2014 Rice Owls football team

2014 Rice Owls football

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


2014 Conference USA football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#23 Marshall ^x†	7	–	1	13	–	1
Middle Tennessee	5	–	3	6	–	6
WKU	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
Western 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 post season 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.

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 #17 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 17–48	80,795
September 13	8:00 PM	at #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 #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 notes

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

References

↑ "2014 Coaching Staff". Rice University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
↑ "2014 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

Rice Owls football

Venues	West End Park (1912) Rice Field (1913–1948) Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU

Culture & lore	Sammy the Owl "Rice Fight" Marching Owl Band

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