2014 Rice Owls football team

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)
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Conference USA football standings
v t	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

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[]

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

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[]