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2014 Rice Owls football team

2014 Rice Owls football
Rice University Athletic Mark.svg
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 30–6 vs. Fresno State
Conference Conference USA
Division 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)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East 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  
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 post season bowl due to transition from FCS.
As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 0 7 17
#17 Fighting Irish 14 14 10 10 48

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.

Previous meeting was in the 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game.


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