2014 Rice Owls football team

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.

2014 Rice Owls football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 30–6 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2014 record	8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	David Bailiff (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Edmondson and Billy Lynch
Defensive coordinator	Chris Thurmond
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)

2014 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Rice	Alma Mater
David Bailiff	Head coach	8	Texas State University (1981)
Darrell Patterson	Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator	6	Texas Christian University (1984)
Chris Thurmond	Defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks	4	University of Tulsa (1975)
Larry Edmondson	Co-Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	6	Texas A&M University (1983)
Larry Hoefer	Safeties	3	McMurry University (1972)
Billy Lynch	Co-Offensive coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator/Wide receivers	4	Ball State University (2002)
David Sloan	Recruiting Coordinator/Tight ends	5	University of New Mexico (1995)
Michael Slater	Defensive Line	3	Southwest Texas State University (1993)
Anthony Steward	Running backs	1	University of Kansas (2012)
Ronnie Vinklarek	Offensive line	6	Southwest Texas (1981)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 PM	at No. 17 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 17–48	80,795
September 13	8:00 PM	at No. 7 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN2	L 10–38	103,867
September 20	11:00 AM	Old Dominion	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	L 42–45	17,558
September 27	6:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FCS	W 41–23	24,756
October 4	6:00 PM	Hawaii*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ASN	W 28–14	17,465
October 11	11:00 AM	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 41–21	37,011
October 25	11:00 AM	North Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	W 41–21	18,430
November 1	11:00 AM	at FIU	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ASN	W 31–17	12,097
November 8	11:00 AM	UTSA	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	W 17–7	19,464
November 15	1:30 PM	at No. 21 Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	FSN	L 14–41	30,680
November 21	7:00 PM	UTEP	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	FS1	W 31–13	18,164
November 29	11:00 AM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	CBSSN	L 31–76	18,029
December 24	7:00 PM	vs. Fresno State*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–6	25,365
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 3 0 7 17 • #17 Fighting Irish 14 14 10 10 48 Date: August 30 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana Game start: 3:42pm Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: • Wind: • Weather: TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Mike Mayock & Kathryn Tappen

Scoring summary 1 6:02 ND Everett Golson 11-yard touchdown run, Kyle Brindza kick good ND 7–0 1 2:13 Rice Zach Wright 26-yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson, James Hairston kick good Tied 7–7 1 2:01 ND William Fuller 75-yard touchdown reception from Golson, Brindza kick good ND 14–7 2 5:51 Rice 33-yard field goal by Hairston ND 14–10 2 2:33 ND Golson 14-yard touchdown run, Brindza kick good ND 21–10 2 0:05 ND C. J. Prosise 53-yard touchdown reception from Golson, Brindza kick good ND 28–10 3 4:07 ND 36-yard field goal by Brindza ND 31–10 3 0:17 ND Golson 4-yard touchdown run, Brindza kick good ND 38–10 4 7:47 ND 29-yard field goal by Brindza ND 41–10 4 4:57 Rice James Mayden 53-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Stehling, Hairston kick good ND 41–17 4 3:32 ND Greg Bryant 17-yard touchdown run, Brindza kick good ND 48–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1988	Notre Dame, 54–11

Texas A&M

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–51–3	2013	Texas A&M, 52–31

Old Dominion

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Southern Miss

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2012	Rice, 44–17

Hawaii

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2004	Rice, 41–29

Army

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1–1	2008	Rice, 38–31

North Texas

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2013	North Texas, 28–16

FIU

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

UTSA

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	Rice, 27–21

Marshall

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2013	Rice, 41–24

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6	2013	Rice, 45–7

Louisiana Tech

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2013	Rice, 52–14

Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2004	Fresno, 52–21

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.