2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Six plays later Baylor would give the ball back to Michigan State after failing to convert on fourth down from the MSU 39. With 9:15 remaining in the game, MSU began their drive in an attempt to make the game closer. MSU managed to move the ball down to the Bear 11 yard line where Cook scrambled for an apparent touchdown. After instant replay overturned the score, Jeremy Langford ran it in to bring the score to 41–35 with 4:55 remaining in the game.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Instead of attempting an onside kick, Michigan State elected to kick the ball deep and put the game in the hands of their defense. Baylor was able to move the ball downfield to the MSU 33 yard line and appeared in control of the game when a slant pass to Corey Coleman reached inside the five yard line. However, Coleman was flagged for an offensive facemask which brought the ball back to the 22 yard line.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
A false start, a short pass to the sideline for one yard, a rush for loss, and a short four yard gain to the flat resulted in a fourth down from the 27 yard line. With the clock under 1:15, Baylor attempted a 44-yard field goal. During the kick MSU senior defensive end Marcus Rush was able to get a hand on the ball, which resulted in the ball popping up and into RJ Williamson's hands. Williamson began to return the ball for MSU and was aided by a block on Chris Callahan by Tony Lippett.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
Williamson returned the ball to the Baylor 45 yard line where he was run out of bounds with 1:06 remaining. With new life the MSU offense lined up and quickly completed a 17-yard pass to Mumphery. After failing to complete a pass during the following three plays, MSU faced fourth and ten. With the game on the line, Connor Cook was able to complete a 16-yard pass to Lippett. With first and goal, 33 seconds remaining and no timeouts, MSU had four chances to get a touchdown.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
After two poor throws from Cook, the Spartans faced third and goal with 22 seconds left. On third down, Cook hit Keith Mumphery for the go ahead touchdown with 17 seconds left. Baylor got the ball back with only a field goal needed for the win. On first down from their own 25 yard line, Petty was sacked by defensive tackle Lawrence Thomas for a six-yard loss.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
After a quick timeout and with only 13 seconds left on a second and long Petty was sacked again, this time by Marcus Rush and Riley Bullough, forcing Baylor to call a second timeout. Facing third and 23 from their own 12 yard line with only seven seconds left, Petty attempted to hit a quick slant over the middle. His pass was intercepted by a diving Riley Bullough, who essentially ended the game with only two seconds remaining. The MSU offense returned to the field for one kneel down. Bowl chairman Dan Novakov awarded MSU head coach Mark Dantonio the Field Scovell Trophy in a post game ceremony.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Season, Game summaries, Baylor (Cotton Bowl Classic)
The win resulted in Michigan State's school record fourth straight bowl win and second straight New Year's Day bowl win. Michigan State finished the season ranked No. 5 in both polls (tied with Florida State in the AP poll) while Baylor finished No. 7 in the AP and No. 8 in the Coaches. It was the first time since the 1965 and 1966 seasons that the Spartans had finished consecutive seasons ranked in the top five. The Spartans sent off beloved defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, who had taken the Pittsburgh Panthers football head coaching job on December 23, with a memorable victory.


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Statistics
Note: Comp/Att = Completions/Attempts; Pct. = Completion Percentage; Pass Rat. = Passer Rating


2014 Michigan State Spartans football team, Statistics
Note: XPM = Extra Point Made; XPA = Extra Point Attempt; XP% = Extra Point Percentage; FGM = Field Goal Made; FGA = Field Goal Attempt; FG% = Field Goal Percentage; LNG = Longest make


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, sometimes known as Team 135 in reference to the 135-year tradition of the Michigan football program, was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines played in the new East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Brady Hoke.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team
The season was characterized by a growing frustration among Michigan fans and media with the coaching of Brady Hoke and the leadership of athletic director Dave Brandon. In the second game of the year, Michigan suffered its first shutout loss since 1984 and the most lopsided defeat in series history when they lost to Notre Dame 31–0. In a 30–14 loss to Minnesota three weeks later, coach Hoke received criticism for keeping quarterback Shane Morris in the game after he appeared to have suffered a concussion.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team
After losing to Rutgers, Michigan was 0–2 in Big Ten play for the first time since 1967. Michigan ultimately compiled a 5–7 record, including 3–5 in conference play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. This marked the first season since 2009, and only the third season since 1975, in which Michigan missed a bowl game.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team
On October 31, following large student demonstrations, athletic director Dave Brandon resigned. On December 2, head coach Brady Hoke was fired. He finished at Michigan with a four-year record of 31–20.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Preseason
The 2013 team compiled a 7–6 record under third-year head coach Brady Hoke and faced Kansas State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, losing 31–14.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Preseason
Hoke announced that the quarterback position was an open battle prior to spring practice, notably including 5th-year senior Devin Gardner and sophomore Shane Morris, and later named Gardner the starter on August 12. On February 12, Michigan announced that tight end Jake Butt suffered a torn ACL and would miss all of spring practice. On March 20, Michigan announced that center Graham Glasgow would be suspended for a portion of spring practice and the season opener against Appalachian State for a violation of team rules stemming from a drunk driving arrest. On June 10, Michigan announced that running back Ty Isaac was transferring to the team from USC, but the NCAA denied his request for a waiver to play for Michigan immediately, forcing him to redshirt the 2014 season.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Preseason
Michigan returned 15 starters from the 2013 team. Michigan lost starting running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, wide receiver Jeremy Gallon, offensive tackles Taylor Lewan and Michael Schofield, safety Thomas Gordon, defensive tackles Jibreel Black and Quinton Washington, kicker Brendan Gibbons, and long snapper Jareth Glanda to graduation.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Recruiting, Recruits
Michigan's recruiting class consisted of 16 recruits. Jabrill Peppers was the considered highlight of the class; he was ranked as the third overall recruit in the country by 247's composite rankings, which averages the rankings of Rivals, Scout, ESPN, and 247.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Radio
Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on The Michigan Wolverines Football Network and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The radio announcers are Jim Brandstatter with play-by-play, Dan Dierdorf with color commentary, and Doug Karsch with sideline reports. Frank Beckmann retired after the 2013 season after 32 years as Michigan's play-by-play announcer.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Appalachian State
To open the season, Michigan faced the Appalachian State Mountaineers. During the previous meeting, Appalachian State became the first football championship subdivision (FCS) team to defeat a top 25 football bowl subdivision (FBS) team, defeating Michigan 34–32 in a massive upset. Prior to the game, Michigan announced that Devin Funchess would wear the #1 jersey, making him the first player to wear the #1 jersey since Braylon Edwards in 2004.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Appalachian State
Michigan dominated the game, winning 52–14. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with an eight-yard touchdown pass from Devin Gardner to Funchess, and expanded its lead late in the first quarter with a 34-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Funchess. In the second quarter, Gardner threw his third touchdown pass of the game to Funchess giving Michigan a 21–0 lead. Michigan then scored 14 points in 38 seconds via a 12-yard touchdown run from De'Veon Smith and a 32-yard blocked punt return for a touchdown by Ben Gedeon giving Michigan a 35–0 lead at halftime.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Appalachian State
Michigan extended its lead in the third quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Derrick Green before Appalachian State responded with an eight-yard touchdown pass from Kameron Bryant to Simms McElfresh. Michigan responded with a 13-yard touchdown run from Smith, making the score 49–7 at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Appalachian State reduced Michigan's lead to 35 points via one-yard touchdown run from Marcus Cox, but Michigan ended the scoring via an 18-yard field goal from Matt Wile.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Appalachian State
Michigan's captains for the game were Brennen Beyer, Frank Clark, Gardner, Desmond Morgan, and Jake Ryan. Freshman Mason Cole became the first true freshman in Michigan football history to start the season opener on the offensive line. Michigan scored 35 or more points in a half for the first time since the 2013 season opener against Central Michigan and scored more than 50 points in a game for the second consecutive season opener. Gardner completed 13 of 14 pass attempts for 173 yards and three touchdowns, with all three of those touchdowns being thrown to Funchess.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Appalachian State
Funchess's seven receptions matched a career-high, and his three touchdown receptions set a new career high. Derrick Green and De'Veon Smith each rushed for more than 100 yards—Green had 15 carries for 170 yards and a touchdown, while Smith had eight carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns—with both setting career highs for rushing yardage. This was the first game since 2007 that two Michigan running backs each had over 100 rushing yards, when Brandon Minor and Carlos Brown each rushed for over 100 yards against Minnesota.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Appalachian State
Ben Gedeon recorded his first career touchdown when returning a blocked punt in the second quarter. It was Michigan's first blocked punt return for a touchdown since the season opener against Central Michigan in 2013. Morgan and James Ross III led Michigan's defense with six tackles each, while Dymonte Thomas, Joe Bolden, and Ondre Pipkins each recorded a career-high five tackles.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Notre Dame
Following its game against Appalachian State, Michigan visited the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This was the final game in the rivalry before it went on a hiatus. Michigan won the previous meeting 41–30.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Notre Dame
Notre Dame shut out Michigan for the first time in series history, winning 31–0. Notre Dame opened the scoring in the first quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Cam McDaniel, and then added to its lead in the second quarter with a one-yard touchdown pass from Everett Golson to Amir Carlisle. Shortly before halftime, Notre Dame made it 21–0 with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Golson to Will Fuller. In the third quarter, Notre Dame added to its lead with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Golson to Fuller, and then ended the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 43-yard field goal from Kyle Brindza.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Notre Dame
This was the first time Michigan had been shut out since 1984 when it lost to Iowa 26–0, and it snapped an NCAA record of most consecutive games in which Michigan had scored a point at 365 games. Devin Funchess caught a career-high nine passes in the game, while Jake Ryan tied a career-high with eleven tackles. Jake Butt returned from his ACL injury to play for the first time this season. The captains for the game were Blake Countess, Will Hagerup, Joe Kerridge, and Raymon Taylor. Michigan's record against Notre Dame dropped to 24–17–1 with the loss.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Miami (OH)
Following the game against Notre Dame, Michigan hosted the Miami (OH) Redhawks. This was the first meeting between the two teams since 2008, which Michigan won 16–6.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Miami (OH)
Michigan won the game 34–10. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 29-yard field goal from Matt Wile and added to its lead with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Amara Darboh. Miami responded with ten points of its own in the second quarter to tie the game at ten with those points coming via a 26-yard field goal from Kaleb Patterson and a three-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Hendrix to Dawan Scott.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Miami (OH)
Michigan regained the lead before halftime via a Derrick Green one-yard touchdown run, which made the score 17–10 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added to its lead in the third quarter via a 29-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Jake Butt, and then increased its lead in the fourth quarter to 21 points via a 12-yard touchdown run from Green. Michigan ended the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal from Wile.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Miami (OH)
Michigan's defense held Miami to 33 rushing yards, the lowest amount since Michigan allowed 32 rushing yards to Bowling Green in 2010. Derrick Green ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, the first multi-touchdown performance of his career. Darboh had eight receptions for 88 yards, both career highs, and a touchdown. Jourdan Lewis intercepted a pass in the first quarter; this was Michigan's first forced turnover of the season. Jabrill Peppers recorded a career-high three tackles. The announced attendance of 102,824 pushed Michigan's streak of consecutive games with more than 100,000 fans in attendance to 253, but was Michigan's lowest attendance since a matchup against Memphis in 1995 that drew a crowd of 100,862.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Utah
Following its game against Miami, Michigan faced the Utah Utes. This was the first meeting since 2008, which Utah won 25–23.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Utah
Utah defeated Michigan 26–10 in a game that featured an almost two-and-a-half hour weather delay. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a Matt Wile 42-yard field goal, but Utah responded with a 35-yard field goal from Andy Phillips. Utah then took the lead in the second quarter via a Kaelin Clay 66-yard punt return for a touchdown, but Michigan tied the game via a Willie Henry seven-yard interception return for a touchdown. Utah then took the lead for good right before halftime via a 38-yard field goal from Phillips. In the third quarter, Utah extended its lead via a 28-yard pass from Travis Wilson to Dres Anderson. Utah ended the scoring in the fourth quarter with two Phillips field goals from 48 and 50 yards.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Utah
The weather delay was Michigan Stadium's first since 2011 against Western Michigan. The loss ended Michigan's 17-game winning streak against non-conference opponents at home, which dated back to 2008, and was Michigan's first loss at home in the month of September since 2007. Michigan's defense held Utah to three rushing yards in the first half. Jake Ryan led Michigan's defense with three tackles. Michigan's captains for the game were Anthony Capatina, Sione Houma, Jack Miller, and Mario Ojemudia.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
After its game against Utah, Michigan faced the Minnesota Golden Gophers in its conference opener. In the previous meeting, Michigan dominated Minnesota and won by a score of 42–13.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
Minnesota dominated Michigan, winning 30–14. After  a scoreless first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring early in the second quarter via a 10-yard touchdown run from De'Veon Smith. Minnesota responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Mitch Leidner and then took a 10–7 lead into halftime via a Ryan Santoso 24-yard field goal as time expired.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
In the third quarter, Minnesota extended its lead via a 48-yard field goal from Santoso, a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown from De'Vondre Campbell, and a one-yard touchdown pass from Leidner to Maxx Williams, which made the score 27–7 in favor of Minnesota after three quarters. Minnesota further extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 25-yard field goal form Santoso before Michigan ended the scoring with a three-yard touchdown run from Devin Gardner.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
The loss was Michigan's first to Minnesota since the 2005 season. Michigan also saw a streak of eight consecutive wins in Big Ten openers end. Minnesota outgained Michigan 373–171 in total yardage. Devin Funchess extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 18 games. Will Hagerup punted eight times for a total of 400 yards. The loss meant that for the first time in the 135-year history of Michigan football, a Michigan team had lost three games before the month of October.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Minnesota
During the game, Michigan quarterback Shane Morris suffered a concussion but stayed in for another play. After having been removed for one play, he was re-inserted for one play after Gardner lost his helmet and was forced to sit out a play. The Michigan coaching staff and training staff came under fire for not removing Morris immediately after he suffered the concussion. Michigan originally stated that Morris only had a high ankle sprain, but reversed course in a statement from athletic director Dave Brandon and admitted that Morris had indeed suffered a concussion. Following the release of the statement, students held a protest on campus calling for either the resignation or firing of Brandon for his role in both this situation and for other past actions.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
After facing Minnesota, Michigan traveled to New Jersey to face Rutgers, one of the newest members of the Big Ten Conference. This was the first meeting between the schools.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Rutgers defeated Michigan by a score of 26–24. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 39-yard field goal from Matt Wile, but Rutgers responded with two Kyle Federico field goals (from 35 and 45 yards) to take a 6–3 lead. Michigan regained the lead in the second quarter via a Devin Gardner four-yard touchdown run, but Rutgers responded with an 80-yard touchdown pass from Gary Nova to Andrew Turzilli. The resulting extra point was blocked, giving Rutgers a 12–10 lead.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Michigan regained the lead via a one-yard touchdown run from De'Veon Smith, but Rutgers responded shortly before halftime with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Nova to John Tsimis, which made the score 19–17 in favor of Rutgers at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Rutgers increased its lead to nine points via a 14-yard touchdown pass from Nova to Turzilli. Michigan responded with a 19-yard touchdown run from Devin Gardner but could not overcome the resulting two-point deficit.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Michigan fell to 0–2 in conference play for the first time since 1967. Rutgers became the only team in the Big Ten Conference to which Michigan has a losing record. Taco Charlton made the first start of his career. Devin Funchess has now recorded a reception in 19 consecutive games, while Jehu Chesson has caught a pass in eight consecutive games. Michigan's captains for the game were Devin Gardner, Jack Miller, Matt Wile, and Jarrod Wilson


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Penn State
Following its game against Rutgers, Michigan returned to Ann Arbor to face the Penn State Nittany Lions. In the previous meeting, Penn State won by a score of 43–40 in quadruple overtime. The game was the first in-conference night game in Michigan Stadium's history.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Penn State
Michigan defeated Penn State by a score of 18–13. Penn State opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 35-yard field goal from Sam Ficken, but Michigan responded with a 43-yard touchdown pass from Devin Gardner to Devin Funchess. Penn State cut Michigan's lead to one point late in the first quarter with a 32-yard field goal from Ficken.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Penn State
Penn State took the lead in the second quarter via a ten-yard touchdown pass from Christian Hackenberg to DaeSean Hamilton, but Michigan responded with a 45-yard field goal from Matt Wile, making the score 13–10 in favor of Penn State at halftime. Michigan scored all of the points in the second half. Michigan tied the game in the third quarter via a 42-yard field goal from Wile and then took the lead in the fourth quarter via a 37-yard field goal from Wile, which gave Michigan a 16–13 lead.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Penn State
Michigan scored the final points of the game on a safety when Penn State deliberately committed a safety in order to attempt to regain better field position for a potential game-winning drive. Penn State appeared to recover the ensuing onside kick but a controversial offside penalty forced Penn State to re-kick and Michigan recovered the kickoff, which ended the game.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Penn State
Michigan improved its record to 3–0 when playing night games at Michigan Stadium. Michigan improved to 16–16 in the red zone. For the fifth time this season, Michigan's defense held an opponent to under 100 yards rushing. Gardner passed both Tom Brady and Jim Harbaugh and moved into sixth place on Michigan's all-time passing yardage list with 5,543 yards. Matt Wile's three field goals marked a new career high for him in field goals made in one game. Dennis Norfleet set a Michigan record for overall kick return yardage, as he increased his total to 2,029 yards from kick returns. Michigan's six sacks were the most Michigan has recorded in a game since Michigan played Utah in 2008. The safety in the fourth quarter was Michigan's first since 2011 against Ohio State. Michigan's captains for the game were Justice Hayes, Joe Kerridge, Jake Ryan, and Jarrod Wilson.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
Following its clash with Penn State and a bye week, Michigan traveled to East Lansing to face its in-state rival, the Michigan State Spartans. This was the second straight year Michigan faces Michigan State at Michigan State. Michigan was dominated in the previous meeting, losing 29–6.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
Michigan State dominated Michigan, winning 35–11. Michigan State opened the scoring in the first quarter with a two-yard touchdown run from Jeremy Langford. Michigan responded in the second quarter with a 48-yard field goal from Matt Wile, but Michigan State expanded its lead shortly before halftime with a one-yard touchdown run from Langford. In the third quarter, Michigan State expanded its lead via a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown from RJ Williamson and a 70-yard touchdown pass from Connor Cook to Tony Lippett.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
Michigan reduced Michigan State's lead to 11 points in the fourth quarter with a one-yard touchdown run from De'Veon Smith and a successful two-point conversion via a pass from Devin Gardner to Jake Butt, but Michigan State scored the final points of the game near the end of the fourth quarter via a five-yard touchdown run from Langford, his third of the game.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
Michigan's captains for the game were Brennen Beyer, Gardner, Delote Hollowell, and Raymon Taylor. Wile's 48-yard field goal was a season long for him. Michigan's defense recovered two fumbles.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Indiana
After its trip to East Lansing, Michigan hosted the Indiana Hoosiers. This was the second meeting in a row played at Michigan Stadium between the two teams. Michigan won the previous meeting 63–47. Michigan announced prior to the game that tight end Jake Butt would be suspended for the game because of a violation of team rules.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Indiana
Michigan dominated Indiana, winning 34–10. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 35-yard field goal from Matt Wile and expanded its lead to ten points later in the first quarter via a six-yard touchdown pass from Devin Gardner to Keith Heitzman. Michigan added another touchdown in the second quarter via a 12-yard pass from Gardner to Amara Darboh, which made the score 17–0 in favor of Michigan at halftime. Indiana scored the first points of the third quarter via a 38-yard field goal from Griffin Oaks, but Michigan responded with a ten-yard touchdown run from Drake Johnson. Michigan expanded its lead to 20 via a 23-yard field goal from Matt Wile in the fourth quarter, Indiana cut Michigan's lead back to 17 points via a three-yard touchdown run from D'Angelo Roberts. Michigan scored the final points of the game via a 16-yard touchdown run from Johnson.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Indiana
Michigan's captains for the game were Joe Bolden, Joe Kerridge, and Jarrod Wilson. Michigan has now won 19 consecutive games against Indiana, which dates back to 1988, and is also 12–1 against Indiana when facing Indiana as a homecoming opponent. Michigan improved its homecoming record to 87–27. Michigan's run defense held Indiana to 167 yards rushing; Indiana was averaging 289.9 yards per game on the ground prior to the game. Michigan's defense also only allowed 24 yards passing, which was the fewest allowed since Michigan allowed 15 passing yards against Rice in 1999. Heitzman's touchdown reception in the first quarter was his first career touchdown. Darboh set career highs for receptions (9) and yards (107), while Johnson set career highs in rushing attempts (16), yards (122), and touchdowns (2).


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Following its game against Indiana, Michigan traveled to Evanston for the second consecutive year to face the Northwestern Wildcats. Michigan won the previous meeting 27–19 in triple overtime.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Michigan won a turnover filled game 10–9, stopping Northwestern's attempted go-ahead two-point conversion with three seconds remaining in the game. After a turnover filled first half during which Michigan had a field goal attempt blocked, Michigan opened the scoring in the third quarter with a three-yard touchdown run from De'Veon Smith. Northwestern reduced Michigan's lead to four points in the fourth quarter with a 21-yard field goal from Jack Mitchell, but Michigan regained its seven-point lead with a 37-yard field goal from Matt Wile.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Northwestern responded with a three-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Siemian to Toby Jones with three seconds remaining in the game, but the ensuing two-point conversion in an attempt to win the game in regulation was unsuccessful when Frank Clark's pressure caused Trevor Siemian to slip on the wet grass. Michigan recovered the ensuing onside kick and won the game.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Michigan's captains for the game were Brennen Beyer, Blake Countess, Amara Darboh, and Jack Miller. Michigan held Northwestern to a total of 12 rushing yards. Jake Ryan recorded his first career interception during the game. Michigan won its fourth game in a row against Northwestern.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
The game is often remembered in infamy as the "M00N game," referencing the display on the scoreboard at halftime.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Maryland
After its game against Northwestern and another bye week, Michigan played its final home game of the season against Maryland, one of the newest members of the Big Ten Conference. This was the first meeting between the schools since 1990, which Michigan won 45–17.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Maryland
Maryland defeated Michigan, winning 23–16. The teams traded field goals throughout the first half. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 22-yard field goal from Matt Wile. Maryland responded in the second quarter with a 38-yard field goal from Brad Craddock. Michigan regained the lead with a 33-yard field goal from Wile, but Maryland tied the game with a 41-yard field goal from Craddock and gained the lead with a 21-yard field goal from Craddock.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Maryland
Michigan tied the game as time expired in the first half with a 26-yard field goal from Wile, which made the score 9–9 at halftime. Michigan regained the lead in the third quarter via a 15-yard touchdown run from Devin Gardner, but Maryland tied the game in the fourth quarter via an eight-yard touchdown run from C.J. Brown and then took the lead for good with a one-yard touchdown run from Wes Brown.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Maryland
Michigan's streak of consecutive games with over 100,000 was extended to 258, but it was Michigan's lowest attended game since the game against Memphis in 1995. Michigan's captains were Brennen Beyer, Gardner, Jake Ryan, and Raymon Taylor. Michigan held its opponent without a score in the first quarter for the third consecutive game. Joe Bolden and Ryan both set career highs with 14 tackles each. Joe Kerridge set a career long rush of 52 yards during a successful fake punt attempt in the first quarter.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
To end the regular season, Michigan faced its arch-rival Ohio State in the 111th meeting of "The Game". Ohio State won the previous edition 42–41, with Michigan missing a two-point conversion attempt that would have made the score 43–42 in favor of Michigan with 32 seconds remaining in the game.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Ohio State defeated Michigan to record its third consecutive victory over the Wolverines, winning 42–28. Ohio State opened the scoring in the first quarter with a six-yard touchdown pass from J. T. Barrett to Nick Vannett. Michigan responded with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Devin Gardner to Jake Butt and then took the lead in the second quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Drake Johnson. Ohio State tied the game seven seconds before halftime via a 25-yard touchdown run from Barrett, which made the score 14–14 at halftime.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Ohio State regained the lead in the third quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Barrett, but Michigan responded with a four-yard touchdown run from Drake Johnson. Ohio State took the lead for good via a two-yard touchdown run from Ezekiel Elliott shortly before the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Ohio State added to its lead via a 44-yard touchdown run from Elliott and a 33-yard fumble return for a touchdown from Darron Lee. Michigan reduced Ohio State's margin of victory to 14 points via a three-yard touchdown pass from Gardner to Freddy Canteen.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Devin Funchess recorded a reception for the 25th straight game. Mason Cole became the first true freshman since 2009 to start all twelve games for Michigan and became the most started true freshman offensive lineman in program history. The captains for the game were Joe Bolden, Jack Miller, Jake Ryan, and Jarrod Wilson.


2014 Michigan Wolverines football team, 2015 NFL Draft
Three Wolverines were drafted in the 2015 NFL Draft. Devin Gardner signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots.


2014 Michigan elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Michigan on November 4, 2014. Primary elections were held on August 5, 2014.


2014 Michigan elections
Voters elected all four executive officers and both houses of the state legislature, as well as the state's delegations to the U.S. House and one of its two U.S. Senate seats.


2014 Michigan elections, Federal elections, U.S. Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Carl Levin was re-elected in 2008 with 62.7% of the vote. He retired instead of seeking a seventh term. U.S. Representative Gary Peters defeated former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land in the general election.


2014 Michigan elections, State elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder was first elected in 2010 with 58.1% of the vote. He ran for re-election to a second term and defeated former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer in the closest statewide election in 2014.


2014 Michigan elections, State elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson was first elected in 2010 with 50.7% of the vote. She won re-election to a second term against attorney Godfrey Dillard.


2014 Michigan elections, State elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette was first elected in 2010 with 52.6% of the vote. He won re-election to a second term against MSU law professor Mark Totten.


2014 Michigan elections, State elections, State Legislature
All seats of the Michigan Legislature were up for election. The Senate elects its members to four year terms, while the House of Representatives members are elected to two year terms. Republicans retained control of both chambers and made small gains in seats.


2014 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other 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 Michigan gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder ran for re-election to a second term in office. Primary elections took place on August 5, 2014, in which Snyder and former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer were unopposed in the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively.


2014 Michigan gubernatorial election
Snyder was considered vulnerable in his bid for a second term, as reflected in his low approval ratings. The consensus among The Cook Political Report, Governing, The Rothenberg Political Report, and Sabato's Crystal Ball was that the contest was a "tossup". Snyder was saddled with a negative approval rating, while his Democratic opponent, former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer, suffered from a lack of name recognition.


2014 Michigan gubernatorial election
Despite concerns about his approval rating hurting his chances at victory, Snyder was re-elected with 50.9% of the vote. As of 2021, this is the last time a Republican won the governorship of Michigan.


2014 Michigan gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Polling indicated significant opposition from Republican primary voters in Michigan towards Snyder's bid for re-election. This came in the midst of discussions by the Tea Party network regarding whether incumbent lieutenant governor Brian Calley should be replaced as Snyder's running mate. Snyder started running campaign ads in September 2013, immediately following the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference and formally declared that he is seeking re-election in January 2014.


2014 Michigan gubernatorial election, Republican primary
In August 2013, Tea Party leader Wes Nakagiri announced that he would challenge Calley for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. At the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference (September 20–22, 2013), speculation reported by the media also included Todd Courser as a potential challenger to Calley. At the Michigan Republican Party state convention, which took take place on August 23, 2014, incumbent lieutenant governor Brian Calley won renomination.


2014 Michigan gubernatorial election, Republican primary
On January 3, 2014, Mark McFarlin (who had originally declared his intention to run as a Democrat the previous November), announced that he would be running for the Republican nomination. He believed that his populist platform was too conservative for the Democratic ticket, and that he could get crossover support in the general election. However, he did not submit his filing petitions in time to qualify for the August primary ballot.


2014 Michigan gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
Michigan Democratic Party leadership rallied support behind former U.S. Representative Mark Schauer, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Party primary. Party Chairman Lon Johnson encouraged all other potential challengers to stay out of the race so as to avoid a costly and potentially bitter primary campaign. Conservative Democrat and "birther" Mark McFarlin had announced on November 29, 2013, that he was running for the Democratic nomination for governor, but he switched parties on January 3, 2014, leaving Schauer as the only candidate for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Micronesian Games
The 8th Micronesian Games were held from July 20 to July 30, 2014, in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).


2014 Micronesian Games
The Games began with an opening ceremony on the track and field grounds. They included "traditional war dances", and the unfurling of the Games flag in the air as it was delivered by parachute.


2014 Micronesian Games
At the close of the Games, Guam had topped the medal table, with eighty-one medals, of which forty-two gold.


2014 Micronesian Games, Participating countries
All Micronesian nations, states and territories took part. The host country was represented by four teams, one for each of its federated states: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap. The other participants included four independent countries (Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau) and two unincorporated organised territories of the United States: the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. The 2014 Games were the second hosted by the FSM, the 2002 Games having also taken place in Pohnpei State.


2014 Micronesian Games, Participating countries
The scheduling of the Games conflicted with the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which began on 23 July. Two Micronesian countries, Kiribati and Nauru, are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and thus had to split their athletes between the two events, both of which they were participating in. (See Kiribati at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Nauru at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.)


2014 Micronesian Games, Sports
Participants competed in fourteen sports, reportedly a record. The tournament included football, which had also been played in the 1998 edition, with the explicit aim for some of the teams to improve their credentials and gain associate member status with FIFA. At the time of the Games, the only Micronesian country or territory to be a member of FIFA was Guam.


2014 Micronesian Games, Sports
The sports were: athletics, baseball, basketball, football, the "Micronesian all-around", softball, spearfishing, swimming, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, va'a (canoeing), weightlifting, and wrestling.


2014 Micronesian Games, Medal table
The final medal table was as follows. Only Kiribati failed to obtain any medals.


2014 Mid Ulster District Council election
The 2014 Mid Ulster District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Mid Ulster District Council in Northern Ireland. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 Mid and East Antrim District Council election
The first election to Mid and East Antrim District Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 22 May 2014, returned 40 members to the newly formed council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party were the largest party in both first-preference votes and seats.


2014 Mid and East Antrim District Council election, Changes during the term, ♭ Carrick Castle by-election, 18 October 2018
After independent unionist councillor Charles (Jim) Brown died in August 2018, the Electoral Office determined that none of his three proposed substitutes met the criteria for co-option. This triggered the first by-election in Northern Ireland since local government reform in 2014. The DUP's Peter Johnston won the seat on the third count.


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season
The 2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season was made up of 12 United States college athletic programs that compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) under the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 2014 college football season. The season began play on August 31, 2014 and ended November 16, 2014.


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Conference teams and information
Starting with the 2014 football season, the Lincoln Blue Tigers joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference as a football–only member, as well as the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. It was part of a "Strategic Conference Football Scheduling Alliance" between the MIAA and GLVC.


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Conference teams and information, Coaches
Please note that the information listed is the information before the season started.


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
Sporting News released their Top-25 on June 10, 2014. Three teams from the conference were ranked in the top 25: #1 Northwest Missouri, #14 Pittsburg State, and #22 Emporia State. Two days later the Lindy's NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 was released, where four teams placed in the top 25 from the conference: #1 Northwest Missouri, #6 Pittsburg State, #13 Emporia State, and #24 Missouri Western.


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
On August 5, MIAA Media Days was held in Kansas City. Northwest Missouri was chosen as #1 for both Coaches and Media polls. The schools were ranked as follows:


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
On August 18, the National Collegiate Athletics Association released the AFCA Coaches poll was released. The three MIAA teams that are ranked are: Northwest Missouri at #1, Pittsburg State at #9, and Emporia State tied at #22. Others that received votes were: Central Missouri with 82 votes, Missouri Western with 38, and Washburn with 2.


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Preseason outlook
On August 26, D2football.com released their Top 25 poll. Four other MIAA schools were ranked in the D2football.com poll; Northwest Missouri State at #1, Pittsburg State at #9, Emporia State was chosen at #19 and Missouri Western at #24.


2014 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football season, Schedule
The first week of conference play began on Thursday, September 4, 2014. The schedule is subject to change.


2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 21–24. The top eight regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams, regardless of division, met in the double-elimination tournament held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Kent State won the tournament, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
Seeding in the eight-team field is determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division. Teams play a two bracket, double-elimination tournament leading to a single elimination final.


2014 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Kent State's Cody Koch, one of five Golden Flashes selected, was named Most Valuable Player.


2014 Mid-American Conference football season
The 2014 Mid-American Conference football season was the 69th season of college football play for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and was a part of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season.


2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 14 and ended on May 19, 2014 at Marty L. Miller Field, on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. Bethune-Cookman won their fourteenth tournament championship to claim the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Bethune-Cookman has claimed fourteen of the sixteen tournament championships, with Savannah State winning in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.


2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The four teams in the North Division and top four finishers from the South Division were seeded one through four based on regular season records, with first round matchups of the top seed from the North and the fourth seed from the South, the second seed from the North against the third seed from the South, and so on. The winners advanced in the winners' bracket, while first round losers play elimination games. The format means that one team from the South, North Carolina A&T, was left out of the field.


2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
Rain forced adjustments in the schedule, with all three third round games postponed by one day to Saturday.


2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Performer
Montana Durapau was named Tournament Most Outstanding Performer. Durapau was a pitcher for Bethune-Cookman.


2014 Middle East Rally Championship
The 2014 Middle East Rally Championship season was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested over six events held in six countries across the Middle East region, running from February to November.


2014 Middle East Rally Championship
Reigning champion Nasser Al-Attiyah defended his championship, winning four of the six rallies to be held, but the title was not decided until several days after the event. Al-Attiyah's fourth victory – at the Dubai International Rally – had originally been the first of the season for Khalid Al-Qassimi; Al-Qassimi had won the event by 0.3 seconds, and the championship title by a single point. Al-Attiyah protested the results, claiming that Al-Qassimi had violated designated driving regulations. Event officials rejected Al-Attiyah's protest, but the FIA's International Court of Appeal accepted a subsequent protest.


2014 Middle East Rally Championship
Al-Qassimi was given a 30-second post-event penalty, and his one-point title-winning margin, became a deficit of thirteen to Al-Attiyah. Third place in the championship went to Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, who won the Cyprus Rally, which was held alongside the European Rally Championship event. The season's only other winner was Nicolas Amiouni, who won his home event in Lebanon.


2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2014 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Rick Stockstill and played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium. They were second year members of Conference USA (C-USA) in the East Division. They finished the season 6–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the East Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.


2014 Middlesex County municipal elections
Elections were held in Middlesex County, Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2014 Middlesex County municipal elections, Middlesex County Council
County Council consists of the mayors of each municipality plus the deputy mayors of the municipalities over 5,000 people.


2014 Milano–Torino
The 2014 Milano–Torino was the 95th edition of the Milano–Torino single-day cycling race. It was held on 1 October 2014, over a distance of 193.5 kilometres (120.2 miles), starting near Milan in Settimo Milanese and ending near Turin on the Superga hill (Italian: Colle di Superga). The race was won by Italian cyclist Giampaolo Caruso.


2014 Milano–Torino, Notable riders
Among the riders, Alberto Contador, winner of the 2012 Milano–Torino, competed. Other notable riders include Alejandro Valverde, Fabio Aru, and Ryder Hesjedal.


2014 Milan–San Remo
The 2014 Milan–San Remo was the 105th running of the Milan–San Remo single-day monument classic cycling race. It was held on Sunday 23 March over a distance of 294 kilometres (182.7 miles) and was the fourth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season. It was won in the sprint by Alexander Kristoff, ahead of Fabian Cancellara and Ben Swift.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Route and pre-race favourites
Race organisers initially introduced major changes to the route for the 2014 edition of the race, with the new Pompeiana climb being introduced between the existing Cipressa and Poggio climbs in the climax of the race, although the earlier climb of Le Mànie was taken out. This was seen to tip the balance of the race in favour of puncheurs and climbers rather than sprinters, with many sprinters including 2009 winner Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) stating they would not compete. However, in February 2014 race organisers announced the new climb would not be used after all, due to poor weather conditions.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Route and pre-race favourites
With no replacement climb, the route now resembled that of the 2007 edition, and seemed to now favour sprinters due to a flatter route than in previous years. Subsequently, the likes of Cavendish and André Greipel (Lotto–Belisol) decided they would compete in the first monument of the season. Peter Sagan of Cannondale was seen as one of the top favourites going into the race, due to his all round sprinting and hill climbing abilities.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Route and pre-race favourites
Cavendish, Greipel and Giant–Shimano's John Degenkolb were considered favourites should the race end in a bunch sprint, whilst the likes of Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing), Philippe Gilbert of the BMC Racing Team, Orica–GreenEDGE's Simon Gerrans and Tom-Jelte Slagter of Garmin–Sharp would be looking to set up victory by dropping the sprinters on the final climbs. Gerrans did not start the race, after being ruled out the day before due to illness.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Teams
As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places to the race, completing the 25-team peloton


2014 Milan–San Remo, Race overview
The 2014 Milan San Remo was won by a powerful sprint from Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha who started his sprint with about 150m to go and surged clear of a fading Mark Cavendish. Fabian Cancellara of Trek Factory Racing finished 2nd for a 3rd time in this race and on the podium for a 5th time in seven years.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Race overview
Ben Swift of Team Sky took a surprise 3rd place, ahead of Juan José Lobato (Movistar Team) and Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step). Two of the pre-race favourites missed out towards the finish, with John Degenkolb puncturing as they hit the Poggio and André Greipel suffering from cramps after chasing to get back in the winning move on the descent of the Poggio.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Race overview
The race was run in atrocious conditions with hail and heavy, freezing rain hammering the riders for hours. An early break of seven built up a considerable lead but they were reeled in as they hit the Cipressa and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) went on a surprise attack. He built up a lead of around 35 seconds from the peloton but was reeled in as the race exploded in to life on the Poggio, led by Katusha and Cannondale.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Race overview
In the end it was a reduced group of some 27 riders that came to the finish and Kristoff was given a brilliant lead-out by his team-mate Luca Paolini and proved the strongest at the end of a really hard day in the saddle.


2014 Milan–San Remo, Race overview
Kristoff may have been seen as an outsider and was odds of 80/1 in February before the route change reverted to favouring the sprinters. He was fancied by some though following his strong showing in the Tour of Oman and because of his liking for long, hard days in the saddle. He was 33/1 to win with the bookmakers on the day.


2014 Military Bowl
The 2014 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2014 at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on the campus of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in the United States. The seventh annual Military Bowl, it pitted the American Athletic Conference co-champion Cincinnati Bearcats against the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games will conclude the 2014 FBS football season. The game started at 1:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. It was sponsored by aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman and is officially known as the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman.


2014 Military Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference against the American Athletic Conference co-champion Cincinnati Bearcats. Whit Babcock, the Hokies' director of athletics, previously held the same position at Cincinnati and hired Bearcats' coach Tommy Tuberville.


2014 Military Bowl, Teams
This was 11th overall meeting between these two teams, with series tied 5–5 before the game. The previous time these two teams met was in 2012. This was also the third bowl game between these two teams, the others being the 1947 Sun Bowl and the 2009 Orange Bowl.


2014 Military Bowl, Teams, Cincinnati Bearcats
After finishing their regular season with a 9–3 record and winning the American Athletic Conference co-championship, the Bearcats accepted their invitation to play in the game.


2014 Military Bowl, Teams, Virginia Tech Hokies
After finishing their regular season with a 6–6 record, the Hokies accepted their invitation to play in the game.


2014 Milton Keynes Council election
The 2014 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council (57 seats) was up for election due to a re-drawing of boundaries and an increase from 51 councillors. The council was under no overall control in advance of and after the vote.


2014 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 2014 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 45th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the 17th in the National League, and 46th overall. After leading the central division for much of the season, the Brewers collapsed in the second half and missed the playoffs. They finished 82–80, in third place.


2014 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 2014.


2014 Mini Challenge UK
The 2014 Mini Challenge season was the thirteenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 26 April at Donington Park and ended on 14 September at Brands Hatch. The season featured seven rounds across the UK.


2014 Mini Challenge UK, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first 15 positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. There were bonus points awarded for Pole Position and Fastest Lap.


2014 Minnesota Attorney General election
The 2014 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Minnesota Attorney General.


2014 Minnesota Attorney General election
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Attorney General Lori Swanson ran for re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) renominated Swanson, the Republican Party nominated State Senator Scott Newman and the Independence Party nominated attorney Brandan Borgos.


2014 Minnesota Attorney General election
Swanson defeated Newman in the general election by a significant margin.


2014 Minnesota Attorney General election, Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. Incumbent Lori Swanson won the endorsement unopposed.


2014 Minnesota Attorney General election, Republican primary
The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. State Senator Scott Newman won the endorsement unopposed.


2014 Minnesota Attorney General election, Independence nomination
The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Brandan Borgos won the endorsement unopposed.


2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Citrus Bowl where they lost to Missouri. It was their first New Year's Day bowl game appearance in 53 years, their previous was the 1962 Rose Bowl.


2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Preseason
Heading into their fourth off-season, Jerry Kill's coaching staff at Minnesota suffered their first departure as linebackers and assistant head coach Bill Miller accepted the linebackers coach position at Florida State. After a brief coaching search, the Gophers named Mike Sherels the new linebackers coach. Sherels had an extensive history with the University of Minnesota, playing middle linebacker for the team from 2003-2007 and then serving as a special assistant and then defensive graduate assistant under Jerry Kill from 2011-2013.


2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Preseason
The Gophers also saw quarterback Philip Nelson leave the team, announcing his transfer to Rutgers University shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 season. During the off season, Nelson was charged with first-degree assault after allegedly kicking Isaac Kolstad in the head during a late-night scuffle in downtown Mankato, Minnesota. These charges led to Nelson's dismissal from the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program on May 14, 2014.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The 2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2014, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 89th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 12, 2014.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). This was the first election for the DFL since it won a majority of seats in the 2012 election, after losing a majority to the Republicans in the 2010 election. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 2015.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Competitive districts
According to an analysis by the Star Tribune, based on past election results, fundraising, and other factors, 16 seats were vulnerable to switching parties. 14 were held by the DFL and two by the Republicans. According to MinnPost, 15 seats had the best chance of switching parties, based on the district's political lean (as calculated by MinnPost), previous election results, and the strength of the respective candidates. 13 were held by the DFL and two by the Republicans.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Analysis
The Republicans made most of their gains in rural districts, continuing a trend of rural districts leaning more towards the Republicans and suburban districts leaning more towards the DFL. Of the 11 districts they gained from the DFL, 10 are outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Analysis
Seven rural DFL incumbents who voted for legalizing same-sex marriage lost their seats, despite their districts having supported a proposed constitutional amendment in 2012 to ban it. Yet two rural DFL incumbents who voted against legalizing same-sex marriage also lost their seats.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Analysis
Split-ticket voters determined the outcome of several key races. Nearly 450,000 voters chose one party's candidate for a House seat, but then switched to pick a different party's candidate for the United States Senate or governor. Eight of the 11 districts the DFL lost featured at least some ticket splitting between DFL candidate for governor Mark Dayton and/or U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken and the Republican House candidate. Nearly all of the DFL candidates who lost came from districts in which many voters supported Republicans in previous elections, including candidates for governor Republican Tom Emmer over Democrat Mark Dayton in 2010 and presidential candidates Republican Mitt Romney over Democratic President Barack Obama in 2012.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Analysis
Outside and party spending reached large levels in several House districts compared to what has been spent in the past as Republican groups focused their attention on the House rather than statewide races. In some races, spending reached $500,000.


2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Analysis
Turnout was the lowest in more than 20 years, with slightly over 50 percent of eligible voters having voted. Turnout across the state was lower compared to 2010. It was slightly lower in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs, helping suburban DFL candidates win in those areas. In rural Minnesota, turnout was down by about 10 percentage points since 2010. Much of the drop-off was among DFL voters, while those who did vote in those districts were likely over the age of 45.


2014 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx are defending their 2013 WNBA Championship, seeking to become the third franchise to win three titles. However, their bid fell short as they lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals.


2014 Minnesota Lynx season
The Lynx had a positive offseason, re-signing free agent center Janel McCarville and guard Monica Wright, two key components of the 2013 championship team. The Lynx also announced their first uniform sponsor, the Mayo Clinic.


2014 Minnesota Lynx season, Transactions, Draft
The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2014 WNBA Draft.


2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election
The 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Minnesota Secretary of State.


2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Secretary of State Mark Ritchie did not run for re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominated State Representative Steve Simon, the Republican Party nominated State Representative Dan Severson and the Independence Party nominated business process analyst Bob Helland.


2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election, Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. State Representative Steve Simon was endorsed by acclamation over fellow State Representative Debra Hilstrom, who conceded before the results of the first ballot were announced and withdrew from the race.


2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election, Republican primary
The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. Former state representative Dan Severson, the Republican nominee for secretary of state in 2010, was endorsed after one ballot when former state senator John Howe withdrew his name from consideration.


2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election, Independence primary
The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Bob Helland won the endorsement.


2014 Minnesota State Auditor election
The 2014 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Minnesota State Auditor.


2014 Minnesota State Auditor election
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor State Auditor Rebecca Otto ran for re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) renominated Otto, the Republican Party nominated former Long Lake Mayor Randy Gilbert and the Independence Party nominated business owner Pat Dean.


2014 Minnesota State Auditor election
Otto defeated Gilbert in the general election by a significant margin.


2014 Minnesota State Auditor election, Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. Incumbent Rebecca Otto won the endorsement unopposed.


2014 Minnesota State Auditor election, Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives Matt Entenza filed to run on June 3, 2014, less than an hour before the filing deadline. His surprise entrance into the race encountered criticism from prominent DFLers.


2014 Minnesota State Auditor election, Republican primary
The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. Former Mayor of Long Lake Randy Gilbert, who was a candidate for State Auditor in 2010, won the endorsement unopposed.


2014 Minnesota State Auditor election, Independence primary
The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Pat Dean won the endorsement unopposed.


2014 Minnesota Swarm season
The 2014 Minnesota Swarm season was the tenth season of the Minnesota Swarm, a lacrosse team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota playing in the National Lacrosse League.


2014 Minnesota Swarm season, Regular season, Current standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2014 Minnesota Twins season
The 2014 Minnesota Twins season  was the 54th season for the franchise in Minnesota, and the 114th overall in the American League. They were the host team for the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. They finished last in the AL Central with a 70–92 record.


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Spring training
The Twins recorded a 9–16 win–loss record in pre-season spring training, the worst among American League teams. Three of their games finished tied and were therefore not included in the standings.


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On July 15, the 85th edition of the Mid-Summer Classic returned to the Twin Cities. Previous All-Star games were held at Metropolitan Stadium (1965) and the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1984). Twins Glen Perkins and Kurt Suzuki—in his first All-Star appearance—represented the hometown team. The battery-mates were called into action for the ninth, and closed down the National League All-Stars on nine pitches for a 5–3 AL win. Perkins, a two-time All-Star, earned the save.


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On August 20, second baseman Brian Dozier joined the Twins '20/20' club, adding his name to the five others that have connected for twenty homers in the same season they've stolen twenty bases. The small club includes Larry Hisle (1977), Kirby Puckett (1986), Marty Cordova (1995), Corey Koskie (2001) and Torii Hunter (twice, 2002 and 2004).


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
The August 24 game against Detroit was the longest Minnesota 9-inning game in history, in terms of time. The Sunday afternoon game at Target Field ran 4 hours and 10 minutes, and resulted in a 13-4 win for the Tigers.


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
In the first game of the September 13 doubleheader, starter Phil Hughes set a personal best in striking out eleven Chicago batters before being replaced in the eighth inning. (It had been 379 games since a Twin had posted double-digit strikeouts.) Michael Tonkin struck out another in the eighth. The three White Sox pitchers struck out 17 Twins, and the combined total of 29 strikeouts set a Minnesota record for a nine-inning game involving the Twins.


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Phil Hughes' contract called for a $500,000 bonus if he reached 210 innings pitched. On September 24, he pitched 8 innings before an hour-long rain delay. Ron Gardenhire replaced him with a fresh pitcher when play resumed—and Hughes' inning tally halted at 209⅔. He declined to be inserted in a later game to achieve one more out.


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
At season's end, Phil Hughes' strikeout-to-walk ratio (186:16) measured at 11.63 to 1. That number is the best-ever in the major leagues, topping the previous best of 143:13 set by Bret Saberhagen in 1984.


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On September 29, Ron Gardenhire was fired. In his 13-year tenure as Twins manager he went 1068–1039, for a .507 winning percentage. The legacy he leaves includes the many memories of him being ejected from a game, enough times to rank in Major League's top ten (but far behind Bobby Cox's recorded 132 times).


2014 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Native son Paul Molitor was hired on November 3 to replace Gardenhire, becoming the Twins' thirteenth skipper. Molitor was born and raised in Saint Paul, attended the University of Minnesota and spent most of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers. He finished his playing career with three seasons in the 1990s as a Minnesota Twin, and coached and consulted in the organization since retiring. In 2004, he was voted into the Hall of Fame, so with his hiring he joins the only two other men who've been hired as first-time managers after being inducted in the Hall as players -- Ted Williams and Ryne Sandburg.


2014 Minnesota United FC season
The 2014 season was Minnesota United FC's fifth season of existence and their fourth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.


2014 Minnesota United FC season, Transfers
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season
The 2014 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 54th in the National Football League and their first under head coach Mike Zimmer. It was the first of two seasons in which the Vikings played at the outdoor TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Construction of U.S. Bank Stadium began on the site of the team's former home, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, with a target of opening for the 2016 season.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season
Though the Vikings were eliminated from postseason contention after a loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 15, they improved on 2013's 5–10–1 record, which saw them go through a quarterback carousel and one of the worst defenses in the league that year, and arguably in Vikings' history.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
Coming off a season in which the Vikings let almost every team score at least 20 points on them (including the preseason), the Vikings showcased a defense that held the Raiders to a single digit score and kept them scoreless until the last 90 seconds of the 4th quarter, when they eventually scored a touchdown. This was the first time the Vikings' defense held any team to a single digit score since week 16 of the 2012 season. Rookie Anthony Barr recorded half a sack, and Kurt Coleman intercepted Raiders quarterback Derek Carr once.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
On the offense, Matt Cassel started and shined on his sole drive, leading the team down the field, where Matt Asiata scored the Vikings' only touchdown of the game from a yard out. After Cassel's drive, rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater entered the game and played a few drives, completing 6 of 13 pass attempts for 49 yards, getting sacked twice, and fumbling once (fellow Viking Matt Kalil recovered the fumble). The Vikings got a field goal on the second drive. Shortly after the half, the signal calling was turned to Christian Ponder, who managed a pair of first-down passes of 17 and 15 yards early on, but produced little thereafter.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Vikings faced a Cardinals team that shut the Texans out 32–0 in week 1. The Cardinals strained the Vikings' defense, but the offense, headed by Matt Cassel in the first half, was able to keep pace with their scoring to see the Vikings trailing 14–13 at halftime. The Vikings switched to Teddy Bridgewater after the half, and the rookie quarterback orchestrated a pair of drives that put the Vikings back in the lead 24–21.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
A few drives later, the Vikings' defense would end up being penalized three straight times, allowing the Cardinals to score a touchdown through a botched snap that was recovered by the Cardinals and run into the end zone. The Vikings were given the ball with around a minute to score. Bridgewater led the Vikings down field in comeback fashion to score the game-winner with a pass to Rodney Smith, sealing another preseason victory for the Vikings.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Game summaries, Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Vikings traveled to Kansas City to play against Matt Cassel's former team. The defense played remarkably well, with Captain Munnerlyn, Chad Greenway and Shaun Prater each recording an interception. The Vikings' defense managed to hold the Chiefs to five points for a majority of the game until they got a touchdown in the final minute for a total of 12.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Game summaries, Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
For the third game running, Cassel was the starting quarterback and he played the majority of this game; he gained 152 passing yards with a touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson, and threw a pick, the Vikings' only turnover of their preseason. Bridgewater also saw a little action; though he made few pass attempts, he gained 40 passing yards and made two touchdown passes to Allen Reisner.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason, Game summaries, Week 4: at Tennessee Titans
The Vikings traveled to Tennessee to face the Titans in the preseason finale. The Vikings' defense excelled in keeping the Titans to a minimal score, and recorded a strip sack by Corey Wootton and an interception by Julian Posey. Teddy Bridgewater was the starter for this game, and led the Vikings to score 10 points in their first two drives. Christian Ponder then took over for the rest of the game, leading three more scoring drives, though he and the offense were unable to score any touchdowns.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at St. Louis Rams
The Vikings opened their season on the road against the St. Louis Rams and took the lead in the first half with a field goal in each quarter from 52 yards and 46 yards, respectively, from third-year kicker Blair Walsh and an eight-yard touchdown pass from Matt Cassel to Greg Jennings with 21 seconds left in the half, set up by an interception from Josh Robinson at the Rams' 35-yard line.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at St. Louis Rams
The Rams struck back early in the third quarter with a field goal from Greg Zuerlein before Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson made the play of the game with a 67-yard touchdown run. The Vikings secured the game late in the fourth quarter as TE Kyle Rudolph connected with Cassel on a seven-yard touchdown pass, while Rudolph's former Notre Dame teammate Harrison Smith took an interception 81 yards for the Vikings' fourth touchdown of the game. Zuerlein added another field goal late in the game to make the final score 34–6 to the Vikings, their first road victory since week 16 of the 2012 season against the Houston Texans.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
The Vikings began their opening home game of the season without Adrian Peterson, who was deactivated after being charged with negligent injury of a child for allegedly beating his four-year-old son with a tree branch. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Matt Asiata, who got the Vikings off to a good start with a 25-yard touchdown reception from Matt Cassel on the game's opening possession. The defense then forced the Patriots into a three-and-out, only for Cassel to throw an interception attempting to find Jarius Wright deep downfield.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
Devin McCourty returned the ball 60 yards to the Minnesota 1-yard line, and two plays later, Stevan Ridley ran in to tie the scores. A second interception early in the second quarter resulted in another scoring drive for New England, as Tom Brady connected with Julian Edelman on a nine-yard TD catch.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
As the first half drew to a close, the Vikings drove downfield to give Blair Walsh a 48-yard field goal attempt with 19 seconds on the clock; however, Patriots DE Chandler Jones was able to burst through the Minnesota offensive line and block the kick before scooping up the ball and returning it 58 yards for the Patriots' third TD of the half.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
After the break, Cassel threw another two interceptions, one in each quarter, with the first resulting in a 47-yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal. The second occurred with six minutes left in the game, and the Patriots were able to hang onto possession until the two-minute warning before turning the ball over on downs at the Minnesota 19-yard line.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
Aided by two pass interference penalties, Cassel led the Vikings down the field and thought he had managed to cut into the New England lead with a 16-yard pass to Greg Jennings with 41 seconds to play, only for Jennings to be ruled out of bounds before gaining possession of the ball. Cassel was then sacked for a 14-yard loss on the next play and the game finished as a 30–7 Patriots win.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
After initially stating that Adrian Peterson would return to the active roster for their Week 3 game at New Orleans, the Vikings later placed the running back on the inactive list indefinitely, pending the outcome of the court case against him. Despite coming into the game at 0–3, the Saints started well, scoring two touchdowns on their first two drives, although DE Everson Griffen was able to block the extra point attempt on the second. The Vikings responded to going 13–0 down with two field goals from 25 and 30 yards respectively, but an injury to Matt Cassel meant a debut for rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
K Blair Walsh hit a 40-yard field goal to open the second half for the Vikings, but New Orleans closed the game out with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees to Marques Colston early in the fourth quarter. They were aided on the drive by a penalty for unnecessary roughness against CB Captain Munnerlyn for a tackle on Brees, but many thought that Brees should also have been penalized for his reaction and the penalties offset. Regardless, the Vikings were forced to punt on their next possession and the Saints were able to run out the clock for a 20–9 win.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Having lost Matt Cassel for the season, the Vikings gave Teddy Bridgewater his first career start at home to the Falcons in week 4, but it was running back Matt Asiata who opened the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run. Roddy White leveled the scores with a 24-yard catch from Matt Ryan, but a 49-yard kickoff return from Cordarrelle Patterson set the Vikings up with a short field on the next drive, which Asiata finished with a 6-yard run to restore Minnesota's seven-point lead.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Steven Jackson thought he had tied the scores again on a 3-yard run with six minutes to go in the half, only for the touchdown call to be overturned on review; however, Ryan was able to find FB Patrick DiMarco in the flat on the next play. However, Bridgewater himself restored Minnesota's advantage on the ensuing possession, capping an 80-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown run as the game entered its first two-minute warning. After forcing Atlanta into a quick three-and-out, Bridgewater led the Vikings downfield to the brink of another touchdown, but a lack of time meant they had to settle for an 18-yard Blair Walsh field goal to give them a 24–14 lead at the half.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Walsh scored another field goal on the opening drive of the second half, but long touchdowns for Devin Hester and Antone Smith gave the Falcons a one-point lead going into the fourth quarter. Those would prove to be Atlanta's last points of the game as Asiata picked up his third TD run early in the fourth quarter, with Bridgewater adding two points with a pass to Rhett Ellison. Bridgewater was injured on that drive, meaning that third-string QB Christian Ponder came in for his first appearance of the season. However, his job was simply to hand the ball off to rookie running back Jerick McKinnon, who set up a 55-yard field goal attempt for Walsh. An interception by Harrison Smith led to another field goal from 33 yards, before Josh Robinson closed the game out with another interception.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers
With only four days between games, Teddy Bridgewater had insufficient time to recover from the injury he picked up in week 4 and Christian Ponder made his first start since week 12 of the 2013 season. The Vikings defense forced Green Bay to punt on the first possession of the game, but soon kicked the ball back to the Packers, allowing Eddie Lacy's running to set up an 8-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Randall Cobb. The Vikings' ensuing possession again ended with a punt, and Rodgers punished them with a 66-yard TD pass to Jordy Nelson.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers
The teams traded possession as the game moved into the second quarter, until Ponder threw the ball directly to Packers DE Julius Peppers, who returned the interception 49 yards for his team's third TD of the game. Two plays later, Ponder was picked off again, this time by LB Jamari Lattimore, leaving a short field for Rodgers to work into before throwing an 11-yard TD pass to WR Davante Adams.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers
The second half began in much the same vein, as the Packers forced a Vikings punt on the first possession before marching downfield to set Lacy up for an 11-yard scoring run. The running back went into the end zone again at the end of the Packers' next possession with a 10-yard run, giving the home team a 42–0 lead. CB Marcus Sherels returned the ensuing kickoff 46 yards, and Ponder was able to pass downfield to the Green Bay 6-yard line, from where he ran into the end zone for the Vikings' first points of the game.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Green Bay Packers
Three plays later, Harrison Smith picked off a pass from Matt Flynn at the Green Bay 30-yard line, but the Vikings were unable to get into the end zone despite the short field and had to settle for a 26-yard Blair Walsh field goal. As the game drew to a close, the Vikings regained possession and drove down to the Packers' 8-yard line, only to be denied on 4th-and-goal, allowing Green Bay to end the game with a kneeldown.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins
With the close win over the Redskins, the Vikings improved to 4–5. Teddy Bridgewater's third win as a starting rookie quarterback breaks the franchise record (two wins) shared by both Fran Tarkenton and Christian Ponder.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: Bye
The Vikings took their bye week in week 10, along with the Texans, Colts, Patriots, Chargers and Redskins.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New York Jets
With the overtime win, the Vikings improve to 6–7 and have therefore improved on last year's record.


2014 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Detroit Lions
The loss resulted in the Vikings being officially eliminated from playoff contention.


2014 Minnesota elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2014. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election as well as all the seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, several state judicial seats, a United States Senate seat, all of Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, and several seats for local offices. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, to nominate major political party candidates for partisan offices and candidates for nonpartisan offices.


2014 Minnesota elections, State elections, Governor
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Governor Mark Dayton sought re-election. Other candidates included Republican Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson, Hannah Nicollet of the Independence Party, Chris Wright of the Grassroots Party, and Libertarian Chris Holbrook. Republicans Merrill Anderson, Scott Honour, former state House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, former state House Speaker Kurt Zellers, and Democrats Bill Dahn and Leslie Davis were defeated in the primary election. Republicans St. Louis County Commissioner Rob Farnsworth and state Senator Dave Thompson withdrew after failing to win their party's endorsement at the Republican state convention. Dayton was re-elected to a second term.


2014 Minnesota elections, State elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Attorney General Lori Swanson sought re-election. Other candidates included Republican state Senator Scott Newman, Brandan Borgos of the Independence Party, Libertarian Mary O'Connor, former DFL state Representative Andy Dawkins of the Green Party, and Dan Vacek running under the label "Legal Marijuana Now." Republican Sharon Anderson was defeated in the primary election. Swanson was re-elected to a third term.


2014 Minnesota elections, State elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced on June 4, 2013, that he would not seek re-election. Candidates that sought election include DFL state Representative Steve Simon, former Republican state Representative Dan Severson, Bob Helland of the Independence Party, and Libertarian Bob Odden. Democrats Dick Franson and Gregg Iverson, and David Singleton of the Independence Party were defeated in the primary election. Democrats Rachel Bohman and former state Representative Jeremy Kalin withdrew in 2013 several months following their announcements. Republican Dennis Nguyen withdrew in mid-March 2014 following reports of an alleged strip club visit. DFL state Representative Debra Hilstrom and former Republican state Senator John Howe withdrew after failing to win their party's endorsement at their party's state convention. Simon was elected.


2014 Minnesota elections, State elections, State Auditor
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor State Auditor Rebecca Otto announced on August 20, 2013, that she would seek re-election. Other candidates included Republican Randy Gilbert, Pat Dean of the Independence Party, Judith Schwartzbacker of the Grassroots Party, and Libertarian Keegan Iversen. Former DFL state House Minority Leader Matt Entenza was defeated in the primary election. Otto was re-elected to a third term.


2014 Minnesota elections, State elections, Minnesota House of Representatives
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election. The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats.


2014 Minnesota elections, State elections, Judiciary
Minnesota Supreme Court justices Wilhelmina Wright and David Lillehaug sought election to six-year terms following their respective appointments in 2012 and 2013 by Governor Mark Dayton. Several seats on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota District Courts were up for election as well. Both Wright and Lillehaug were elected.


2014 Minnesota elections, Federal elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Senator Al Franken sought re-election. Other candidates included Republican Mike McFadden, Steve Carlson of the Independence Party, and Libertarian Heather Johnson. Republicans state Representative Jim Abeler, David Carlson, Patrick Munro, and Ole Savior; Democrat Sandra Henningsgard; and Tom Books, Jack Shepard, Kevin Terrell, and Stephen Williams of the Independence Party were defeated in the primary election. Republicans Chris Dahlberg, Monti Moreno, state Senator Julianne Ortman, and Phillip Parrish withdrew after failing to win their party's endorsement at the Republican state convention. Franken was re-elected to a second term.


2014 Minnesota elections, Federal elections, United States House of Representatives
All of Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. No political party gained or lost seats.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Minnesota concurrently with the election to Minnesota's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other 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 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor governor Mark Dayton ran for re-election to a second term in office. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Yvonne Prettner Solon retired and Tina Smith was selected as his new running mate.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. Dayton and Smith won the Democratic primary and the Republicans nominated Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson and his running mate former state representative Bill Kuisle. In the general election, Dayton and Smith defeated them and several other minor party candidates with just over 50% of the vote. Dayton's victory broke his own record, set in 2010, as the oldest Minnesota gubernatorial candidate to win an election; he was 67. It was also the first gubernatorial race since 1994 in which the winner received a majority of the votes cast.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The election was the first time since 1994 that a third party did not gain more than 6% of the total vote.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Background
Incumbent Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty declined to run for a third term in 2010, instead running for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2012 election. State Representative Tom Emmer easily won the Republican nomination and former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton won the DFL nomination with a plurality over State House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher. After a very close race, Dayton defeated Emmer by just 8,770 votes, 0.42% of all votes cast.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Background
Dayton's victory was one of just four that Minnesota Democrats have achieved out of 28 gubernatorial elections during a Democratic presidency. Despite this, and despite his narrow margin of victory in 2010, Dayton was not seen as a top Republican target. The Cook Political Report and The Rothenberg Political Report both rate the race as "safe Democratic" and Daily Kos Elections, Governing and Sabato's Crystal Ball all rate the race as "likely Democratic".


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Until 2014, Minnesota Republicans had not had a competitive gubernatorial primary since 1924, when Theodore Christianson beat Ole Jacobson by 2.8%, taking 22.8% of the vote in a six-candidate race that saw five candidates finish in double digits. In every election since then, the nominee had won the primary by at least 17.8% and on average by 62.2%.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Republican primary
At the Republican State Convention on May 30–31, 2014, Jeff Johnson received the party's endorsement. Dave A. Thompson withdrew from the race and endorsed Johnson. Scott Honour, Marty Seifert and Kurt Zellers all ran in the August primary, but Johnson prevailed with 30% of the vote.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Independence primary
The Independence Party of Minnesota state convention was held on May 17, 2014, at Minnesota State University, Mankato.


2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Libertarian Party
The Libertarian Party of Minnesota state convention was held on April 26, 2014, in Maple Grove.


2014 Minor Counties Championship
The 2014 Minor Counties Championship was the 110th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the first under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested through two divisions: Eastern and Western. Staffordshire were the champions for the eleventh time, remaining the most successful club in the history of the competition.


2014 Minor Counties Championship, Standings
Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Teams also received 12 points for a win, 6 for a draw and 4 points for losing a match reduced to a single innings. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.


2014 Minya court rulings
Between the months of March and April 2014, a court in Minya, Egypt, has recommended the death sentence to hundreds of members and supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood over an attack on a police station in December 2013. The defendants included Mohamed Badie, the group's top leader, whose sentence was confirmed on June 21, 2014, along with 181 of the brotherhood's supporters. This came two months after the previous ruling decided to refer the case to the Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim.


2014 Minya court rulings, March ruling
On March 24, 2014, the Minya Criminal Court sentenced 529 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death. 147 of the defendants were in court for the trial while the others were convicted in absentia.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team
The 2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team represents the Mississippi State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Dudy Noble Field.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, Schedule and results
Game results and box scores can be found at the reference.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, SEC Tournament
Mississippi State, the 5 seed, beats 12 seed Georgia and beats 4 seed South Carolina. They then lose to 9 seed Kentucky in an upset and lose to 1 seed Florida, eliminating them immediately before the semifinal game.


2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team, NCAA tournament
Mississippi State, a regional 2 seed in the Lafayette Regional, beats regional 3 seed San Diego State and 4 seed Jackson State. Louisiana–Lafayette, having lost their first game to Jackson State, beats San Diego State and Jackson State, then beats Mississippi State twice to win the regional. Mississippi State finishes 2nd in the regional.