamrat, with just over 50% of the vote in the 80th District; and Gary Howell won an 11-way primary, including Courser, with 27% of the vote in the 82nd District. David Gernant was unopposed in the Democratic primary in the 80th, and Margaret Guerrero DeLuca earned 85% in a three-way Democratic primary in the 82nd.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Special Elections, 28th District
After the death of longtime Macomb County Treasurer Ted Wahby in December 2015, one-term state Rep. Derek Miller was appointed treasurer  and resigned his House seat effective February 1, 2016. On February 17, 2016, Gov. Rick Snyder called a special election to fill the remainder of Miller's term that expires at the end of 2016, with both the special primary and general elections to take place alongside the regularly scheduled elections.


2014 Michigan House of Representatives election, Special Elections, 11th District
Democratic state Rep. Julie Plawecki of the 11th District died unexpectedly while hiking in Oregon on June 25, 2016. Gov. Rick Snyder called a special election on July 5, 2016, to fill the remainder of Plawecki's term, with the special primary taking August 30 and the special general election to take place alongside the regularly scheduled general election on November 8, 2016. The primary was canceled on July 13, 2016, by Snyder after only one Democrat and one Republican filed for the race, making a primary unnecessary. The Democratic candidate is Plawecki's 22-year-old daughter Lauren. The winner will serve the final two months of the term that expires December 31, 2016.


2014 Michigan Secretary of State election
The Michigan Secretary of State election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Secretary of State of Michigan. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office with 53.53% of the vote.


2014 Michigan Senate election
Elections for the Michigan Senate was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with partisan primary elections to select the party's nominees held on August 5. All 38 seats in the Michigan Senate were contested, and those elected will serve in the 98th and 99th Michigan Legislatures. This was the first election for the Michigan Senate contested under the constituency boundaries drawn in consequence of the 2010 U.S. Census. The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats.


2014 Michigan Senate election, Members not seeking re-election
State Senators are only allowed to serve 2 four-year terms, a maximum of 8 years. The following Senators were not running for a new term in 2014.


2014 Michigan Senate election, Results
Due to the redistricting done as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were consolidation of districts that resulted in a "new" 26th District to be created. The new 26th District was a won by the Republicans, causing a gain for Republicans as consolidation effectively resulted in two Democratic held districts being merged. A recount in the 20th District resulted in Margaret O'Brien's win widening from 59 votes to 61 votes. The election resulted in the Republicans expanding their majority to 27 seats over the Democrats 11 seats.


2014 Michigan Senate election, Results
Shortly after the election, Arlan Meekhof, Republican from the 30th District, was elected Senate Majority Leader, Mike Kowall, Republican from the 15th District, was elected Senate Majority Floor Leader, Jim Ananich, Democrat from the 27th District, was elected Senate Minority Leader, and Morris Hood III, Democrat from the 3rd District, was elected Senate Minority Floor Leader.


2014 Michigan Senate election, Results, Maps
Results shaded by the percentage of the party vote in each district


2014 Michigan Senate election, Special election
On November 8, 2016, a special election was held in the 4th District to fill the vacancy left when Virgil Smith Jr. resigned.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Dantonio. The season marked a new division organization and the Spartans were members of the East Division.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team
The Spartans finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in the East Division behind Ohio State who went on win the Inaugural College Football Playoff. Michigan State faced Baylor in the 2015 Cotton Bowl, which was part of the new New Year's Six Bowls, where they overcame a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Baylor 42–41.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2013 season 13–1, 8–0 and undefeated in Big Ten play. By winning the Legends Division, they earned a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game, their second appearance in the championship game. Facing No. 2-ranked Ohio State, they defeated the Buckeyes 34–24, knocking Ohio State out of the running for the BCS National Championship Game. The Spartans received an invitation to the Rose Bowl, their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1988. There they defeated No. 5-ranked Stanford for the school's first Rose Bowl win since 1988.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Offseason, 2014 NFL Draft
One member of the 2013 Spartan football team was selected in the 2014 NFL Draft


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Offseason, 2014 NFL Draft
In addition, eight other former Spartans were taken as undrafted free agents:


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Offseason, 2014 NFL Draft
Michigan State remained one of only six teams to have had a player selected in each draft since the AFL/NFL merger.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Jacksonville State
The Spartans opened the 2014 season under the lights at Spartan Stadium against FCS opponent Jacksonville State.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Jacksonville State
The Spartans scored on their first drive, as Tony Lippett caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from a scrambling Connor Cook. During the play, Jacksonville State safety Folo Johnson hit Cook directly on the knee, and Cook was slow to get up, causing an injury scare. However, Cook would return the next drive and throw to a wide open Tony Lippett for a 71-yard touchdown bomb. Through the first 2 possessions, Tony Lippett had 3 receptions for a total of 146 yards, and 2 TDs. Several possessions later, AJ Troup made a spectacular catch in the bottom left-hand corner of the end-zone on a 17-yard pass from Connor Cook to put Michigan State up 21–0 going into the 2nd quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Jacksonville State
Nick Hill scored on a 17-yard run during the first drive of the 2nd quarter, putting Michigan State ahead 28–0. After getting a stop the next Jacksonville State possession, the Spartans scored again the following drive, this time on another Nick Hill scamper, this time from 8 yards out, effectively putting the nail in the coffin before halftime, 35–0. Michael Geiger would add a 35-yard field goal as the clock expired, putting State ahead 38–0 at the half.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Jacksonville State
Aside from a Tyler O'Connor 3-yard rushing touchdown and a 9-yard Max Shortell touchdown pass to Markis Merrill (the only points for JSU), there was little to no offense in the second half. Michigan State won the ball game 45–7.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Jacksonville State
The Spartan defense was dominant all game, only allowing 1 touchdown, recording 4 sacks, and 3 interceptions (Kurtis Drummond, Darian Hicks, and Nick Thompson respectively). The defense also held Jacksonville State to just 22 yards rushing. Tony Lippett finished the game with 4 catches for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns; no Michigan State receiver recorded a 100-yard receiving game the entire previous season. Connor Cook was nearly perfect, completing 12 out of 13 passes for 285 yards and 3 touchdowns (all of which came in the 1st quarter).


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
Following their 45–7 victory over Jacksonville State, the Spartans would travel to Eugene to face the Oregon Ducks. The last meeting between the 2 teams took place in 1999, when the Spartans defeated the Ducks 27–20 en route to a 10-win season.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
The first quarter was a defensive struggle until a Connor Cook pass was intercepted by Ducks defensive back Erick Dargan, who returned the ball 36 yards to the Michigan State 39 yard line. The Oregon offense, led by Heisman Trophy front runner Marcus Mariota,  was quick to capitalize, scoring on a 1-yard Thomas Tyner run. The Ducks converted for 2 points to go ahead 8–0. Michigan State would be unable to answer, and Oregon would have the ball to start the 2nd quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
Oregon would add to their lead with a Matt Wogan 28-yard field goal, putting them ahead 11–0. The Spartans would respond with a touchdown on their following drive, as Connor Cook and Jeremy Langford methodically led the offense down the field. Cook was 3/4 on the drive for 45 yards and Langford ran the ball 4 times for 31 yards, capping the drive off with a 16-yard run, putting the score at 11–7, Oregon. Oregon would answer immediately, taking only 2 plays to score.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
Marcus Mariota threw to a wide open Devon Allen for a 70-yard touchdown pass, strengthening their lead to 18–7. Michael Geiger would make a 34-yard field goal to pull State within 8, 18–10. The following Oregon possession ended with Lawrence Thomas and Marcus Rush recording back to back sacks. Michigan State would score on the following possession on a 7-yard pass from Connor Cook to Tony Lippett, to bring the score to 18–17 Oregon.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
The MSU defense would stand tall on the following Oregon possession, forcing a punt and giving the offense an opportunity to take the lead going into halftime. Connor Cook would lead the offense on a 6 play, 66 yard drive which ended when Cook threw to an open Josiah Price in the back of the end-zone, giving Michigan State a 24–18 lead at the half.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Oregon
After a Michael Geiger 42-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter, giving them a 27–18 lead, Michigan State would fail to score the remainder of the game; Oregon would score 28 unanswered points. Michigan State had an opportunity to get back into the game late in Oregon territory, but a Connor Cook pass was deflected and intercepted by All-American candidate Ifo Ekpre-Olomu. Tony Lippett finished the game with a career-high 11 receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown. The Spartans would lose 46–27, their worst loss since losing to Notre Dame 31–13 during the 2011 season. It was also the most points the Michigan State defense had surrendered since losing 49–7 to Alabama in the 2011 Capital One Bowl.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
Following a bye week, the Spartans played at home for the first time in nearly a month against in-state MAC opponent Eastern Michigan. The previous meeting between the 2 schools was during the 2012 season. Michigan State won 23–7, despite trailing at halftime.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
The Spartan defense forced a punt on the opening drive, and Macgarrett Kings gave the Spartan offense good field position after a 43-yard punt return. Several plays later, Connor Cook scored on a 4-yard rushing touchdown to give MSU a 7–0 lead. After another Eastern 3 and out, Michigan State scored again the following possession as Jeremy Langford made a defender miss on his way to the end-zone for a 21-yard touchdown run.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan then fumbled the ball in their own territory and on the very first play for Michigan State, Connor Cook threw to a wide open Tony Lippett for a 21-yard touchdown. The score was 21–0 MSU only 5 minutes into the game. The defense forced Eastern to punt again, and once again, the offense took advantage, as Connor Cook hit Tony Lippett on the run for an 8-yard touchdown pass, giving Michigan State a 28–0 1st quarter lead.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
The opening drive of the 2nd quarter was capped off with a 33-yard strike from Tyler O'Connor to AJ Troup, strengthening Michigan State's lead to 35–0. The Spartan defense would not allow Eastern Michigan to move the ball, forcing yet another 3 and out. However, Eastern was finally able to stop the Spartan offense the following drive, after giving up touchdowns on 5 consecutive possessions. Unfortunately, Eagles return man Tyler Allen muffed the ensuing punt, and Michigan State recovered the ball at the Eastern Michigan 7 yard line.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
Several plays later, Delton Williams would score 1 yard out, putting the Spartans up 42–0. After trading possessions, Eastern Michigan had the ball at their own 15 yard line, when RJ Williamson picked off EMU QB Rob Bolden, with a return of 6 yards. R.J. Shelton would score the following play to increase the Spartan lead to 49. MSU led 49–0 at the half. Michigan State also led Eastern in total yards 320 to 1 at the half.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
Michigan State received the ball to start the 2nd half and scored on 9 play, 61 yard drive that ended with a Nick Hill 4 yard touchdown run, giving the Spartans a 56–0 lead. Eastern would finally score their first points the following possession after a Rob Bolden pass to Tyler Allen that went for 43 yards, cutting the State lead to 49. Michigan State would be forced to punt the ball, but turnovers continued to plague Eastern Michigan, as they muffed yet another punt, which was again recovered by the Spartans. Michael Geiger would make a 30-yard field goal to increase the lead to 59–7. Tyler O'Connor would throw an interception from his own end-zone, giving Eastern great field position to start the 4th.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
Following the Tyler O'Connor interception, Rob Bolden would find Tyreese Russell for a 9-yard touchdown pass to put the score at 59–14 MSU. After forcing a Michigan State punt, Eastern Michigan would continue to shoot itself in the foot, as they fumbled the ball in their own territory again. The Spartans took advantage and Delton Williams scored his 2nd touchdown of the day from 7 yards out. He would follow that with his 3rd touchdown the next possession, taking it to the end-zone on an 80-yard run. Michigan State would win by the final score of 73–14


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
This was the first time since 1989 when Michigan State defeated Northwestern 76–14, that Michigan State scored over 70 points in a game. Delton Williams finished with 10 carries for 103 yards and 3 touchdowns, and the Spartans went deep into the depth chart, using 5 different QBs. Eastern Michigan finished the game with 6 turnovers, which included 5 fumbles and 1 interception. They have yet to defeat the Spartans through 10 meetings.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Wyoming
Succeeding their 59-point victory over Eastern Michigan, the Spartans took on the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference. The previous meeting between the two programs was during the 1977 season.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Wyoming
Wyoming won the coin toss and deferred until the second half. The Spartan offense drove deep into the red-zone, being forced to go for it on fourth down. Connor Cook scored on a 1-yard rush, giving Michigan State a 7–0 lead. The MSU defense would force a punt, and the offense would go back to work, going 69 yards in 10 plays, capping the drive off with a 19-yard touchdown reception by Tony Lippett. Wyoming would answer with a 57-yard touchdown by scat back Shaun Wick, putting the score at 14–7 MSU. Michigan State would not take long to respond, needing only 3 plays to score off of a 33-yard rushing touchdown by Keith Mumphery. Wyoming would fumble on the following possession and MSU would have the ball in Wyoming territory and 21–7 lead going into the 2nd quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Wyoming
The Spartan offense scored quickly on a 19-yard pass from Connor Cook to Josiah Price, with Michigan State's lead blossoming to 28–7. Wyoming drove the field to the MSU 25-yard line, where they were forced to kick a field goal from 42 yards. The field goal attempt was blocked by Shilique Calhoun. Darian Hicks recovered the ball and returned it to the Wyoming 35-yard line. Several plays later, Tyler O'Connor found Keith Mumphery on a 6-yard touchdown pass, strengthening the MSU lead to 35–7. Kurtis Drummond picked off Wyoming QB Colby Kirkegaard and returned the ball to the Wyoming 25-yard line. Delton Williams scored on a 4-yard run several plays later; 42–7 Michigan State. Wyoming responded with a Colby Kirkegaard-J.D. Krill 4-yard touchdown connection. The score was 42–14 Michigan State at the half.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Wyoming
Wyoming fumbled the football on the very first play of the second half, giving the Michigan State offense great field position; however, the offense failed to score, turning the ball over on downs. The 3rd quarter would be a struggle for both offenses, with the only score coming on a Jeremy Langford 29 yard touchdown run. Michigan State would add to its lead in the 4th, as a Tyler O'Connor scramble for 12 yards would put them ahead 56–14, which would end up being the final score.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Wyoming
Ten different ball carriers notched at least one carry to rack up 338 rushing yards for the Spartans, and Keith Mumphery became the first Spartan receiver since Keshawn Martin in 2011 to record both a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the same game. With this victory came the end of the non-conference schedule for Michigan State, as they would be opening conference play the next week, taking on Nebraska.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
Michigan State would open their conference schedule against former Legends Division rival Nebraska. The Spartans picked up their first victory ever over the Cornhuskers the previous season, in a 41–28 victory in which Nebraska turned over the ball 5 times. Turnovers would again be a factor in this game due to the wet and cold weather conditions.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
Michigan State won the coin toss and chose to receive the ball. On the 2nd play of the first possession, a Connor Cook pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage and intercepted by Randy Gregory, an All-Conference lineman for the Huskers. The Nebraska offense would have great field position at the MSU 30. The Michigan State defense would come up big after a critical mistake on offense for the Spartans, putting Nebraska out of field goal range and forcing them to punt.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
Michigan State would be forced to punt themselves the next possession; Nebraska would also be forced to punt following that after Ed Davis sacked Husker QB Tommy Armstrong on 3rd down. The Spartans would finally open the scoring on the following possession, as Tony Lippett made a 55-yard finger-tip catch and run touchdown reception, giving Michigan State a 7–0 lead. Neither offense would be able to effectively move the ball the rest of the quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
Following a Nebraska punt from their own 7 yard line and a 19-yard return by Macgarrett Kings, the Spartan offense would have solid field position. MSU would strike on the very first play, as Jeremy Langford ran for a 31-yard touchdown to give them a 14–0 lead. The rest of the 2nd quarter would be marred by turnovers: Nebraska would be forced to punt; however, the following MSU possession, Jeremy Langford would fumble the ball in MSU territory giving the Huskers great position again.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
Much like after the Cook interception in the 1st quarter, the Spartan defense would not allow Nebraska to score, forcing a 3 and out. However, the windy conditions would have an effect on the punt return, as Macgarrett Kings misjudged where the ball would land and muffed the catch, which was recovered by Nebraska at the MSU 24 yard line. Nebraska proceeded to drive all the way to the MSU 8 yard line, only for Ameer Abdullah to fumble the ball. Shilique Calhoun would make the recovery and return it to the MSU 45 yard line. Michigan State would add a Michael Geiger 28-yard field goal to give them a 17–0 lead at halftime.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
A few possessions into the 3rd quarter, Marcus Rush would force a fumble and the offense would take over at the Nebraska 15 yard line, where they would be forced to settle for a field goal, strengthening the Michigan State lead to 20. Nebraska would finally score on their next possession, after a Drew Brown 40-yard field goal would make the game 20–3 MSU. The Spartans would answer that with a Tony Lippett 32 yard rush touchdown on a double reverse, giving them a 27–3 lead. Michigan State would have a 24 lead heading into the 4th quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
Nebraska would score on their first possession of the 4th quarter on a 2-yard Ameer Abdullah touchdown run. The Huskers chose to go for 2 points but failed to convert. The score was 27–9 MSU. The Spartan offense cooled off considerably in the 4th, having to punt on their next 2 possessions. Nebraska would score again following a pass interference call against Trae Waynes on another short, 1 yard Ameer Abdullah run, cutting the Spartan lead to 11; 27–16 MSU.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
The following Michigan State possession, the Spartans were forced to punt, which Nebraska would take advantage of off a 62-yard De'Mornay Pierson-El touchdown return to put Nebraska within 5 points, 27–22. Michigan State would recover the onside kick attempt, but Michael Geiger would miss a 36-yard field goal attempt. Nebraska would have one last chance to complete a major upset and comeback. Following an incomplete pass, Tommy Armstrong would find Alonzo Moore for a huge 43 yard gain, putting them in MSU territory at the 37 yard line. However, Trae Waynes would make a huge play, getting his 2nd interception of the night and ensuring a 27–22 Michigan State victory.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Nebraska
With the victory, Michigan State recorded its 10th straight conference win, and its second straight victory over Nebraska after losing the previous 7 meetings. The Spartans and Cornhuskers combined for 7 turnovers total ( 2 fumbles and 1 interception for MSU; 2 fumbles and 2 interceptions for Nebraska). Tony Lippett had his 7th straight game with a touchdown catch, dating back to the Big Ten Championship Game. The Spartan defense recorded 5 sacks and despite allowing 2 touchdown runs, held the potent Nebraska rushing attack led by Heisman hopeful running back Ameer Abdullah to just 47 yards on 37 carries; Abdullah had recorded over 100 yards (all-purpose) in 6 straight games coming into this game.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
Michigan State traveled to West Lafayette for the first time since 2009. The Spartans came into the game having won the previous five meetings against the Boilermakers. Michigan State received the ball to open the game and quickly capitalized with a 75-yard scoring drive capped with 39 yard TD pass from Connor Cook to Tony Lippett. Purdue responded with a 58-yard drive which resulted in a 36-yard Paul Griggs field goal. MSU's ensuing drive resulted in another TD for the Spartans. Nick Hill ran for a two touchdown giving MSU a 14–3 lead. Purdue couldn't get anything going and quickly punted the ball back State, who finished the quarter with the ball.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
The second quarter began with the continuation of the Spartan drive. MSU finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown pass from Connor Cook to Josiah Price, giving them a 21–3 lead. Purdue was able to respond on the next drive when Keyante Green ran for a big 36 yard gain, placing the ball at the MSU 16 yard line. Two plays later Purdue would get a touchdown on a 13-yard pass from Austin Appleby to Danny Anthrop. MSU's next drive started off with a 30-yard run by Delton Williams, giving State the ball inside Purdue territory.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
The drive would ultimately reach the Boilermaker 25 yard line before stalling and ending with a 23-yard Michael Geiger field goal. Purdue responded again by driving down the field for another touchdown, a 9-yard pass from Applebee to B.J. Knauf. MSU attempted to finish the half by adding additional points, but a 44-yard Geiger field goal was missed. The half ended with MSU leading 24–17.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
The second half began with Purdue receiving the opening kick. Their first drive ended with a punt after a three and out. MSU's offense again moved the ball down the field and again scored a TD after Aaron Burbridge caught a tough pass in the back of the end zone, advancing the lead to 31–17. Another Purdue three and out gave MSU the ball at the Purdue 47. On the first play of the drive, Nick Hill ran 37 yards to the 10 yard line. Two plays later Hill would run for a four-yard touchdown, giving State a 38–17 lead. The next two combined drives resulted in punts by each team, resulting with Purdue in possession of the ball trailing 38–17 going into the fourth.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
The fourth quarter began with Purdue desperately trying to get back into the ball game. After a successful fourth down conversion on 4th and 11, Austin Applebee fumbled the ball after a missed handoff. MSU defense end Shilique Calhoun recovered the ball on the Spartan 49 yard line. State looked poised for another scoring opportunity after they were able to move the ball to the Purdue 21, but a Cook interception (Frankie Williams) ended the drive. With a breath of new life Purdue quickly scored on a 52-yard run by Akeem Hunt, closing the score to 38–24.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
A quick three resulted in an apparent MSU punt attempt with a little of 7:30 to play. Instead of punting, DT Lawrence attempted a run on a fake punt attempt. The attempt gained only one yard of the needed six, giving Purdue the ball at the MSU 30 yard line. Three plays later Purdue scored another TD on an Akeem Hunts three yard run, bringing the deficit to seven with 6:19 remaining. MSU found moderate success on the next drive, getting out to the Purdue 47 before stalling.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
Mike Sadler was able to pin Purdue at their five-yard after a 42-yard punt. After converting a fourth down, Purdue found themselves with a third and eight. Shilique Calhoun was able to get pressure on Appleby which forced him to throw an errant pass to the flat, which was intercepted by linebacker Darien Harris for a 15-yard pick six. MSU led with 1:22 remaining 45–31. Purdue attempted on last scoring drive, but the MSU defense forced a four and out which essentially ended the game.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Purdue
The win made it six wins in a row against Purdue. Connor Cook finished the game 19/37 in passing for 238 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Jeremy Langford rushed for 104 yards, his fourth game in a row over 100 yards. Tony Lippett led MSU receivers with seven receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
The Spartans returned to the state of Indiana for the second week in a row after previously beating Purdue. MSU was looking to win their sixth in a row over the Hoosiers and their third in a row at Memorial Stadium. Indiana entered the game starting their third-string quarterback Zander Diamont, a true freshman that was thrust into action after the two quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart were injured the previous week at Iowa. The Hoosiers won the toss and elected to receive the ball, which resulted in a quick three and out.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
Michigan State's offense struck quickly with a seven play drive that was capped with a 32-yard touchdown run by Jeremy Langford. Another three and out by Indiana gave the ball back to the Spartans, but an eight play drive was wasted by a missed 42-yard field goal by Michael Geiger. Indiana's offense finally got rolling with a 65-yard run by running back Tevin Coleman. After the run, the MSU defense locked down and held the Hoosiers to a 27-yard field goal by Griffin Oakes.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
The second quarter began with MSU in possession of the football at their 30-yard line. The drive ended with a ten-yard TD pass from Connor Cook to Josiah Price. Indiana quickly responded with a 75-yard Shane Wynn touchdown run on the first play of the ensuing possession, closing the score to 14–10 in favor of the Spartans. After several stalled drives by each teams and an intercepted Connor Cook pass by Tegray Scales, the Hoosiers took the lead after a Zander Diamont nine yard TD run.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
On the ensuing drive, Connor Cook hit Josiah Price for a 67-yard gain to the Indiana eight yard line. On the next play Jeremy Langford ran it in for his second touchdown of the game, giving MSU the lead back at 21–17. After another Indiana three and out, the Spartans marched down the field and scored another TD after Cook hit Macgarrett Kings Jr. on a 14-yard pass. Two run plays by the Hoosiers ended the first half with MSU leading 28–17.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
The third quarter started with MSU receiving the ball, which resulted in a three and out. After another stalled Hoosier drive, the Spartans took the ball over. Facing third and nine, Connor Cook scrambled to avoid Hoosier defenders and lobbed a 41-yard over the shoulder pass to Tony Lippett. Six plays later, a four-yard pass from Cook to R.J. Shelton extended the lead to 35–17. Neither team scored during the rest of the quarter, but MSU was in the midst of a drive into IU territory when the quarter ended.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
The fourth quarter began with MSU scoring their sixth TD of the day on a 12-yard TD run by Langford. Another failed drive by IU gave the ball back to MSU, who again punched it into the end zone on a 22-yard run by Delton Williams. Indiana's next drive brought the game to a halt when starting left tackle Jason Spriggs injured his upper neck. Spriggs was removed from the field by medical personnel and taken for medical tests by ambulance. After play resumed, Indiana again punted the ball MSU.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
MSU added the last score of the day on the third play of the drive, a 76-yard TD run by Nick Hill. Indiana would fumble the ball on the first play of the next drive, which was recovered by MSU's Demetrius Cooper. The Spartan's ended the game with two kneel downs, completing their sweep of the Hoosier state in 2014.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Indiana
The win made it six in a row against the Hoosiers and increased Mark Dantonio's record against Indiana based Big Ten teams to 12–0.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
The 107th edition of the Michigan State – Michigan rivalry was televised in front of a national ABC audience for the second straight year. The Spartans came in on a five-game winning streak while the Wolverines limped in having lost three of their last four games. The Wolverines were looking for a measure of revenge after being completely overwhelmed the previous year in a 29–6 thrashing. In an apparent attempt to motivate each other, several Michigan players (led by linebacker Joe Bolden) gathered on the field during the national anthem and thrust a tent stake into the Spartan Stadium turf. Michigan would win the coin toss and defer until the second half.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan State received the kickoff and started at their 25-yard line. On the second play of the game, Connor Cook hit Tony Lippett for a 24-yard gain to the 49 yard line. Three plays later Cook connected with Keith Mumphery for an additional 28 yards to the Michigan 21. On second down, Cook kept the ball and ran down to the 17 yard line where he trucked Michigan safety Delano Hill. Hill responded by hitting Cook after play and received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
With the ball on the two, Jeremy Langford powered it in for the first touchdown of the game. After short, failed drives by both teams, Mike Sadler punted away and gave Michigan the ball near midfield. A targeting penalty by MSU reserve linebacker Chris Frey (which resulted in his ejection) gave Michigan the ball at the MSU 29. The penalty ended up not hurting the Spartans as Michigan senior quarterback Devin Gardner promptly fumbled the ball, giving it back to State.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
MSU would drive down to the Michigan five yard line but a loss on a Langford run and a sack on Cook resulted in a 36-yard field goal attempt by Michael Geiger, which he missed. The quarter ended with Michigan in possession of the ball with a third and 15 from at their own 11.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
The second quarter began with the Wolverines converting a third and long when Gardner hit Amara Darboh for a 24-yard gain. The Wolverines were able to eventually reach midfield before they were forced to punt. MSU's next drive was able to reach the Michigan 34 yard line where a failed fourth down conversion attempt ended the drive. After a UM three and a fumble by MSU tight end Josiah Price, the Wolverines found well into MSU territory. The Spartan defense rose up and stuffed the Wolverines for no gain and forced a 48-yard field goal by Matt Wile.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
With a 7–3 lead and 3:30 left in the half, the Spartans took over at their own 27 yard line. On the first play of the drive Jeremy Langford ripped off a 24-yard run. A few plays later Cook connected with AJ Troup for a 13-yard pass to the UM 25. Cook next hit Langford for 18 yards to the seven on a screen play. The ensuing play saw Langford run for an apparent touchdown, which was ruled down at the one after the officials reviewed the play. Three plays later Langford would finish the drive with his second TD of the day, which essentially ended the first half with MSU up 14–3.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan received the ball to begin the second half. After stalled drives by both Michigan an MSU, the Wolverines found themselves with the ball at their own 22. On second and nine, Gardner threw an interception to MSU safety RJ Williamson who returned it for a touchdown and pushed the lead to 21–3. Another short Michigan drive forced by the MSU defense resulted in MSU's offense in possession at their30 yard line. Before the drive began ABC showed a flashback to the infamous Mike Hart/Mark Dantonio exchange from 2007, which set the stage for the ensuing play.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
On the first play of the drive, Connor Cook hit Tony Lippett on a perfectly thrown back shoulder catch that resulted in a 70-yard MSU touchdown. Michigan's next drive saw Michigan move to ball to its deepest point all game. After failing to convert on third down at the MSU 10, Michigan attempted to convert on fourth down. Devin Gardner attempted to reach the line of game but was stopped short by RJ Williamson and Lawrence Thomas. MSU maintained position for the remainder of the quarter and took their 28–3 lead into the fourth.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
After failing to convert a third down on their first play of the fourth quarter, Mike Sadler punted the ball to the Wolverines. After failed drives by both sides, the Spartans began a possession with 9:01 remaining. After several successful runs, the Spartans had the ball at their own 36 and were looking to run as much clock as possible. On first down, a failed handoff between Cook and Langford resulted in a fumble that was recovered by Michigan's Frank Clark.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
With 5:24 remaining, Michigan had the ball at the MSU 33 and looked to score their first touchdown of the game. After converting a third and ten with a 24-yard gain to Devin Funchess, the Wolverines had a first and goal at the nine. On third and goal, the Wolverines finally scored on a one-yard run by De’Veon Smith. The touchdown was the Wolverine's first against the Spartans since the fourth quarter of the 2011 matchup. The Wolverines were able to convert a two-point conversion making the score 28–11 with 3:40 remaining.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
The Spartans were able to stop an onside kick attempt and took over at the Michigan 48 yard line. The Spartan's last drive of the game was a punishing 48 yard march down the field with seven straight Langford runs. His last run capped the drive off and finished scoring for the game, giving the Spartans a 35–11 victory.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Michigan
The victory gave MSU their sixth win in seven meetings against the Wolverines and their fourth straight at Spartan Stadium. Head coach Mark Dantonio addressed the stake incident in his postgame press conference by stating “we drove a stake in them.”


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Maryland
Coming off of a tough loss to Ohio State, the Spartans traveled to play the Maryland Terrapins for the first time as Big Ten Conference opponents. The game was MSU's first true road night game since the 2009 season when they traveled to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers. In front of a full house (which contained a large Spartan contingent), the Spartans looked to extend their Big Ten road winning streak to nine games.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Maryland
MSU received the ball to open the game, but only reached mid-field before punting. MSU's defense, looking to atone for a poor performance against the Buckeyes, quickly got the ball back when Kurtis Drummond intercepted a C.J. Brown pass and took the ball to the UMD 28. State was able to reach the five yard line, where they were forced to settle for a 22-yard Michael Geiger field goal. State's defense forced a three and out on the next position, giving the offense the ball back on their own 11.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Maryland
The next drive was aided by a 50-yard Connor Cook pass to Macgarrett Kings Jr., which moved the ball to the UMD 37 yard line. State eventually drove to the 17 before settling for a 34-yard Geiger FG. Another Maryland three and out ensued, giving the Spartans the ball for the rest of the first quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Maryland
MSU began the second quarter by again driving deep into Terrapin territory where they again settled for a Geiger FG (35 yards), which gave them a 9–0 lead. Maryland's offense was given a hug boost to open the next drive after William Likely returned the kickoff 52 yards to the MSU 41. After converting a fourth and six, C.J. Brown was able to connect with Daniel Adams for a 20-yard touchdown pass. MSU's offense appeared to have been stopped by the Terps, but a muffed punt by Likely resulted in new life for State's offense.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Maryland
That second chance was squandered when Geiger missed a 47-yard FG attempt, keeping the score 9–7. Another three and out by the Terps gave the ball back to MSU. MSU took advantage, picking up 62 yards on a Cook pass to Keith Mumphrey. After a false start on the ensuing play, Jeremy Langford ran for an eight-yard TD and a 16–7 lead. Maryland ended the half with the ball at midfield.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Maryland
The Terps received the ball to open the third, but quickly gave the ball back to State after another three and out. Neither offense was able to get much going throughout the third quarter. The only scoring occurred when a C.J Brown pass was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by MSU safety R.J. Williamson, giving State a 23–7 lead. Yet another three and out gave MSU the ball back, maintaining possession until the end of the quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Maryland
The first two offensive of the fourth quarter saw little ball movement. MSU was able to add to their lead on their second possession of the quarter when Jeremy Langford broke free for a 25-yard touchdown run. The Terps responded by completing a 77-yard scoring drive with a Brown TD pass to Juwann Winfree and a successful two point conversion on a Brown to Derrick Hayward pass. With the score at 30–15, Maryland attempted an onside kick. MSU was able to recover the onside kick attempt and effectively ended the game when Nick Hill broke free for a 33-yard touchdown run.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rutgers
Michigan State hosted the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for the time as conference opponents and for the first time at Spartan Stadium since 2003. MSU celebrated senior day on a cold, icy day in mid-Michigan. The game started off with Rutgers receiving the opening kick, which resulted in a three and out for the knights. MSU's ensuing possession came to an end after three plays when Connor Cook fumbled the ball at the Rutgers 21 yard line. Rutgers was unable to capitalize, turning the ball back over to the Spartans when Kurtis Drummond intercepted Gary Nova's third down pass.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rutgers
MSU's offense got themselves going with a nine play, 66 yard drive that was capped by a 30-yard TD pass from Cook to Tony Lippett. Another three and out by the Knights forced a punting situation which resulted in a shank by punter Joseph Roth (10 yard punt), giving State the ball on the Rutgers 33 yard line. Three plays later, running back Jeremy Langford ran for an 18-yard touchdown. Rutgers finished the first quarter with the ball and successfully driving to the MSU 30.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights were unable to successfully finish off their best drive of the game after kicker Kyle Federico missed a 46-yard field goal attempt. State's offense once again marched down the field and scored another TD when Jeremy Langford broke free for a 38-yard score. MSU got the ball back after another three and out by Rutgers and again scored a TD when Nick Hill ran in on a one-yard run, giving the Spartans a 28–0 lead. The Knights next drive was cut short when linebacker Riley Bullough intercepted Gary Nova at the RU 48 yard line. The offense once again reached the end zone when Cook connected with R.J. Shelton on a seven-yard pass. Rutgers held the ball for the final 28 seconds of the half, which ended with MSU leading 35–0.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rutgers
The third quarter began with MSU receiving the kickoff. MSU was able to drive to the RU 24 yard line where it appeared they would settle for a Michael Geiger field goal attempt. Instead, holder Mike Sadler flipped the ball to Geiger who ran it down to the one yard line. The bold fake attempt was for naught due to a Nick Hill fumble on the next play. After stalled drives by each offense, the Knights were finally able to get on the board when Federico hit a 44-yard attempt.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Rutgers
The final quarter began with MSU in possession of the ball. State was able to drive to the RU six yard line, where Geiger connected on a 23-yard FG attempt. Another three and out by the RU offense gave MSU the ball back at their own 34. State punched it in for the last score of the game when Nick Hill broke free for a 16-yard TD run, capping a 45–3 victory for the Spartans.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
Michigan State squared off against Penn State for the first time since the conclusion of the 2010 season, a 28–22 victory that gave MSU a share of the 2010 Big Ten Championship. Michigan State was looking to secure their 10th win of the season and second in a row over the Nittany Lions. Penn State came into the game with a 6–5 overall record and a 2–5 Big Ten record.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
The Spartans received the ball to begin the game with RJ Shelton taking back the opening kick 90 yards for a touchdown. Penn State responded by driving down to the MSU 34 yard line, where the drive stalled. Senior kicker Sam Ficken attempted a 51-yard field goal, which fell well short. On MSU's first offensive possession, the Spartans were able to drive to Penn State's 19 yard line where Michael Geiger hit a 36-yard field goal. After holding PSU, the Spartan offense once again drove deep into Penn State territory and again settled for a Geiger field goal (39 yards).


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
The second quarter saw little offense as the ball remained in MSU territory for most of the quarter. The only scoring came from a Penn State drive halfway through when Ficken was able to convert a 41-yard field goal attempt. MSU's ensuing drive showed some promise with the Spartans across mid field at the PSU 47 yard line. After a few penalties, MSU was facing a third and 20 from their own 43.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
On third down Connor Cook threw an interception to defensive tackle Anthony Zettel, who returned it to the MSU 36 yard line with 43 seconds remaining in the half. Christian Hackenburg was able to drive the Lions down to the MSU 23, but a second down pass into the end zone was intercepted by Trae Waynes. On the next play, a kneel down by Cook ended the quarter with MSU leading 13–3.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
The third quarter began with Penn State driving to mid field before being forced to punt. On the ensuing drive, Cook connected with Keith Mumphery and Macgaret Kings Jr. on back to back plays of 25 and 31 yards giving MSU first and goal at the five. Three plays later Jeremy Langford punched it in for the first offensive touchdown of the day, giving MSU a 20–3 lead. Penn State's next drive was quickly ended when Marcus Rush sacked and forced a fumble on Hackenberg, giving MSU the ball at the Penn State 18 yard line.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
Five plays later Connor Cook hit Tony Lippett for a ten-yard touchdown, resulting in a 27–3 lead with less than five minutes left in the third. Penn State's offense finally got on track, aided by Akeel Lynch's 26 yard run, and drove the length of the field for a Lynch three yard touchdown. The quarter ended with MSU in possession of the ball and a 27–10 lead.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
The beginning of the fourth quarter saw MSU with a drive down to the PSU 27 yard line. After failing to convert a third and long, Michael Geiger attempted and missed a 44-yard field goal wide left. After failed possessions by both teams, Penn State found themselves with a fourth and 20 at their own 20 yard line. After a failed fourth down conversion, MSU regained possession already in the red zone. On the fourth straight run by Jeremy Langford, the Spartans added another TD (Langford's second) and increased their lead to 34–10 and finished scoring for the day.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Penn State
The win guaranteed the fourth ten win season in the last five for the Spartans and their second straight win over the Nittany Lions (both at Beaver Stadium). Michigan State finished with a 10–2 overall record, 7–1 in the Big ten, and would ultimately get invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, TX on January 1. Penn State fell to 6–6 overall, 2–6 Big Ten, and would be invited to the Pinstripe Bowl.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Michigan State was selected to play in the 79th Cotton Bowl Classic against the Big 12 Co-Champion Baylor Bears (11–1, 8–1 Big 12) in the first iteration of the College Football Playoff New Year's Six bowl games. Michigan State was making its first Cotton Bowl appearance while Baylor was making their third. The Spartans were only the second Big Ten team to participate in the Cotton Bowl with Ohio State being the first in the 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic (Nebraska and Penn State both played in the Cotton Bowl prior to joining the Big Ten). Michigan State won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
On Michigan State's first possession, Jeremy Langford broke open a career long 65 yard run down to the Baylor one yard line. Three plays later, Langford would finish the drive with a two-yard touchdown run. Baylor would quickly respond on the next drive. After driving the ball to midfield, quarterback Bryce Petty hit KD Cannon for a 49-yard touchdown to tie the game at seven. On the ensuing kickoff return MSU's RJ Shelton was able to reach the MSU 40 yard line, giving MSU great field position. Taking advantage, Connor Cook quickly hit Tony Lippett for a 24-yard gain. A few plays later RJ Shelton scored a touchdown on an 11-yard sweep, giving the Spartans a 14–7 lead. After stalled drives by both teams, Baylor tied the game on a 53-yard pass by wide receiver Jay Lee to Corey Coleman with 2:32 remaining in the quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
To begin the second quarter, MSU drove the ball down to the Baylor 28 yard line. On third down Connor Cook attempted to option the ball to RJ Shelton, but the pass fell behind Williams and resulted in a loss of five yards. After a timeout, MSU lined up for a 50-yard field goal. Instead of kicking the ball, holder Mike Sadler flung the ball to kicker Michael Geiger attempted to run for the first down. Baylor quickly responded and stopped him short.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
With the ball, Baylor drove down the Spartan goal line and scored on a Bryce Petty QB sneak. Baylor led 21–14 with 8:13 remaining in the 1st half. After MSU's drive stalled at midfield Baylor drove the field and tacked on three points with a 25-yard field goal by Chris Callahan, which ended the scoring in the first half.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Baylor received the ball to begin the second half and quickly took advantage. On the second play, KD Cannon split the MSU secondary or a 74-yard touchdown reception (Cannon's second TD of the day) from Petty and increased Baylor's lead to 31–14. After a MSU three and out Baylor drove down and got in position for a 46-yard field goal by Callahan, giving the Bears a 34–14 lead with 11:23 remaining in the third. On the next drive, MSU drove to Baylor 45 yard line where they faced a 3rd and 4.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
On a key play of the second half, Cook hit Shelton on a shallow crossing pattern for a 19-yard gain. The following play saw Lippett gain 19 yards on a double reverse giving the Spartan's first and goal from the eight yard line. Three plays later the Spartan's punched it in on a two-yard Langford run, closing the score to 34–21. Baylor's next drive began with Shilique Calhoun sacking and forcing a Petty fumble, which was recovered by the Bears. On second down, Petty hit KD Cannon for another big gain to the MSU 44 yard line.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Five plays later Petty hit wide open backup offensive guard LaQuan McGowan for an 18-yard TD, which set off a wild celebration amongst the Baylor sideline and their fans throughout AT&T Stadium. The score gave Baylor a 41–21 lead with 4:03 left in the quarter. On their next drive the Spartans were able to drive down to the Baylor 26, but the drive ended when Cook threw a pass into double coverage and was ultimately intercepted by Alfred Pullom. Baylor responded by moving the ball deep into MSU territory, but a penalty and an Ed Davis sack to close the quarter resulted in a third a 28 from the MSU 43 yard line. Baylor led the game 41–21 at the end of the third quarter.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
After failing to convert on third down, Chris Callahan set up for a 46-yard field goal attempt that would bounce off the right upright. MSU took over at their own 29 yard line. On the first play of the drive, Cook connected with Keith Mumphery for a 50-yard gain. Four plays later, Cook passed to Josiah Price in the corner of the end zone for an eight-yard touchdown. The score made it 41–28 with 12:09 remaining. On the ensuing kick-off, MSU kicker Kevin Cronin executed a successful onside kick (recovered by Jermaine Edmonson).


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
With the ball and momentum, Cook connected down the Baylor sideline with Aaron Burbridge for a 39-yard gain to the Bear's 14 yard line. The ensuing play gave Baylor all of the momentum back as Connor Cook threw an interception to linebacker Taylor Young, who returned the ball all the way to the end zone for an apparent touchdown. Instead, a block in the back during the return brought the ball back to the Baylor 43 yard line.