2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 13 vs. Rutgers
Nova threw his fourth interception on the first play of their next drive, but Penn State failed to capitalize, and was forced to punt. Rutgers' next drive also ended with a punt, so Penn State got the ball back with 3:02 to play, down by four points. The drive began with a 53-yard pass from Hackenberg to Geno Lewis that put Penn State within striking distance. Three plays later, they appeared to score on a pass from Hackenberg to Jesse James, but a holding penalty nullified the play, and Penn State was pushed back.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 13 vs. Rutgers
Lewis caught a 23-yard pass on the next play that put Penn State inside the 10 yard line. Two plays later, Bill Belton rushed for a five-yard touchdown, and Penn State took a 13–10 lead, the score by which they won when Ryan Keiser clinched the victory with an interception, the fifth Nova threw.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 13 vs. Rutgers
Penn State handed Rutgers a "devastating" loss in which their quarterback, Gary Nova, admitted to letting his team down by throwing five interceptions in an ugly game. James Franklin conceded that Penn State's offense was "not pretty" and continued to struggle to establish the running game, but remained "confident". Columnist Bob Flounders noted the rapport that has developed between Christian Hackenberg and Geno Lewis, and its manifestation late in games when Penn State needs a big play.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 13 vs. Rutgers
However, Penn State's inability to establish the running game coupled with poor pass protection led Mike Gross to call the offensive line's performance one of the worst in Penn State history. The defense was strong for the Nittany Lions, compiling five interceptions, seven tackles for a loss, and three sacks; although it allowed a few big plays, they generally stopped Rutgers from offensive momentum. One writer opined that the turnovers masked some offensive success for Rutgers; nevertheless, they were strong.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
In the teams' first ever meeting, Penn State was expected to handily defeat Massachusetts (UMass), which was 0–3 entering the game. Although UMass's offense was capable of scoring many points despite a lackluster rushing attack, the Nittany Lions' tenacious run defense and solid pass rush ostensibly inhibited much chance of offensive success for the Minutemen. Penn State defensive tackle Anthony Zettel was a key for the Nittany Lions' defense; he entered the game among the NCAA's leader in tackles for loss. Offensively, the Nittany Lions sought to continue their quest in establishing a running game with solid offensive line play. Penn State was a 30-point favorite to win, and was unanimously selected as the winner by prognosticators from Big Ten Network and ESPN's Big Ten blog.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
Penn State received the opening kickoff after winning the coin toss, and promptly went three-and-out after a short running play and two incomplete passes from Christian Hackenberg. After an 18-yard run on first down by former Penn State receiver Alex Kenney, UMass's offense sputtered, and they ultimately missed a field goal. Penn State drove 15 plays for 53 yards on their next possession, and Sam Ficken kicked a 42-yard field goal to give Penn State an early 3–0 lead. Massachusetts went three-and-out on their next drive, and Penn State capitalized with another field goal, this time a 40-yard kick.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
At the end of the first quarter, Penn State led 6–0. UMass's first drive of the second quarter ended on a failed fourth down conversion attempt. Subsequently, Penn State executed eight plays for 69 yards, and scored via a 24-yard touchdown run from Bill Belton, making the score 13–0. UMass fumbled on their ensuing possession, and it took Penn State only two more plays to score; Belton rushed for a 20-yard touchdown.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
Down 20 points, UMass's offense took the field needing to score, but failed to do so, punting the ball back to Penn State, who scored their third touchdown of the quarter when Zach Zwinak rushed for a 5-yard touchdown to make the score 27–0. UMass went three-and-out, and Zwinak rushed for one more touchdown before the half, a 1-yard run. Penn State led 34–0 at the half.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
UMass went three-and-out to begin the second half, and Penn State's offensive dominance continued when Akeel Lynch rushed for a 15-yard touchdown off a play from the wildcat formation, giving Penn State a 41–0 lead. UMass's next drive stalled, and Penn State took the field with their second-string offense, anchored by D. J. Crook at quarterback and Cole Chiappialle at running back. On that drive, Crook threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to backup tight end Brent Wilkerson, giving Penn State the 48–0 lead at the end of the third quarter.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
UMass finally scored on the first play of the fourth quarter when Blake Frohnapfel completed a 77-yard pass to Tajae Sharpe, making the score 48–7, which ultimately was the final score. The teams exchanged punts thereafter; subsequently, UMass turned the ball over on downs, and Penn State exhausted the clock with the running game to secure the victory.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
"A game that Penn State essentially turned into a public practice", Penn State "steamrolled" the Minutemen, dominating on both sides of the football, especially at the line of scrimmage, which fostered a powerful rushing attack that achieved 218 yards, a season-high. Massachusetts' coach Mark Whipple commented that his team played as if they were intimidated by the Nittany Lions, and were decimated by mental mistakes.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 20 vs. Massachusetts
Penn State's offensive line, which featured a slightly different lineup than it had in its first three games, excelled, and controlled the line of scrimmage; right tackle Andrew Nelson noted that it "feels good to dominate, which I think we did today." Defensively, the Lions' success continued; the defensive line led the unit by creating pressure and penetration in the backfield, allowing linebackers and safeties simply to "clean up" whatever managed to get past the line.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Penn State entered the game relying on its rush defense, the best in the NCAA, to stop Northwestern's rushing attack, which was the key to its offense. Northwestern's offense, although led by a "sharp, effective quarterback" in Trevor Siemian, was without many playmakers, as star running back Venric Mark transferred in the offseason, and multiple wide receivers were injured. As such, Penn State ostensibly had the edge when Northwestern possessed the football. Offensively for Penn State, Christian Hackenberg sought to bounce back after an inconsistent performance against Massachusetts. However, Northwestern had a solid pass rush and looked to pressure Hackenberg.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Penn State also planned to continue working on their rushing attack. York Daily Record columnist Frank Bodani predicted that Northwestern would utilize a "bend-but-don't-break approach" to avoid relinquishing big plays. Panelists from ESPN's Big Ten Blog unanimously selected the Lions to defeat the Wildcats, as did the panelists from Big Ten Network. Because of homecoming, Penn State took their names off their jerseys to pay homage to a long-standing Penn State tradition. Nyeem Wartman, Penn State's starting outside linebacker, had his arm in a sling before the game and did not dress for the game. There was no indication prior to the game that he was injured.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Northwestern received the opening kickoff, and moved the ball down the field into field goal range, but a chop block nullified a chance of continuing to move towards a touchdown, and forced them to attempt a 44-yard field goal, which Jack Mitchell missed. Penn State's ensuing drive went three-and-out; on the punt, Northwestern returned the ball beyond the line of scrimmage from which Penn State punted.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Starting at the 31 yard line, Northwestern moved the ball to the one yard line, from which Trevor Siemian scored via a quarterback sneak, the first points Penn State's defense relinquished in the first quarter all season. Penn State went three-and-out again on their second drive. Northwestern's offensive success continued as they methodically moved down the field, and scored via another run from Siemian.. Northwestern led 14–0 before Penn State had achieved a first down. Penn State endured another three-and-out, ended with a sack of Christian Hackenberg.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
After narrowly missing blocking a punt, Northwestern started at Penn State's 29 yard line. They promptly advanced into the red zone, and after the drive stalled, attempted a fake field goal, but Mike Hull made a huge hit to stop the play, giving Penn State some momentum in the waning moments of the first quarter. Finally, as the first quarter ended, Penn State converted a third down and two, and recorded their first first down of the game. However, the drive ended thereafter, and Penn State punted.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
After a delay of game penalty decimated any opportunity to convert a fourth down, and they had to punt. On the next two possessions, each team went three-and-out, and punted. Faced with a fourth down and one at their own 31 yard line, Hackenberg took a quarterback sneak to get the first down. After that, Hackenberg completed a 51-yard pass to DaeSean Hamilton, moving Penn State across their own 40 yard line for the first time, and into the red zone, but settled for a field goal attempt, which was blocked.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Northwestern's ensuing drive ended with a punt, and Penn State got the ball back with 1:28 to play. The drive was ostensibly over, but on Chris Gulla's punt, there was a personal foul, roughing the punter penalty called on Northwestern, giving Penn State a first down. Executing the two-minute drill, the Lions moved into field goal range, and Ficken came onto attempt a 42-yard field goal, which he made with five seconds remaining in the half. At the half, Penn State had only seven rushing yards, and their leading rusher was Hackenberg, whose six rushes totaled four yards.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Penn State got the ball to start the second half, and went three-and-out. Northwestern also punted, and Jesse Della Valle notched a 41-yard return to the Northwestern 30 yard line. After badly executing on their subsequent possession, they settled for a 36-yard field goal from Ficken to pull within eight points, thus making it a one-possession game. The Wildcats moved the ball down the field with ease early in the drive before Penn State got pressure on Siemian, and he threw an interception to Penn State's Adrian Amos.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Penn State achieved several first downs before being faced with a fourth down and two at the 35 yard line, which they failed to convert, and thus turned the ball over on downs. Northwestern subsequently went three-and-out, and punted. Penn State achieved some yardage on the drive, but a clipping penalty on Zach Zwinak decimated the drive. Meanwhile, Northwestern's Matthew Harris went down with an injury, and was taken off the field on a backboard, delaying the game for several minutes. Penn State punted, as did Northwestern on its next drive.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
At the end of the third quarter, Penn State had the ball, but trailed by eight points. The first play of the fourth quarter was an interception returned for a touchdown by Anthony Walker, giving Northwestern a 20–6 lead (the extra point was no good). On the first play of the next drive, Hackenberg was sacked, fumbled the ball, and Northwestern recovered, already in the red zone. They could not achieve a first down, and Mitchell made a 23-yard field goal, which made it a three-possession game, ahead 23–6.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, September 27 vs. Northwestern
Penn State faced a fourth down and short situation at their own 30 yard line with 11:21 to play; they lost yardage on a rushing play, and gave the ball back to Northwestern. Northwestern capitalized when Siemian scored his third rushing touchdown of the day, but once again, the extra point was no good. Penn State turned the ball over on downs on their subsequent drive. Thus ended the scoring, and the Wildcats defeated Penn State 29–6.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Penn State entered the game coming off a bye week, which came after a loss to Northwestern; they were 4–1 (1–1 in conference play). Michigan entered the game with its program embroiled in controversy surrounding the underperforming team, a potential boycott planned among students, and calls for the removal of team personnel following a player health debacle in which quarterback Shane Morris remained in the game despite signs of a concussion. The previous season, the teams' matchup ended after four overtimes, with Penn State emerging victorious 43–40.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
On the field, Michigan was without their top rusher Derrick Green, whom they lost for the season due to a broken clavicle, but was expected to utilize De'Veon Smith, described as "more than capable" of handling that facet of their offense. Devin Gardner was the team's quarterback; it was key for Penn State to prevent him from being a dual-threat quarterback, needing to confine him solely to throwing the ball. Devin Funchess and Jake Butt were Michigan's top receivers.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Michigan's defense featured a solid front seven, and sought to pressure Christian Hackenberg for Penn State, whose running game continued to falter. Analysts from a variety of backgrounds expected a relatively low scoring game; four of six ESPN panelists predicted that Penn State would win, while the four panelists from the Big Ten Network were split as to who would win. Most expected a close game.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Opening the game with the ball, Penn State's first drive achieved several first downs, but stalled in the red zone; Sam Ficken made a 35-yard field goal to give Penn State an early lead. Michigan moved the ball down the field on their next drive, and shortly after entering Penn State territory, Devin Gardner threw a pass downfield which went through the hands of Penn State's Ryan Keiser, and into the arms of Devin Funchess for a touchdown.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
In the waning minutes of the first quarter, Penn State drove down the field, and was faced with fourth down and two around Michigan's 20 yard line. Initially, Penn State lined up to go for it against the wishes of coach James Franklin due to a staff miscommunication, forcing Penn State to call their second timeout of the half. Ultimately, Ficken pulled Penn State within one point by kicking a 32-yard field goal. At the end of the first quarter, Michigan led 7–6.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Early in the second quarter, Gardner tried to set up a screen pass, but the pass was intercepted by Anthony Zettel, and Penn State promptly capitalized with a 10-yard pass from Hackenberg to DaeSean Hamilton. Thereafter, Michigan drove down the field on an extended drive, and settled for a 45-yard field goal to move within three points. The first punt of the game occurred on the subsequent drive, when Penn State achieved only one first down, and Gulla punted.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Michigan punted on their next drive as well, giving the ball back to Penn State at the end of the first half. Penn State did not score, and Penn State led 13–10 at halftime. The teams exchanged punts to start the second half. Michigan moved the ball into Penn State territory on their next drive, but when faced with a fourth down and three, their pass was incomplete, and they turned the ball over on downs.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Penn State's next drive stalled around Michigan's 40 yard line; instead of attempting a field goal or punting, Penn State faked a punt, and lost yardage on the play, thus giving the ball back to Michigan with good field position. Michigan failed to capitalize, and punted; during their series, quarterback Devin Gardner left the game with an apparent injury, and was helped off the field. Penn State took over from the five yard line. Hackenberg threw an interception when Michigan blitzed on Penn State's ensuing drive, and Michigan was set up inside Penn State's 30 yard line.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Michigan took the field with Russell Bellomy at quarterback, taking his first collegiate snaps. Perhaps consequently, they were forced to settle for a field goal attempt, which they made to tie the game at 13. Penn State's next drive failed to achieve any positive yardage, and after a 26-yard punt, Michigan took the field again with Bellomy at quarterback, already in Penn State territory. Unwilling to throw the football, Penn State's defense held Michigan's rushing attack in check, and they once again punted. At the end of the third quarter, the score was tied at 13.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Penn State's offense was just as stagnant, and they punted once again. Gardner returned to the game on the next drive for Michigan. Concurrently, Michigan moved into field goal range via the passing game, and Wile made a 37-yard field goal to take the lead 16–13. On Penn State's ensuing drive, they were forced to punt after having their drive stall near midfield. Michigan sought to burn the clock on their subsequent drive, and did run it down to 3:57 remaining before an incomplete pass on third down forced a punt.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
Penn State took over at the eight yard line with 3:44 remaining in regulation. An intentional grounding penalty decimated the drive, forcing a third down and 19 from which Hackenberg was sacked at the one yard line. Subsequently, they had to burn their second timeout because they could not get lined up to punt the football. Penn State intentionally snapped the ball out of the end zone for a safety to give Michigan an 18–13 lead. Forced to attempt an onside kick in desperation, which they ostensibly recovered at the 33 yard line with 1:41 remaining. However, an offsides penalty was called against Penn State, forcing them to rekick. On their second chance, they were not as fortunate, and Michigan recovered, essentially ending the game, with Michigan winning 18–13.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 11 vs. Michigan
It was a frustrating loss for Penn State, especially for quarterback Christian Hackenberg, who was constantly under pressure due to poor blocking. For his part, coach James Franklin bemoaned the fact that it is "hard to call a game when you can't consistently run block and you can't consistently protect the quarterback." Conspicuously, Geno Lewis, one of Penn State's top receivers entering the game, rarely played, an anomaly for which Franklin had little explanation. Penn State's defense was hamstrung by horrendous field position, which put them in difficult situations all night. The win for Michigan avenged their preceding month of turmoil with a strong performance from their defense, which held Penn State's offense in check.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 25 vs. Ohio State
Entering the game on a two-game losing streak, Penn State was expected to lose to Ohio State, the latter of whom was unanimously selected by panelists from both ESPN.com and the Big Ten Network, and boasted a 5–1 record and a number 13 ranking nationally entering the game. Led by surging quarterback J. T. Barrett, Ohio State's offense sought to utilize a multifaceted attack against Penn State's "stingy" defense.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 25 vs. Ohio State
In order to succeed without a particularly strong offense, Jared Slanina of Black Shoe Diaries wrote, "The Penn State defense will be the best the Buckeyes have faced thus far in 2014. They will need to not only shut down the run, something they do better than anyone in the nation, but also apply enough pressure to Barrett to force him into making bad decisions to force a few turnovers." The defense was without senior safety Ryan Keiser, who was hurt the week prior in practice.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 25 vs. Ohio State
Penn State's offensive line figured to have a difficult time defending against Ohio State's "fearsome foursome" on the defensive line, which "should have no problem penetrating Penn State's offensive line, shutting down the run game and harassing Hackenberg into a few bad plays." Overall, the game was not expected to be particularly close.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 25 vs. Ohio State
In a game many college football observers thought was marred by controversial officiating with two blatant missed calls leading to the issuance of a statement from the Big Ten that nevertheless many reporters deemed unsatisfactory, Penn State managed to take Ohio State into two overtimes despite many anticipating a blowout, and prompted Franklin to comment, "There are no moral victories at Penn State, and there never will be, but I'm proud of how the way they fought."


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 25 vs. Ohio State
In the first overtime, Penn state lead 24-17 and looked poised to pull off a major upset over Ohio State, but the Buckeyes scored to tie the game and then won it in the second overtime. Penn State's defense received accolade for its play. Aside from captain and leader Mike Hull's continued strong play (he made 19 tackles, a career-high), "a charged and freed-up Deion Barnes" compiled seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss, a "savagely effective Austin Johnson" totaled four tackles, and up and coming linebacker Brandon Bell posted 13 tackles.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, October 25 vs. Ohio State
The week after the game, Penn State learned it would be without Zach Zwinak, whom it lost early in the game and was carted off the field, and Keiser, hurt earlier in practice, would miss the remainder of the season, thus ending their Penn State careers, as they were both seniors.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
Penn State entered the game on a three-game losing streak, looking to snap it at home against Maryland, who was 5–3. Offensively, Penn State looked to build on the modest improvement from its offensive line against Ohio State. Notwithstanding the fact that it was missing two veterans due to injury – Donovan Smith and Miles Dieffenbach – and the status of center Wendy Laurent was in question due to his role in an egg-throwing incident before the game (ultimately he played), Penn State was "optimistic" regarding the group's amelioration.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
Defensively, Penn State was led by Mike Hull, an inexplicable "snub" from the semifinalist list for the Butkus Award coming off a 19-tackle performance against Ohio State. Penn State needed to control Stefon Diggs, Maryland's top offensive weapon. The game was important for both teams, according to one Penn State writer: "This feels like a swing game in the context of both teams' seasons. In each case, with a win, seven or eight wins are on the table. With a loss, perhaps, seven or eight losses are." Despite a potentially "anemic" offense, Penn State was largely expected to win in a close game according to writers from SBNation.com, the Big Ten Network, and ESPN's Big Ten Blog.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
Penn State received the opening kickoff and started with good field position thanks to a pre-game unsportsmanlike conduct penalty called against Maryland. Penn State's offense, with Akeel Lynch making his first start at running back, moved down the field, but ultimately settled for Sam Ficken kicking a 47-yard field goal, his longest of the season. Maryland took the ball, and was aided by dead ball personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties that moved them down the field 30 yards, but they still were forced to punt. After a Penn State interception, Maryland failed to capitalize, and punted.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
The offenses' ineffectiveness continued, as Penn State's drive was decimated by a sack. Maryland had excellent field position after Penn State's punting troubles continued; Daniel Pasquariello managed only 23 yards on the punt. At the end of the first quarter, Penn State led 3–0. In the second quarter, Maryland moved into the red zone thanks to the second 15-yard penalty of the game called against Marcus Allen, and then scored a touchdown on a short pass from C.J. Brown to P.J. Gallo, giving Maryland a 7–3 advantage. Thereafter, the teams exchanged punts.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
On Penn State's ensuing drive, an interception returned for a touchdown was nullified by a roughing the passer penalty, and a pass interference penalty gave Penn State an automatic first down. Nevertheless, Penn State failed to score a touchdown, settling for a 25-yard field goal attempt from Ficken, which moved Penn State to within one. Maryland punted on their next drive, giving Penn State the ball in Maryland's territory to start their drive.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
Despite the field position, Penn State could not move the ball down the field; Ficken attempted a 46-yard field goal, which he made to give Penn State a two-point advantage with 1:30 to play in the half. Looking to score before the half, Maryland instead fumbled the ball, relinquishing it to the Nittany Lions at Maryland's 32 yard line with 1:21 remaining. Penn State turned the ball over right back, however. Hackenberg simply had the ball slip out of his hand while passing. Maryland went three-and-out off the turnover, and punted back to Penn State.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
After another sack, Penn State took a knee, and entered halftime ahead by two points, but struggling offensively. Maryland received the kickoff to begin the second half, and went three-and-out. Penn State's offense was no more effective, going three-and-out as well. The offenses' respective anemia continued, as they exchanged punts twice. Subsequently, Maryland turned the ball over via a fumble, recovered near midfield by C.J. Olaniyan. Finally, Penn State's offense gained some momentum offensively, achieving three consecutive first downs via the passing game.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
On a third down in the red zone, Hackenberg threw a jump ball in the corner of the end zone to Jesse James, giving Penn State a 16–7 lead. Maryland quickly punted, giving Penn State an opportunity to pad their lead. Instead, they went three-and-out. Maryland was threatening in the Penn State's red zone at the end of the third quarter. They failed to score a touchdown, though, settling for a field goal from Brad Craddock to pull within six points.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
On the ensuing kickoff, Grant Haley fumbled the return, and Maryland was given an opportunity to take the lead with great field position. On their first play from scrimmage, they lost 10 yards via a sack, but on the next play, moved inside the 10 yard line. This time, they scored a touchdown, and took a 1-point lead. Penn State failed to respond, and punted back to the Terrapins, still with more than 10 minutes remaining in the quarter.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
Maryland punted, and on the punt, was called for a kick-catch interference penalty, giving Penn State the ball at their own 36 yard line. Despite an early false start penalty, a fumble that they did manage to recover, and a sack, Penn State converted a 3rd down and 23 play with a long pass to Geno Lewis, but stalled thereafter. Ficken tried a 48-yard field goal, which he made, his fourth of the day, and his new longest of the season. Penn State led 19–17 with 6:52 remaining.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 1 vs. Maryland
After Maryland punted, Penn State sought to run out the clock after taking possession with just over three minutes remaining. Instead, Penn State's running game faltered, and they went three-and-out; Pasquariello came on to punt, and Maryland took over just outside Penn State's 40 yard line, almost already within Craddock's range (he had made 19 consecutive field goal attempts, including a 57-yard attempt earlier in the season). Maryland moved down field well into field goal range. With 56 seconds remaining, Craddock came onto attempt a 43-yard field goal, which he made, giving Maryland a 20–19 lead with 51 seconds left. Hackenberg led his team onto the field with 46 seconds remaining at their own 19 yard line with two timeouts, seeking to move at least into field goal range for Ficken. Penn State failed to achieve a first down, and Maryland iced the victory.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 8 vs. Indiana
Penn State received the opening kickoff, and went three-and-out, punting the ball, the first of seven consecutive drives ending in punts in the first quarter (both teams combined). The game remained scoreless as the second quarter began. Indiana began the second quarter with a drive that culminated with a punt, but on their ensuing drive, Penn State managed to drive into the red zone, and despite a first down and goal inside the five yard line, failed to score, executing three consecutive running plays for no gain, and then having a 23-yard field goal attempt from Sam Ficken blocked.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 8 vs. Indiana
After Indiana punted once again, Christian Hackenberg threw a screen pass that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Mark Murphy, giving Indiana a 7–0 lead. Penn State quickly responded; Bill Belton rushed for a 92-yard touchdown, the longest touchdown run in Penn State history. The teams subsequently exchanged punts, and at halftime, the score was tied at seven. Indiana's opening drive of the second half did not come to fruition, and Penn State achieved a few first downs before settling for a field goal, giving them a three-point advantage.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 8 vs. Indiana
Anemic offensive play continued for both teams, as they exchanged punts once again. At the end of the third quarter, Penn State led 10–7 and had the ball in their own territory. Early in the quarter, Griffin Oakes missed a 51-yard field goal. After moving down field with a long pass to Jesse James, two consecutive sacks decimated the drive, moving Penn State out of field goal range, and forcing them to punt. On Penn State's next drive, Hackenberg threw an interception, giving Indiana solid field position near midfield, but Indiana lost yardage on the drive, and went three-and-out.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 8 vs. Indiana
Penn State went three-and-out, and punted, and gave the ball back to Indiana with 2:55 remaining at their own 22 yard line. On Indiana's first play, Nyeem Wartman recorded an interception for Penn State. Penn State ran down the clock, and Ficken kicked a field goal to give the Lions a six-point advantage. Indiana's last drive was ineffectual, and the Lions held on to win 13–7.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
Seeking to defeat Penn State for the first time since 1941, Temple visited Beaver Stadium looking to win their sixth game to become bowl eligible. Penn State too sought to win their sixth game to become eligible for postseason play for the first time in several years since implementation of sanctions. Although Penn State was unanimously selected to win by writers from ESPN's Big Ten Blog and the Big Ten Network, almost all commentators predicted a close, defensive battle.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
Penn State received the opening kickoff, and drove into the red zone, but a holding penalty nullified a touchdown, so the Lions settled for a 29-yard field goal from Sam Ficken. After Temple went three-and-out, Bill Belton fumbled the ball, giving it back to Temple, who ultimately kicked a 31-yard field goal. When Penn State regained possession of the ball, they moved down the field with help from several offsides penalties against Temple, and at the end of the first quarter, they faced a fourth down and short situation near Temple's 40 yard line.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
Although they converted, they eventually punted the ball away. When Temple went three-and-out again, Penn State had the opportunity to essentially pick up where they left off offensively around the 45 yard line. However, Temple intercepted a pass, and returned it 25 yards to move into Penn State territory. Subsequently, the teams exchanged punts.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
In the waning moments of the first half, aided by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, Penn State moved into the periphery of field goal range, and Ficken attempted a 50-yard field goal, which he made as time expired in the first half to give Penn State a 6–3 lead. Temple's opening drive of the second half stalled when they missed a 42-yard field goal.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
Penn State achieved some momentum as they  moved down the field, converting on a third down and long, but when faced with pressure, Hackenberg threw an interception that gave Temple the ball at the Penn State 16 yard line after a personal foul against Penn State was assessed. Penn State's defense forced Temple to settle for a field goal, though, which tied the game at six.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
The running game finally manifested itself on Penn State's ensuing drive; Belton rushed for a 37-yard gain on the drive's first play from scrimmage, and Akeel Lynch rushed for a 38-yard touchdown on the next play, giving Penn State a 13–6 lead. P.J. Walker dropped back to pass on Temple's first play of the ensuing drive, and he threw an interception to Adrian Amos, who returned the ball inside the 10 yard line. Belton rushed for an eight-yard touchdown on the first play of the Penn State's possession.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
Temple quickly responded when Walker threw a 75-yard pass to Jalen Fitzpatrick, making the score 20–13. Penn State punted on their next drive, but Christian Campbell intercepted a pass on Temple's next drive, and Penn State once again had possession. Ultimately, the Lions punted on the first play of the fourth quarter, giving Temple possession at their own 10 yard line at the beginning of the quarter. Penn State created another turnover; freshman cornerback Grant Haley intercepted a pass from Walker, and returned it for a touchdown to give Penn State a 27–13 lead.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 15 vs. Temple
On Temple's next drive, Walker lost a fumble, which was recovered by Austin Johnson for Temple's fourth turnover of the game. Ficken made a 21-yard field goal on the ensuing drive, making it a three-possession game. Temple's second-half offensive woes continued on its next drive, when it committed its fifth turnover when Jesse Della Valle made an acrobatic interception. Penn State failed to capitalize, as Ficken's 42 yard field goal attempt was blocked. Temple subsequently turned the ball over on downs, and Penn State's second-string offense ran the clock out as the Nittany Lions achieved the victory, becoming bowl eligible.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 22 vs. Illinois
Illinois received the opening kickoff, but quickly relinquished the ball after their driving stalling largely because of a sack by Anthony Zettel. Penn State, with great field position thanks to a short punt due to wind, moved into the red zone, and on a third down play, Christian Hackenberg threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 22 vs. Illinois
Illinois went three-and-out on its next drive, and Penn State again moved into the red zone thanks to a 32-yard run by defensive lineman Brad Bars on a fake punt, but was forced to settle for a field goal attempt; Chris Gulla, the holder, bobbled the snap, and Sam Ficken was unable to kick the ball, so Penn State had to turn the ball over on downs. Subsequently, the teams exchanged punts, and at the end of the first quarter, Penn State led 7–0. After three more punts, Penn State's drive ended when Akeel Lynch lost a fumble.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 22 vs. Illinois
In the waning moments of the first half, after being helped by a Penn State offsides penalty on fourth down, Illinois drove down the field, and scored a touchdown via a 1-yard pass from Reilly O'Toole to Matt LaCosse. The score was tied at seven at halftime. The first kickoff of the second half went high into the wind, and was effectively an onside kick, insofar as Illinois recovered the kick and thus gained possession. They made a field goal thereafter to take a three-point lead.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 22 vs. Illinois
At the end of the quarter, Penn State had the ball and was approaching midfield. In the first two minutes of the quarter, Lynch broke a 47-yard rush for a touchdown, giving Penn State a four-point lead. On Illinois' ensuing drive, they converted a fourth down, and attempted a 25-yard field goal to make it a one-point Penn State lead. Subsequently, Penn State punted, giving Illinois the ball with 6:15 remaining. Illinois moved down field into the periphery of field goal range, and Reisner missed a 50-yard field goal with just under 3:30 remaining.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 22 vs. Illinois
With 1:53 to play, Pasquariello punted the ball, and Illinois took possession at their own 27 yard line with 1:48 to play and two timeouts. After just two plays, Illinois was already down to Penn State's 30 yard line, and on the next play, they ran down to the 14 yard line. With 13 seconds, Reisner came onto the field to attempt a 36-yard field goal, which he eked inside the upright to take a 16–14 lead with eight seconds left. After a touchback, Penn State, without any timeouts, took over at their own 25 yard line; they did not score, and Illinois picked up their second conference win of the season.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 29 vs. Michigan State
In the renewed battle for the Land Grant Trophy, the rivalry between the two schools continued for the first time since 2010, when the Big Ten's divisions aligned such that the teams did not play from 2011 until 2013. Michigan State was a 13.5 point favorite, largely due to their defense's supposed advantage against Penn State's inconsistent offense. It was senior recognition day for Penn State.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 29 vs. Michigan State
Penn State's defense entered the game among the best in the country, ranking first in rush defense, third in total defense, and fourth in scoring defense, and featuring the dominant senior Mike Hull as Linebacker U. Meanwhile, Christian Hackenberg sought to rebound from struggles during the course of the season, which led some fans to call for him to be benched; James Franklin saw the game as an opportunity for the amelioration of the offensive line to culminate with a sound offensive performance, despite the Spartans' stout defense. Michigan State, ranked tenth in the country, was predicted to win by media covering both teams, as well as all six ESPN.com Big Ten bloggers, and all four of the Big Ten Network's panelists.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 29 vs. Michigan State
Michigan State received the opening kickoff, and R.J. Shelton returned it for a touchdown. On Penn State's ensuing drive, they moved down the field, but after an incomplete pass on third and 10 intended for Jesse James on which a potential pass interference penalty was not called, Sam Ficken missed a 51-yard field goal attempt. Michigan State marched down the field, but stalled in the red zone after three consecutive tipped incomplete passes, and settled for a 36-yard field goal. Penn State punted on their next drive after another non-call on a potential pass interference.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 29 vs. Michigan State
Michigan State went up 13–0 on their next drive in the waning seconds of the first quarter. After a sack knocked Penn State out of field goal range, Daniel Pasquariello managed to pin a punt inside Michigan State's five yard line, and when the Spartans went three-and-out, Penn State got the ball with excellent field position near the MSU 40 yard line. They squandered it, and went three-and-out. Michigan State went three-and-out, and Penn State got similar field position.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 29 vs. Michigan State
After Penn State failed to score a touchdown, Ficken came on to attempt a 41-yard field goal, which he made, his 23rd field goal of the season, a Penn State single-season record. Michigan State regained possession, and moved the ball to about midfield, when, on third and 20, C.J. Olaniyan hit Connor Cook from behind, and Anthony Zettel recorded an interception. Consequently, Penn State had the ball at the MSU 36 yard line with 45 seconds and three timeouts.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 29 vs. Michigan State
Hackenberg threw a pass into the end zone, and Chris Godwin got a hand on it, but Trae Waynes stripped the ball away for the interception. At the half, MSU led 13–3. Penn State's opening second half drive stalled, and Michigan State responded by scoring a touchdown on a drive highlighted by two consecutive 25+ yard passes. Hackenberg fumbled on a sack deep in Penn State's territory, and Michigan State capitalized, taking a 27–3 lead on a pass from Cook to Tony Lippett.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, November 29 vs. Michigan State
Subsequently, Penn State finally moved the ball down the field, and Akeel Lynch rushed for a three-yard touchdown. Michigan State's first drive of the fourth quarter ended with a missed field goal, potentially giving Penn State some momentum, but ultimately, the Lions went three-and-out, and the teams exchanged punts. Penn State's next two drives failed on fourth down attempts, and Michigan State scored in between those drives, eventually winning 34–10.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
On December 7, reports surfaced that Penn State's first bowl game since 2011 would be against Boston College in the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
Penn State won the coin toss, and elected to receive. Their opening drive reached the Boston College 40 yard line, but after a false start and an incomplete pass, they had to punt. After that, Boston College went three-and-out, and punted back to Penn State. Once again, Penn State approached field goal range on their next drive, but could not score, instead being forced to punt. Jon Hilliman rushed for 44 yards on the first play of Boston College's next possession.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
On fourth and five from the 30 yard line, Boston College failed to convert, turning the ball over on downs. Faced with a third down and 12 situation on their ensuing drive, Christian Hackenberg threw a long pass down the right sideline for a 72-yard touchdown to Chris Godwin. Penn State attempted an onside kick on the subsequent kickoff, and nearly recovered it, but their receiver was just out of bounds. Consequently, Boston College got excellent field position near midfield. On the second play of the drive, Hilliman rushed for a 49-yard touchdown to tie the game at seven.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
Penn State got the ball at their own 35 yard line after Boston College kicked off the ball out of bounds. In the waning moments of the first quarter, Penn State drove to just outside the red zone; at the conclusion of the quarter, they were at the Boston College 21 yard line.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
On the first play of the second quarter, Hackenberg fumbled the snap, and Boston College recovered, preventing Penn State from scoring on the edge of the red zone. Boston College had success with the rushing game early on their subsequent drive, but eventually it stalled, and they punted. Penn State punted on their next drive as well. When an ineligible player down field penalty negated a pass play of over 30 yards for Boston College on their next drive, they were forced to punt.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
Defensive superiority continued on the next Penn State drive, when the Lions punted on fourth down and 18. An early personal foul penalty decimated Boston College's next drive, which went three-and-out. Penn State also went three-and-out, and punted back to the Eagles, who got good field position after a 24-yard return during which a potential illegal block in the back penalty against Boston College was not called much to the dismay of Penn State fans and coach James Franklin. That drive never reached fruition, and at the half, the score was tied at seven.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
Boston College received the opening second half kickoff, and proceeded to move the ball down field right to the edge of the range of their kicker around the Penn State 25 yard line; on fourth down, they went for it and converted to move into the red zone. On third down and 12, Tyler Murphy found Shakim Phillips for a 20-yard touchdown pass to take a 14–7 lead. Penn State took the field and moved the ball inside the 30 yard line, but once again turned the ball over on a fumbled snap.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
The rushing attack took control for Boston College on their ensuing drive, and Murphy rushed for a 40-yard touchdown. Penn State's offense moved down the field with a 32-yard pass from Hackenberg to Lewis plus a facemask penalty that moved them inside Boston College's 15 yard line. On the final play of the third quarter, Hackenberg threw a 7-yard slant pass that Lewis initially bobbled, but eventually corralled for a touchdown, pulling the Lions within seven points.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
Boston College lost yardage on their first drive of the fourth quarter, going three-and-out after a holding penalty put them in a long yardage situation. After the teams exchanged punts, Penn State took possession with solid field position at their own 45 yard line. Akeel Lynch rushed 35 yards inside the one yard line; an instant replay held that he did not reach the end zone, and on the next play, a 15-yard penalty moved Penn State back to face a second and goal at the 16 yard line.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
However, on the next play, Hackenberg threw a 16-yard touchdown pass down the seam to DaeSean Hamilton, tying the game. Another replay review occurred on Boston College's next drive; replay held that Shakim Phillips did not complete the process of the catch on a long pass down the right sideline, and thus the play was ruled incomplete. Nevertheless, Boston College converted the subsequent third down, and their drive continued. They moved to the Penn State 30 yard line with under five minutes remaining.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
Hilliman rushed the ball outside for Boston College, and Adrian Amos was flagged for a personal foul late hit, moving the Eagles to the 10 yard line. Penn State spent two timeouts to conserve clock as Boston College ran the ball to try to score with about three minutes remaining. On third down and eight, Murphy rushed to the three yard line, where Mike Knoll lined up to kick a short field goal from the right hash mark. With 2:10 remaining, Knoll made a 20-yard field goal to take a 24–21 lead.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
With 2:05 remaining, Penn State took the field with one timeout at their own 24 yard line. Penn State methodically moved down field thanks to a 25-yard pass to Godwin. Faced with fourth down and two, Ficken attempted a 45-yard field goal, which he made to tie the game with 20 seconds remaining. With 12 seconds left, Boston College took a knee to send the game into overtime.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Pinstripe Bowl: December 27 vs. Boston College
Penn State won the overtime coin toss and elected to play defense, an advantage in college football overtime rules. Starting at Penn State's 25 yard line, Boston College took the field hoping to avoid having to kick a field goal, which was an "adventure" all season. They scored a touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Murphy to David Dudeck, but the extra point was no good. Penn State's drive opened with a false start, and two plays later, they faced third down and 15, which they converted via a pass to tight end Jesse James. Shortly thereafter, Hackenberg found Kyle Carter in the corner of the end zone for a touchdown. Ficken made the extra point, and Penn State won 31–30.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team
The 2014 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team was the college's 104th season of playing organized men's college soccer. The Nittany Lions entered the season as the defending Big Ten regular season champions


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Background
Penn State began the 2014 season as the two time defending regular season champions. They also lost in the semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament to Indiana, and lost in the third round of the NCAA Tournament to New Mexico.


2014 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
The 2014 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 4, 2014, with all districts being contested. The primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. The term of office for those elected in 2014 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2015. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years. The Republicans gained eight seats to expand their majority in the chamber over the Democrats.


2014 Pennsylvania Senate election
The 2014 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 4, 2014, with all even-numbered districts being contested. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. The term of office for those elected in 2014 began when the Senate convened in January 2015. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected to four-year terms, with 25 of the 50 seats contested every two years.


2014 Pennsylvania Senate election
Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (20 years) but Democrats competed to retake the majority. A net Democratic gain of two seats, combined with a win for their ticket of Tom Wolf and Michael J. Stack III in the 2014 gubernatorial election would have seen Stack become Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and thus cast the tie-breaking vote to give Democrats the majority. Democrats hoped the unpopularity of Governor Tom Corbett would help in their efforts. Instead, the Republicans gained three seats from the Democrats to expand their majority.


2014 Pennsylvania Senate election
Democratic Senator LeAnna Washington of the 4th District was the only incumbent to be defeated in the primary elections. She lost to attorney Art Haywood, shortly after she was charged with diversion of services and conflict of interest for illegally using her legislative staff for campaign purposes. She received 13,708 votes (33.82%) to Haywood's 16,113 (39.75%). Brian Gralnick, the director of the Center for Social Responsibility at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, took 10,711 votes (26.43%).


2014 Pennsylvania Senate election, Special election
A special election was held on March 18, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mike Waugh in January 2014.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack
On September 12, 2014, during a shift change at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Blooming Grove Township, two state troopers were shot with a .308 caliber rifle. One trooper died at the scene and another was taken to a hospital where he recovered. Eric Frein was identified by the police as the only suspect in the case, and led the police on a weeks-long manhunt. He was eventually captured at an abandoned airport hangar on October 30, and charged with terrorism, murder, and attempted murder. Frein was convicted of all charges in April 2017, and subsequently sentenced to death.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Attack
At 10:50 p.m. on September 12, 2014, a shift change was commencing outside the Troop R barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police in the Pocono Mountains in the Township of Blooming Grove, Pennsylvania. At that moment, a sniper opened fire with a .308-caliber rifle. One trooper was killed by the gunfire and a second was injured, but survived.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Attack
Four shots were fired within 90 seconds, from a distance of 82 yards (75 m) in a position at the edge of the nearby woods, before the shooter fled further into the wooded area. One trooper was shot trying to help the other, prompting him to crawl back to safety, where he was aided by two other troopers.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Perpetrator
Eric Matthew Frein was identified as the main suspect of the attack after the discovery of an abandoned 2001 Jeep Cherokee three days after the event. The vehicle was traced back to his parents, and multiple pieces of evidence, including bullet casings matched to the attack, were discovered inside. He led authorities on a manhunt after the shootings, eventually being placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Perpetrator
Frein was described by police as a "self-taught survivalist" with a grudge against law enforcement personnel. At the time of the attack, he was a reenactor who acted in a variety of roles, most often Serbian soldiers. In 2008, Frein founded Istocni Vuk or "Eastern Wolf", whose Myspace page pictured Frein engaged in recreational military simulations as a Serbian soldier.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Perpetrator
The police manhunt, initially involving nearly 200 officers by September 17, grew to nearly 1,000 on September 24. Law enforcement officers included local police; state police forces from Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey; Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Marshals Service; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Frein was seen several times during the manhunt, but each time, officers were unable to approach him directly due to the rugged terrain of the area, which allowed Frein to escape. They subsequently believed Frein was taunting them during the manhunt. A colleague from the MilSim group "Red Alliance" suggested that "If he's re-enacting anyone, it's Rambo from the very first movie," referring to the character of John Rambo in First Blood.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Perpetrator
Frein was captured by U.S. Marshals near Birchwood-Pocono Airpark, an abandoned airfield approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) ENE of Tannersville, on October 30, 48 days after the shooting. At the time of his arrest, he was unarmed, but a .308-caliber rifle and a pistol were recovered afterward. He was arrested without incident and restrained using handcuffs belonging to Dickson. The day after his capture, he was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the attack.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Perpetrator
Although Frein did not resist arrest, he suffered a cut to the bridge of his nose, as well as a scrape over his left eye and bruises to his cheeks and eyes. The U.S. Marshals claim this occurred while he was lying on the ground during his arrest. The Pennsylvania State Police, however, claim these injuries occurred while he was on the run.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Aftermath
After the attack, the Troop R barracks were immediately closed down for crime scene investigators to process it, and for repairs to windows shattered by gunfire. Trooper operations were temporarily handled at the barracks in Honesdale, about 20 miles (32 km) away. On November 12, 2014, two months after the attack, the barracks were reopened, with all but three employees (Alex Douglass and two others) returning to work.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Aftermath
Frein was indicted on a total of twelve charges, including terrorism and first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty to all charges during his video arraignment on January 29, 2015. Prosecutors sought the death penalty.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Aftermath
Douglass, who suffered a gunshot wound to the pelvis, was taken to Geisinger Medical Center for treatment and was classified to be in stable but critical condition. Partially paralyzed by his injuries, he underwent sixteen surgeries at a New York City hospital in an effort to walk on his own again. In May 2015, his family announced that they forgave Frein for the shooting. Also in May 2015, Douglass shared his experience of being shot.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Aftermath
On April 19, 2017, Frein was convicted on all 12 counts, including first-degree murder. On April 27, 2017, Frein was sentenced to death by lethal injection and sent to Pennsylvania's death row.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Reactions
Governor Tom Corbett released a statement after the attack, saying, "Every attack on an officer of the law is an attack on our state, our country and civilized society." He also ordered all state flags at the Pennsylvania State Capitol and commonwealth facilities to be flown at half-staff.


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Reactions
State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan called the attack "cowardly" and said, "It cuts us to the core that such an event could happen."


2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack, Reactions
Congressman Tom Marino (R–10th) expressed his condolences to the victims and their families, and also condemned the attack, supporting the officers in their manhunt for the shooter.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
The 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Governor Tom Corbett ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Tom Wolf. Corbett was the first incumbent Pennsylvania governor to lose reelection since William Bigler in 1854.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Corbett was considered vulnerable, as reflected in his low approval ratings. An August 2013 Franklin & Marshall College poll found that only 17% of voters thought Corbett was doing an "excellent" or "good" job, only 20% thought he deserved to be reelected, and 62% said the state was "off on the wrong track". Politico called Corbett the most vulnerable incumbent governor in the country, The Washington Post ranked the election as the most likely for a party switch, and the majority of election forecasters rated it "likely Democratic".


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Despite Corbett's unpopularity and speculation that he would face a primary challenge, he was unopposed in the Republican primary. The Democrats nominated businessman and former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Tom Wolf, who defeated U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz, Pennsylvania Treasurer Robert McCord and former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Katie McGinty in the primary election.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
In primary elections for lieutenant governor, which were held separately, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jim Cawley was renominated unopposed, and the Democrats selected State Senator Mike Stack. This is the first Pennsylvania gubernatorial election since 1982 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Background
Democrats and Republicans have alternated in the governorship of Pennsylvania every eight years from 1950 to 2010. This has been referred to as "the cycle", but it was broken with a Democratic Party win in 2014. Pennsylvania has also voted against the party of the sitting president in 18 of the last 19 gubernatorial contests dating back to 1938; Democrats lost 16 of the previous 17 Pennsylvania gubernatorial races with a Democratic president in the White House, a pattern begun in 1860. The last incumbent governor to be defeated for re-election was Democrat William Bigler in 1854. Until 1968, governors could only serve one term; the state constitution now allows governors to serve two consecutive terms. Libertarian nominee Ken Krawchuk failed to file the paperwork to be on the ballot in time and was excluded from the election as a result.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Incumbent Tom Corbett filed to run, as did Bob Guzzardi, an attorney and conservative activist. However, Guzzardi failed to file a statement of financial interests as required by law, after being told by an employee of the State Department that it was unnecessary. Four Republicans, backed by the state Republican Party, sued to have him removed from the race. The case reached the state Supreme Court, which ordered that Guzzardi's name be struck from the ballot. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series veteran Norm Benning backed Governor Corbett during the later half of the NASCAR season with Re-Elect Tom Corbett placed on his truck.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, General election, Spending
As of mid-October, Wolf had raised $27.6 million and spent $21.1 million while Corbett had raised $20.6 million and spent $19.3 million. The two campaigns had run over 21,000 television ads, costing over $13 million.


2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, General election, By congressional district
Corbett won 10 of 18 congressional districts, despite losing statewide to Wolf.


2014 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election
The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the winners of the lieutenant gubernatorial primary elections join the ticket of their party's gubernatorial nominee.


2014 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election
Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley was renominated unopposed and ran for re-election to a second term on a ticket with incumbent Governor Tom Corbett. The Democratic nominee was State Senator Mike Stack, who was businessman Tom Wolf's running mate. Wolf and Stack defeated Corbett and Cawley in the general election.


2014 Pennsylvania state elections
Pennsylvania's elections were held on November 4, 2014. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.


2014 Pennsylvania state elections
All 203 seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 25 seats of the Pennsylvania Senate, as well as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor were up for election.


2014 Penrith Panthers season
The 2014 Penrith Panthers season was the 48th in the club's history. Coached by Ivan Cleary and co-captained by Kevin Kingston and Peter Wallace, the team competed in the National Rugby League's 2014 Telstra Premiership. The Panthers competed in the pre-season's 2014 NRL Auckland Nines. They then completed the 26-round regular season 4th place (out of 16), reaching the finals for the first time since 2010. Penrith went on to come within one match of the grand final but were knocked out by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.


2014 Penrith Panthers season, Squad, Player transfers
A † denotes that the transfer occurred during the 2014 season.


2014 Penrith Panthers season, Fixtures
The Panthers again use Penrith Stadium as their home ground in 2014, now known as Sportingbet Stadium for sponsorship reasons.


2014 Penrith Panthers season, Fixtures, Preseason
A 16-man squad was sent to Auckland and participated in the Auckland Nines competition. The Panthers played a trial match against the Newtown Jets on 23 February 2014.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe
2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe were a series of severe supercell storms affecting western Europe which followed a heatwave in early June 2014, resulting from a Spanish plume synoptic weather pattern. The weekend saw repeated convective storm development across an arc from southwest France towards Paris and on towards Belgium and northwest Germany, where warm air masses interacted with the cooler air brought in by an area of low pressure moving towards the continent from the Atlantic.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe
Outbreaks of severe weather were reported from these storm developments with the worst damages occurring over the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on 9 June, where the storm was described as one of the most violent in decades by the German weather service (Deutscher Wetterdienst), this storm is also referred to as low pressure area "Ela" in some German media.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Synoptic situation
The synoptic conditions of a Spanish plume or as described in German as an "antizyklonale Südlage" saw a low pressure area named Ela (by the Free University of Berlin) over the eastern Atlantic, and high pressure (named Wolfgang) over Central Europe which brought a flow of warm air originating from the north west African Maghreb to eastern France and Germany. This airmass from Morocco and Sahara, saw temperatures reach up to 38 °C on Whit Monday.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Synoptic situation, Heatwave
Over the weekend before Pentecost temperatures reached a new level for the first ten days of June and monthly records were broken in some areas of eastern France and southwestern Germany.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Synoptic situation, Heatwave, France
Across France the temperature widely exceeded 30 °C, reaching over 35 °C in the areas of the Massif Central and the south and east of the country. The warmest regions were predicted to occur in the area from Lyon to Alsace. With the French regions from the Pyrenees to the Paris Basin and on to Belgium seeing high temperatures, while warm air moved into the east of France and into Germany from the south. Marisol Touraine, the French Minister of Social Affairs and Health activated the public information system in response to the heatwave.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Synoptic situation, Heatwave, Switzerland
Switzerland saw high temperatures though not extreme or record breaking, temperatures were 30-34 °C in the Rhine valley and Valais. Pilatus mountain above Lucerne witnessed a concentration in Saharan dust carried over in the air mass. 9 June equalled the maximum recorded temperature in Sion  at 36.2 °C, the Swiss lowlands saw a high temperature of 35.5 °C recorded in Basel.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Synoptic situation, Heatwave, Germany
The warm airmass approached Germany from south-east along the Rhône valley and through the Belfort Gap, first in to the Upper Rhine Graben which saw especially warm temperatures. Another area of heat was focused in the Lower Franconian "heat island", where also temperatures of more than 37 degrees Celsius were measured.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Severe weather
In passing thunderstorm cells, violent gusts of wind were recorded. On Monday 9 June a 130 kilometers per hour (81 mph) gust was recorded in Cognac, Charente. This is the fourth highest gust since 1981 and the highest since the passage of Cyclone Lothar and Martin in December 1999, when a 158 km/h (98 mph) gust was measured.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Severe weather
At Melle, Deux-Sèvres in western France, the wind blew the same day at 120 km/h (75 mph) this is the second highest gust recorded since the opening of the station after that observed during the passage of Cyclone Lothar and Martin in December 1999. The day before (8 June), in Magnanville, Yvelines department there had been gust of 106 km/h (66 mph) measured in the evening and a 110 km/h (68 mph) gust at Pontoise, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Severe weather
Between Saturday 7 and Tuesday 10 June morning, there fell in total 55mm of rain Saint-Sauveur-Marville Marville (Eure-et-Loir), which corresponds to 5–6 weeks worth of rainfall during an average June in Paris. Huge hailstones some 5 to 10 cm in diameter, were also observed 9 June in the Loiret department of north central France, and the night of Monday to Tuesday in the east of the Île-de-France.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Severe weather
The total number of lightning discharges on 9 June was more than 64,000 in the Netherlands, such a number is on average only seen once per summer season. Wind gusts at the KNMI station Beek (Maastricht airport) reached 19 meters per second (68 km/h) during the overhangs of the storm complex. In Eindhoven and Volkel winds of 22 m/s (79 km/h) were recorded. Over the border in Germany saw some very intense gusts, in Düsseldorf a gust of 144 km/h (89 mph) was observed at the airport. Earlier in the day during a thunderstorm in Zeeland, Netherlands a 23 m/s (83 km/h) gust measured at the Tholen measuring station. The Supercell thunderstorm produced an estimated 113,708 lightning strikes across Germany between 2pm 9 June and 8am 10 June.


2014 Pentecost weekend storms in Europe, Severe weather
The North Rhine Westphalian city of Neuss saw a top windspeed of 133 km/h (83 mph) and in the Ruhr city of Castrop-Rauxel a wind of 124 km/h (77 mph) was reported during the passage of the storm. In the area around 40 liters of rainfall per square meter fell.


2014 People's Climate March
The People's Climate March (PCM) was a large-scale activist event orchestrated by the People's Climate Movement to advocate global action against climate change, which took place on Sunday, September 21, 2014, in New York City, along with a series of companion actions worldwide, many of which also took the name People's Climate March. With an estimated 311,000 participants, the New York event was the largest climate change march in history.


2014 People's Climate March
Described as "an invitation to change everything," the march was called in May 2014 by the global advocacy human rights group Avaaz and 350.org, the environmental organization founded by writer/activist Bill McKibben, and it was endorsed by "over 1,500 organizations, including many international and national unions, churches, schools and community and environmental justice organizations." It was conceived as a response to (but not a protest against) the scheduled U.N. Climate Summit of world leaders to take place in New York City two days later, on September 23.


2014 People's Climate March
Although based in New York, the event was global in scope and implication, with "companion demonstrations" worldwide. Organizers intended the march to be "the largest single event on climate that has been organized to date… one so large and diverse that it cannot be ignored." The entire PCM project consisted of "numerous events, actions, symposia, presentations, and more organized over the course of the days leading up to the Summit, and in the days following," of which the march was intended to be "the anchor event." Worldwide, nearly 600,000 people were estimated to have marched on September 21, including those in New York.


2014 People's Climate March, Public invitation to the march
On May 21, McKibben published an article on the website of Rolling Stone magazine (later appearing in the magazine's print issue of June 5), entitled "A Call to Arms," which invited readers to a major climate march in New York City for the weekend of September 20–21. In the article, McKibben calls climate change "the biggest crisis our civilization has ever faced," and predicts that the march will be "the largest demonstration yet of human resolve in the face of climate change."


2014 People's Climate March, Public invitation to the march
After criticizing world leaders, including President Obama, for not moving fast enough or going far enough to combat climate change, McKibben cites increasing evidence of environmental deterioration, including the melting of Arctic and Antarctic ice, the acidification of the oceans, and violent weather and quotes one climate scientist as exclaiming "We're all sitting ducks." He blames this state of affairs primarily on the fossil-fuel industry, which "by virtue of being perhaps the richest enterprise in human history, has been able to delay effective action, almost to the point where it's too late."


2014 People's Climate March, Public invitation to the march
Although he claims that local, small-scale activism is crucial, the global climate justice movement sometimes "needs to come together and show the world how big it's gotten," and to allow for "opening up space for change." Writes McKibben: "A loud movement – one that gives our 'leaders' permission to actually lead, and then scares them into doing so – is the only hope of upending" the "prophecy" that it's already too late to reverse the problem.


2014 People's Climate March, Staging area and route
The staging area in which marchers for the New York City event were to assemble on the morning of September 21, as agreed upon by the march organizers and local authorities, was located in a blocked-off area of Central Park West between 59th and 86th Streets, north of Manhattan's Columbus Circle, which is the official starting point of the march. The area was divided into six sections, and participating groups were to gather in the particular section appropriate to the mission and purpose of each group. These were:


2014 People's Climate March, Staging area and route
The drop-off point for charter buses of marchers arriving from other places in the U.S. was on 86th Street between Broadway and Central Park West. The staging area is most easily accessible by subway via the 1 line (66th, 72nd and 79th Street stops) and the C line (72nd, 81st and 86th Street stops).


2014 People's Climate March, Staging area and route
There were only five permitted entry points to the staging area; all other streets were blocked off. The five permitted entry points were 65th, 72nd, 77th, 81st and 86th Streets. It was anticipated by some organizers that parts or all of the staging area might be closed off by the police well before the march is due to begin at 11:30 am, which means that those who arrive late in the morning might be placed at the rear of the march. In addition, those who leave the area before the march begins might not be permitted by the police to return. Therefore, some organizers advised marchers to arrive with sufficient food, water and sunscreen, as, after a certain point, they might not be able to leave the area.


2014 People's Climate March, Staging area and route
The march began at 11:30 am at Manhattan's Columbus Circle. The march itinerary included 59th Street (moving east), 6th Avenue (moving south), 42nd Street (moving west) and 11th Avenue (moving south), ending at 34th Street and 11th Avenue, near the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events
A number of peripheral events were planned for before, during or after the weekend of the march. They included the following:


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, Great March for Climate Action
The Great March for Climate Action consists of a cross-country march from Los Angeles, California, to Washington, D.C., which began on March 1, 2014, and is scheduled to conclude on November 1, 2014. The march participants plan to take part in the PCM by interrupting their march for four days and traveling by bus from Ohio to New York City. The purpose of the convergence is to combine two historic climate marches – the largest (PCM) and the longest (The Great March). The marchers plan to return to Ohio beginning on the evening of September 21, hopefully bringing with them hundreds of new marchers from the PCM for the final six weeks of their journey. The Great March is scheduled to end just prior to the November 5 American mid-term elections.


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, Disruption (movie)
Disruption is a film, approximately 52 minutes long, directed by Kelly Nyks and Jared P. Scott, which is being screened at various public venues, as well as in self-hosted screenings (for example, in libraries, campuses and community centers) on September 7, 2014, exactly two weeks before the People's Climate March, and on subsequent dates prior to the march. The film was partly produced by the organization 350.org, which called the PCM. On the evening of September 7, one of the free public screenings, which will take place at The New School in New York City, "will include a follow-up Q&A with some of the climate movement's most recognized leaders, some of whom are featured in the film."


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, Disruption (movie)
According to 350.org, the film's title refers to "the dangerous environmental tipping points after which the entire climate system could spiral out of control, as well as the need for a mass social movement to disrupt the status quo and business-as-usual approach which is inhibiting the bold actions necessary to protect the planet's future."


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, Disruption (movie)
According to the event organizers, the film "takes the viewer on a fast-paced journey through the tangled world of climate change: the science, the politics, the solutions, and the stories that define this crisis at this pivotal point in human history. This is a movie by and for the movement." The film also seeks to answer the question "When it comes to climate change, why do we do so little when we know so much?"


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, Disruption (movie)
The film also argues that the environment crisis impacts other movements, such as that for social justice, as marginalized people stand to suffer most from the ravages of climate change. In a clip from the film, Eddie Bautista, executive director for the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance and one of the PCM's leading organizers, states, "This is not just about the environment, it's about the community, it's about jobs, it's about justice." Author Naomi Klein says in the film, "We have a responsibility to rise to our historic moment."


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, New York City Climate Convergence
The New York City Climate Convergence is a coalition formed by two political activist environmental organizations, System Change Not Climate Change (SCNCC) and the Global Climate Convergence (GCC). During the weekend of the climate march, the organization will hold two plenaries and a number of workshops that will focus on what the organizers claim are the economic causes of climate change, and on ways in which the system can be altered, so that the world will begin to value "people, planet and peace over profit."


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, New York City Climate Convergence
According to the coalition's website, the "GCC recently rose to prominence when it organized a series of climate actions connecting to the labour and environmental movements (the social and ecological) in a campaign called 'Mother Earth Day to May Day 2014.' SCNCC, an 'ecosocialist' coalition arose out of multiple socialist and activists [sic] organizations in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy which devastated New York city [sic]."


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, New York City Climate Convergence
The coalition, as well as other groups espousing various forms of direct action, has been cited as furnishing "opportunities to build a stronger and more effective climate justice movement." The coalition is demanding:


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, New York City Climate Convergence
The Opening Plenary for the New York City Climate Convergence, to be held on Friday evening, September 19 in midtown Manhattan, will include as speakers Bolivian water rights activist Oscar Olivera, Philippine trade unionist leader Josua Mata, Erica Violet Lee of the indigenous rights group Idle No More, hip hop artist and activist Immortal Technique, Anne Petermann of the Global Justice Ecology Project and Nastaran Mohit of the New York State Nurses Association.


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, New York City Climate Convergence
The Closing Plenary, to be held on the following night, will include as speakers the well-known author and activist Naomi Klein (The Shock Doctrine), Jacqui Patterson of the NAACP Environmental & Climate Justice Program, Desmond D'Sa, the 2014 Goldman Prize recipient from South Africa and Olga Bautista of the Southeast Side Coalition Against Petcoke. Workshops will also be held during the day on September 20.


2014 People's Climate March, Peripheral events, Flood Wall Street
The day after the People's Climate March, on September 22, several thousand protesters participated in Flood Wall Street, which blocked traffic in New York's Financial District for much of the day. The action was presented as a response to a call by the Climate Justice Alliance, a network of groups on the front-lines of climate change, to call corporate America to account for its role in pollution. Explaining the rationale, journalist (and Flood Wall Street participant) Nathan Schneider wrote in Al Jazeera America, "Climate change is war – and Wall Street is winning." Approximately 100 people were arrested by the end of the day, of which 10 faced trial and were found not guilty on March 5, 2015.


2014 People's Climate March, Other global actions, Major global marches
The BBC reported an estimated 600,000 people turned out for events in 156 countries. The following are other major global marches related to the PCM. Organizers urged those in the geographic vicinity of one of the following marches who had transportation access to that place, to attend that particular march, rather than start a new, smaller one. (Please note: all times and locations are for Sunday, September 21, unless otherwise noted.)


2014 People's Justice Party leadership election
A leadership election was held by the People's Justice Party (PKR) from 29 March 2014 until 10 August 2014. It was won by incumbent President of PKR, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.


2014 Perak FA season
The 2014 season was Perak's 11th consecutive season in the Malaysian Super League.


2014 Perak FA season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2014 Perak FA season, Transfers
Second transfer window started on 8 April until 22 April.


2014 Persib Bandung season
The 2014 season was Persib Bandung's 55th season in the club football history, the 18th consecutive season in the top-flight Liga Indonesia season and the 6th season competing in the Indonesia Super League.


2014 Persib Bandung season
Persib became the champion of the 2014 Indonesia Super League and Ferdinand Sinaga was rewarded the best player award.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, September
2013 Persib Bandung season ends after Persib's failure to qualify in the final round of 2013 Menpora Cup.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, September
After a coaching evaluation meeting on 27 September 2013, PT PBB declared that head coach Djajang Nurdjaman will still lead the team for at least a season at the 2014 Indonesia Super League.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, October
Persib evaluated their coaching staff. The results are the declaration on 17 October 2013 which appointed Jaino Matos as match analyst, extending Anwar Sanusi's contract as goalkeeper coach, extending Asep Sumantri's contracts and replacing Sutiono Lamso with Herrie Setyawan as assistant coaches, as well as appointing a psychologist for the team.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, October
Persib then released seven players from previous season's squad, four of them are the foreign players. Those are two Bandung players Cecep Supriatna and Aang Suparman, long-time player Airlangga Sutjipto, centre-back Abanda Herman, and midfielder Mbida Messi, Kenji Adachihara and Hilton Moreira. Following their departure are goalkeeper Rizky Bagja and midfielder Asri Akbar, who left to get more playing time.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, October
On 6 October 2013, Persib recruited two Sriwijaya FC players, Tantan and Achmad Jufriyanto. Persib also recruited two ex-Persib Junior players. Those are Persisam Samarinda player, Ferdinand Sinaga on 16 October 2013, and Arema Indonesia player, Muhammad Natshir on 29 October 2013.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, November
On 1 November 2013, long-time player Maman Abdurrahman stated that he will leave Persib due to private issues. Persib then proceeded to release another defender, Naser Al Sebai on 8 November 2013 due to the competition's new regulation of foreign players.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, November
Also on 1 November 2013, Persib recruited two Malian players from PS Barito Putera, midfielder Makan Konaté and striker Djibril Coulibaly. Another Sriwijaya FC player, Abdul Rahman Sulaiman, was recruited by Persib on 23 November 2013 to cover Maman Abdurrahman's leave. Persib also recruited two out of the proposed three intern players, which are Rudiyana and Syaeful Anwar. On 3 November 2013, Persib officially recruited Persebaya Surabaya midfielder, Muhammad Taufiq.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, November
Brazilian defender Gesio Carvalho is recruited by Persib to follow a trial from 2 November 2013 until 9 November 2013. He ended up not recruited by Persib.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, November
Persib started to perfect the team by running some friendly matches. Two friendly matches were done in November. The first one was a 1–1 draw with Persib Bandung U-21 in Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium on 9 November 2013. Persib's goal was scored by top-scorer Sergio van Dijk. The second friendly match was a 6–0 win against Persikab Kabupaten Bandung in Galuh Stadium. This friendly was a part of their training center in Ciamis. Four of Persib's goals were scored by van Dijk, while the other two were scored by two new recruits, Konaté and Jufriyanto.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, November
Persib Bandung finished all 20 players' contracts on 29 November 2013. Four players still have contracts from the previous season, which are Sergio van Dijk, Jajang Sukmara, Tony Sucipto, and Atep. Four players were given two years contracts, which are Ferdinand Sinaga, Muhammad Taufiq, Shahar Ginanjar, and Muhammad Natshir. The other twelve players were given one year contracts.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, December
On 8 December 2013, Persib's manager Umuh Muchtar stated that Persib's top-scorer Sergio van Dijk will leave the club due to unsatisfying contract fee.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, December
On 11 December 2013, Persib contracted Montenegrin defender Vladimir Vujović for a year long contract.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, December
Persib Bandung continued to perfect the team by running more friendly matches. Four friendly matches were done in December 2013. The first one was a 2–2 draw against Premier Division team PSGC Galuh Ciamis still in a part of the training center in Ciamis. The two goals were scored by Konaté and Abdul Rahman. However, the match was stopped at the 70th minute due to overcrowd. Persib run their second friendly against the US Major League Soccer team D.C. United as a part of their Indonesian Tour.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, December
The result were a 2–1 win for Persib with Konaté and Firman Utina scored each a goal. The third friendly match was a 3–1 win against Porda Purwakarta in PPI Field. Two goals were scored by Coulibaly, while the other one by Atep. The last friendly match on December was a big 9–1 win against Benfica Karawang. Muhammad Ridwan and Coulibaly scored each two goals. The other five goals were scored by Konaté, Atep, Vujović, Sinaga, and Utina.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, December
Persib was invited by East Java Football Association to join 2013 East Java Tournament as an invitee team along with Sriwijaya FC and PSM Makassar. Persib joined the tournament and grouped with Persepam Madura United and Persebaya Surabaya, playing in Bangkalan. On the first game against Persepam, Persib won 2–1. The goals were scored by Coulibaly and Supardi. On the second game, Persib lost 0–1 against Persebaya. Persib failed to continue to the semi-finals as the best runner-up was achieved by Persela Lamongan. On 25 December 2013, Persib was offered to join 2013 Piala Sultan in Banjarmasin, but on 27 December 2013, Persib declined the offer.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, Pre-2014, December
On 23 December 2013, PSSI announced that the 2014 Indonesia Super League will be divided into two groups. Persib was drawn into the Western Group, consisting of Arema Cronous, Barito Putera, Gresik United, Pelita Bandung Raya, Persija Jakarta, Persijap Jepara, Persik Kediri, Persita Tangerang, Semen Padang, Sriwijaya FC, and Persib Bandung.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, January
Persib continued to perfect the team by running more friendly matches. The first match was a big 9–0 win against Persib Bandung U-21. Sinaga and Konaté scored each two goals, while the other five was scored by Jufriyanto, Tantan, Sigit Hermawan, Rudiyana, and Taufiq. The second friendly match of the month was a 7–1 win against Porda Kabupaten Bandung. Sinaga scored a hattrick, Konaté scored two goals, and the other two goals were scored by Utina and Rudiyana. The last friendly before the ISL was a 4–0 win against Thai Raj Pracha. Two goals were scored by Tantan, and the other two were scored by Rudiyana and Konaté.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, January
On 5 January 2014, manager Umuh Muchtar had agreed for Persib to contract the three intern players to be played in the 2014 Indonesia Super League. The three players are Rudiyana, Syaeful Anwar and Rudi Gunawan. Manager Umuh Muchtar also stated that Persib might extend Makan Konaté's contract to three years due to his good performances in the pre-season matches.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, January
On 16 January 2014, Persib released the Malian striker Djibril Coulibaly due to his injury causing bad performances in pre-season matches. Djibril Coulibaly is replaced by a Nigerian striker Udo Fortune on the same day. However, Fortune was released by Persib on 23 January 2014 due to disappointing performances in the Inter Island Cup. After running trials for Liberian striker, Roberto Kwateh and Émile Mbamba, Persib decided to recall Djibril Coulibaly on 31 January 2014.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, January
After continuing the partnership with League for the apparel, Persib gained new partnership on 12 January 2014 with PT MASA, a local tire company, and their products, Corsa Motorcycle Tire and Achilles Radial.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, January
On 1 January 2014, Persib was appointed by PT Liga Indonesia to be the host for the Group Java 1 in the 2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup qualification, whereas only the group winner will be advanced to the final round. Persib Bandung was grouped with Persita Tangerang, Persijap Jepara, and Pelita Bandung Raya. Group 1 will play in Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium from 13 to 16 January 2014. On the first matchday against Persita, Persib won 7–1. Atep, who had only played from 71st minute, scored a hattrick. The other four goals were scored by Jufriyanto, Coulibaly, Utina and Konaté.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, January
On the second matchday, Persib continues to get a win from Persijap. Persib won 2–0 with goals scored by Ridwan and Sinaga. On the last matchday, Persib won 1–0 in the Derby van Java against Pelita Bandung Raya. The only goal was scored by Jufriyanto. The match was rained with yellow cards as each sides received four yellow cards. Persib then advanced to the final round, grouped with Persik Kediri, Mitra Kukar, and Persiram Raja Ampat. The group played the game in Manahan Stadium, Surakarta from 19 to 22 January 2014.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, January
On the first matchday of Group B, Persib had a goalless draw with Persiram. On the second matchday against Mitra Kukar, Persib gets a 1–1 draw. Striker Udo Fortune scored his only goal for Persib in the season. On the last matchday, Persib defeated Persik 3–2. Left behind 2 goals, Persib strikes with three goals each by Konaté, Sinaga and Ridwan. With this win, Persib advances to the final against Group A winner, Arema Cronous. However, the finals that was supposed to be held on 25 January 2014 in Sidoarjo, was postponed because the police didn't give permission, concerning the vicious rivalries between the club's supporters.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, February
On 2 February 2014, Persib won their first ISL match after defeating Sriwijaya 1–0 in Jalak Harupat Stadium. Konaté scored the winning goal by a penalty. Persib won again after defeating Persita Tangerang 2–1 on 5 February 2014. Left 0–1, Sinaga scored equalizer goal, while Konaté scored the winning goal by a penalty again. Their first away game on 9 February 2014 ended up as a 1–1 draw against Persijap Jepara. Persib's goal was an own goal by Persijap's defender Catur Rintang.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, February
The fourth matchday on 12 February 2014 resulted in Persib defeating Persik Kediri in their home with a 3–0 win. Persib's goal was scored by Jufriyanto, Coulibaly, and Atep. Persib received their first loss at their home on 16 February 2014 by Semen Padang with score 1–2. Persib's only goal was scored by Coulibaly.


2014 Persib Bandung season, Review and events, February
On 13 February 2014, Persib officially contract the intern player, Rudiyana for a year-long contract. Persib continues to fill their foreign player quota by running a trial for Australian striker Jacob Colosimo on 14 February 2014. He ended up not recruited by Persib. Persib then runs a trial for Saudi Arabian striker Fahad Al-Dossari from 19 to 22 February 2014, but ended up not recruiting him. On 26 February 2014, Persib runs a trial for South Korean striker Han Dong-Won. Persib then decided not to have any additional foreign player after releasing Han.