Miami won their next three, winning 55–34 over Cincinnati, 30–6 over Virginia Tech and 47–20 over North Carolina. Golden's squad struggled to finish the season, losing their last four; a 30-26 letdown to archrival Florida State, a 30-13 disappointment to Virginia, a 35–23 defeat at the hands of Pittsburgh in the regular season finale and a 24-21 close defeat in the 2014 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, to South Carolina.
