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:
Schedule
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Game summaries
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Old Dominion
Southern Miss
Hawaii
Army
North Texas
FIU
UTSA
Marshall
Previous meeting was in the 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game.
UTEP
Louisiana Tech
Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl
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