| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | David Bailiff |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Larry Edmondson |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach1: | Billy Lynch |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Chris Thurmond |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
| Champion: | Hawaii Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Hawaii Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | 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.
| Name | Position | Seasons at Rice | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Texas State University (1981) | |||
| Darrell Patterson | Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator | 6 | Texas Christian University (1984) | |
| Defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks | 4 | University of Tulsa (1975) | ||
| Larry Edmondson | Co-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 6 | Texas A&M University (1983) | |
| Larry Hoefer | 3 | McMurry University (1972) | ||
| Billy Lynch | Co-Offensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator/Wide receivers | 4 | Ball State University (2002) | |
| Recruiting Coordinator/tight ends | 5 | University of New Mexico (1995) | ||
| Michael Slater | 3 | Southwest Texas State University (1993) | ||
| Anthony Steward | Running backs | 1 | University of Kansas (2012) | |
| Ronnie Vinklarek | 6 | Southwest Texas (1981) | ||
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Schedule Source:[2]
Previous meeting was in the 2013 Conference USA Football Championship Game.