2014 Rice Owls football
Hawaii Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Edmondson and Billy Lynch
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2014 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 23 Marshall x$  7 –1   13 –1  
Middle Tennessee  5 –3   6 –6  
Western Kentucky  4 –4   8 –5  
UAB  4 –4   6 –6  
Old Dominion*  4 –4   6 –6  
FIU  3 –5   4 –8  
Florida Atlantic  2 –6   3 –9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech x  7 –1   9 –5  
Rice  5 –3   8 –5  
UTEP  5 –3   7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5   4 –8  
North Texas  2 –6   4 –8  
Southern Miss  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach David Bailiff and played its home games at Rice Stadium. The team was a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Fresno State.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Rice		Alma mater
David BailiffHead coach8Texas State University (1981)
Darrell PattersonLinebackers/Special Teams Coordinator6Texas Christian University (1984)
Chris ThurmondDefensive coordinator/Cornerbacks4University of Tulsa (1975)
Larry EdmondsonCo-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks6Texas A&M University (1983)
Larry HoeferSafeties3McMurry University (1972)
Billy LynchCo-Offensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator/Wide receivers4Ball State University (2002)
David SloanRecruiting Coordinator/tight ends5University of New Mexico (1995)
Michael SlaterDefensive line3Southwest Texas State University (1993)
Anthony StewardRunning backs1University of Kansas (2012)
Ronnie VinklarekOffensive line6Southwest Texas (1981)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 302:30 pmat No. 17 Notre Dame*
NBCL 17–4880,795
September 138:00 pmat No. 7 Texas A&M*
ESPN2L 10–38103,867
September 2011:00 amOld Dominion
FSNL 42–4517,558
September 276:00 pmat Southern Miss
FCSW 41–2324,756
October 46:00 pmHawaii*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ASNW 28–1417,465
October 1111:00 amat Army*
CBSSNW 41–2137,011
October 2511:00 amNorth Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNW 41–2118,430
November 111:00 amat FIU
ASNW 31–1712,097
November 811:00 amUTSAdagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNW 17–719,464
November 151:30 pmat No. 21 Marshall
FSNL 14–4130,680
November 217:00 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FS1W 31–1318,164
November 2911:00 amat Louisiana Tech
CBSSNL 31–7618,029
December 247:00 pmvs. Fresno State*
ESPNW 30–625,365
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 234Total
Owls 7 307 17
• #17 Fighting Irish 14 141010 48
Scoring summary
16:02NDEverett Golson 11-yard touchdown run, Kyle Brindza kick goodND 7–0
12:13RiceZach Wright 26-yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson, James Hairston kick goodTied 7–7
12:01NDWilliam Fuller 75-yard touchdown reception from Golson, Brindza kick goodND 14–7
25:51Rice33-yard field goal by HairstonND 14–10
22:33NDGolson 14-yard touchdown run, Brindza kick goodND 21–10
20:05NDC. J. Prosise 53-yard touchdown reception from Golson, Brindza kick goodND 28–10
34:07ND36-yard field goal by BrindzaND 31–10
30:17NDGolson 4-yard touchdown run, Brindza kick goodND 38–10
47:47ND29-yard field goal by BrindzaND 41–10
44:57RiceJames Mayden 53-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Stehling, Hairston kick goodND 41–17
43:32NDGreg Bryant 17-yard touchdown run, Brindza kick goodND 48–17

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 3 0 10
#7 Aggies 7 14 14 3 38

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 14 14 7 10 45
Owls 7 7 14 14 42

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 17 7 14 41
Golden Eagles 0 10 6 7 23

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 0 14
Owls 0 7 7 14 28

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 17 14 3 41
Black Knights 7 7 7 0 21

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 14 7 0 0 21
Owls 14 0 10 17 41

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 17 7 0 7 31
Panthers 7 10 0 0 17

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7
Owls 7 3 7 0 17

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 7 14
#21 Thundering Herd 3 17 14 7 41

Previous meeting was in the 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game.

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 3 10 0 13
Owls 0 10 14 7 31

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 14 7 7 31
Bulldogs 21 7 28 20 76

Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6
Owls 16 0 7 7 30

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Coaching Staff". Rice University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.


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