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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

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

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Coaching staff

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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

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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

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Notre Dame

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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

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

Old Dominion

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

Southern Miss

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

Hawaii

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

Army

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

North Texas

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

FIU

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

UTSA

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

Marshall

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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

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

Louisiana Tech

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

Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl

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

References

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  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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