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
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Edmondson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Lynch (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
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 edit

Coaching staff edit

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 edit

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 DominionFSNL 42–4517,558
September 276:00 pmat Southern MissFCSW 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 FIUASNW 31–1712,097
November 811:00 amUTSA 
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNW 17–719,464
November 151:30 pmat No. 21 MarshallFSNL 14–4130,680
November 217:00 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FS1W 31–1318,164
November 2911:00 amat Louisiana TechCBSSNL 31–7618,029
December 247:00 pmvs. Fresno State*ESPNW 30–625,365
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries edit

Notre Dame edit

1 234Total
Owls 7 307 17
#17 Fighting Irish 14 141010 48

Texas A&M edit

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

Old Dominion edit

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

Southern Miss edit

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

Hawaii edit

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

Army edit

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

North Texas edit

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

FIU edit

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

UTSA edit

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

Marshall edit

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 edit

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

Louisiana Tech edit

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

Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl edit

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

References edit

  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.