2014 Rice Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2014 Rice Owls Rice Owls logo.svg 100 Conference USA West Division C-USA 8–5 5–3 David Bailiff 8th Larry Edmondson 1st Billy Lynch 1st Chris Thurmond 3rd Spread 4–3 Rice Stadium Hawaii Bowl champion Hawaii Bowl W 30–6 vs. Fresno State 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 atRice 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:2014 Coaching Staff http://www.riceowls.com/staffdir/rice-staffdir.html Rice University Department of Athletics September 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140928003021/http://www.riceowls.com/staffdir/rice-staffdir.html September 28, 2014 dead Schedule 2014 AP Poll released prior to game Central August 30 2:30 pm l y y Notre Dame 17 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 17–48 80,795 September 13 8:00 pm l y y Texas A&M 7 Kyle Field College Station, TX ESPN2 10–38 103,867 September 20 11:00 am l Old Dominion Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 42–45 17,558 September 27 6:00 pm w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS FCS 41–23 24,756 October 4 6:00 pm w y Hawaii Rice Stadium Houston, TX ASN 28–14 17,465 October 11 11:00 am w y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSSN 41–21 37,011 October 25 11:00 am w North Texas Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 41–21 18,430 November 1 11:00 am w y FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL ASN 31–17 12,097 November 8 11:00 am w y UTSA Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 17–7 19,464 November 15 1:30 pm l y Marshall 21 Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV FSN 14–41 30,680 November 21 7:00 pm w UTEP Rice Stadium Houston, TX FS1 31–13 18,164 November 29 11:00 am l y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA CBSSN 31–76 18,029 December 24 7:00 pm w y y Fresno State Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI ESPN 30–6 25,365 Schedule source:http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/conf-usa/2014-rice-owls-football-schedule.php 2014 Rice Owls Football Schedule FB Schedules February 3, 2014 Game summaries Notre Dame Owls #17 Fighting Irish 7 3 0 7 14 14 10 10 August 30 Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, Indiana EDT (UTC–4) 3:42pm 3:10 80,795 • Wind: • Weather: Dan Hicks, Mike Mayock & Kathryn Tappen NBC yes 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 yes Texas A&M Owls 0 7 3 0 #7 Aggies 7 14 14 3 Old Dominion Monarchs 14 14 7 10 Owls 7 7 14 14 Southern Miss Owls 3 17 7 14 Golden Eagles 0 10 6 7 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 0 Owls 0 7 7 14 Army Owls 7 17 14 3 Black Knights 7 7 7 0 North Texas Mean Green 14 7 0 0 21 Owls 14 0 10 17 41 FIU Owls 17 7 0 7 31 Panthers 7 10 0 0 17 UTSA Roadrunners 0 0 0 7 7 Owls 7 3 7 0 17 Marshall Owls 0 7 0 7 #21 Thundering Herd 3 17 14 7 Previous meeting was in the 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game. UTEP Miners 0 3 10 0 Owls 0 10 14 7 Louisiana Tech Owls 3 14 7 7 31 Bulldogs 21 7 28 20 76 Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6 Owls 16 0 7 7 30 References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Category:Hawaii Bowl champion seasons Rice Owls football Category:2014 in Houston Category:Long stubs with short prose