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2014 Hawaii Bowl

January 01, 1970

The 2014 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 24, 2014 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States. The thirteenth annual Hawaii Bowl, it pitted the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference against the Rice Owls of Conference USA.[5] It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The game started at 3:00 p.m. HST and aired on ESPN.

2014 Hawaii Bowl
13th Hawaii Bowl
Fresno State Bulldogs Rice Owls
(6–7) (7–5)
Mountain West C-USA
6 30
Head coach: 
Tim DeRuyter		 Head coach: 
David Bailiff
1234 Total
Fresno State 3300 6
Rice 16077 30
DateDecember 24, 2014
Season2014
StadiumAloha Stadium
LocationHonolulu (Halawa), Hawaii
MVPRice QB Driphus Jackson[1]
Fresno State LB Carl Mickelsen[2]
FavoriteEven[3]
RefereeTony Backert[4] (Sun Belt)
Attendance25,365[4]
PayoutUS$650,000
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN/ESPN Radio
AnnouncersAllen Bestwick, Rod Gilmore, & Holly Rowe (ESPN)
Kevin Winter & Trevor Matich (ESPN Radio)

Rice defeated Fresno State by a score of 30–6.[6]

Teams edit

The game featured the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference against the Rice Owls of Conference USA.

This was the seventh overall meeting between these two teams, with Fresno State having won all 6 previous games. The last time these two teams had met was in 2004.

Fresno State Bulldogs edit

See also: 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Despite finishing their regular season with a 6–7 record, by virtue of winning the Mountain West's West Division title, the Bulldogs became bowl eligible and accepted their invitation to play in the game.[7] This was Fresno State's second Hawaii Bowl; the Bulldogs had previously appeared in the 2012 game, losing to the SMU Mustangs by a score of 43–10 largely due to the efforts of SMU defensive end Margus Hunt.[8]

Rice Owls edit

See also: 2014 Rice Owls football team

After finishing their regular season with a 7–5 record, the Owls accepted their invitation to play in the game, their first appearance in the Hawaii Bowl.[9] Although they began the season with three losses, the Owls won their next six games before losing two of their final three; overall, according to FBSchedules.com, Rice had the 12th easiest schedule in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).[10]

Pregame buildup edit

Fresno State edit

Offense edit

Featuring reasonable balance between a rushing game that averaged 183.9 yards per game (45th nationally) and a passing game that averaged 233.8 yards per game (59th nationally), Fresno State's offense scored an average of 28.1 points per game.[11] The aforementioned rushing attack was led by junior Marteze Waller, a second team all-conference selection whose 1292 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns were complemented by the efforts of senior Josh Quezada and quarterback Brian Burrell, who combined for 801 rushing yards and eight touchdowns.[12][13][14] Burrell orchestrated a passing attack that frequently targeted first team all-conference selection Josh Harper, a senior who enjoyed "quite the career" at Fresno State having exceeded the 1,000 yard threshold and ranking among the leaders in touchdown receptions nationally; he compiled twice as many receptions as anyone else on the roster.[12][15] Wide receivers Aaron Peck, Greg Watson, and Delvon Hardaway, running back Josh Quezada, and tight end Chad Olsen also made contributions to the passing game.[12] Right guard Cody Wichmann, who frequently drew comparisons to Logan Mankins, anchored the Bulldogs' offensive line, and was set to make his 50th consecutive start in the bowl game; he earned second team all-conference accolades.[16] Alex Fifita started at left tackle, having earned honorable mention all-conference recognition after proving himself at the position during the season.[17]

Defense edit

Junior defensive tackle Tyeler Davison anchored the defense, having totaled eight sacks and 12.5 tackles-for-loss, and received first team all-conference recognition.[13][14] Outside linebacker Donavan Lewis, a senior mainstay of the defense, earned honorable mention all-conference recognition, and received accolade from teammates for always understanding his assignments and playing with heart.[13][18] One game preview commented, "Fresno State's secondary wasn't always tested in a run-heavy Mountain West Conference, but they gave up 14 touchdowns against zero interceptions in their opening three-game stretch against Power Five opponents."[19] Nevertheless, the aforementioned secondary did place one of its members on the first team all-conference squad, three-time honoree Derron Smith.[13]

Rice edit

Offense edit

Relatively similar to Fresno State's, Rice's offensive statistical averages included 223.6 passing yards per game (71st nationally), 170.3 rushing yards per game (57th nationally), and 28.7 points per game (68th nationally).[20] Likely employing an offensive scheme that emphasized ball control, the Owls' offense featured three competent rushers – Jowan Davis and Darik Dillard at running back, and dual-threat quarterback Driphus Jackson.[21] Jackson's top target at receiver was senior Jordan Taylor, the "star of the Owls offense" whose 49 receptions and 781 yards both led the team.[15] Fellow senior Mario Hull led the team with eight touchdown receptions.[22] Offensive lineman Nico Carlson helped lead the senior class at Rice in establishing a winning culture in Rice football; he also earned placement on the second team all-conference team.[23][24] Andrew Reue and Matt Simonette – two of Carlson's fellow offensive linemen – also earned all-conference recognition as honorable mentions.[23]

Defense edit

"Fresh off an absolutely embarrassing performance" in which they surrendered 76 points and 677 total yards, Rice's defense looked to rebound by notching a "competent" performance against Fresno State.[25] Continuity was a prevalent theme in the Owls' secondary, in which three of four starters – cornerback Bryce Callahan and safeties Malcolm Hill and Julius White – joined linebacker James Radcliffe as the only defensive players in Rice history to start three bowls in their college careers.[24] Up front, lanky defensive end Brian Nordstrom "came out of nowhere to have one of the best seasons for a defensive end in Rice history," posting an "eye-opening," Conference USA-leading 18.5 tackles for loss to complement 7.5 sacks en route to earning first team all-conference accolades.[15][26] Callahan also earned second team all-conference recognition while White, Radcliffe, and linebacker Alex Lyons received honorable mention recognition.[23]

Game summary edit

Scoring summary edit

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP FS Rice
1 10:32 11 71 4:28 Rice 21-yard field goal by James Hairston 0 3
1 2:16 10 37 3:11 FS 44-yard field goal by Kody Kroening 3 3
1 0:23 5 78 1:48 Rice Jordan Taylor 14-yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson, James Hairston kick failed 3 9
1 0:04 1 69 0:11 Rice Mario Hull 69-yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson, James Hairston kick good 3 16
2 8:53 10 51 2:43 FS 40-yard field goal by Kody Kroening 6 16
3 6:18 7 73 2:48 Rice Dennis Parks 40-yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson, James Hairston kick good 6 23
4 10:07 2 59 0:27 Rice Darik Dillard 1-yard touchdown run, James Hairston kick good 6 30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 30

Source: [4]

Statistics edit

Statistics[4] FS Rice
First downs 15 16
Plays–yards 80–255 66–463
Rushes–yards 42–162 40–137
Passing yards 93 326
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–38–2 16–26–0
Time of possession 27:45 32:15

References edit

  1. ^ "OWLoha! Rice Defeats Fresno State in Hawai'i Bowl 30-6". riceowls.com. December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Doug (December 25, 2014). "Fresno State pushed around in Hawaii Bowl". washingtontimes.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Odds
  4. ^ a b c d "2014 Hawaii Bowl Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  6. ^ Bryant-Jon, Anteola (December 24, 2014). "Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State Suffers Blowout Loss Against Rice" 2015-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, The Fresno Bee. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  7. ^ . SheratonHawaiiBowl.com. Hawaii Bowl. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  8. ^ "SMU defense smothers Fresno State in Hawaii Bowl". USA Today. Associated Press. December 25, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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  10. ^ Kelley, Kevin (April 1, 2014). "2014 College Football Strength of Schedule – NCAA Method". FBSchedules.com. USA Today College Sports. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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  16. ^ Anteola, Bryant-Jon (December 20, 2014). . The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  17. ^ Kuwada, Robert (November 27, 2014). "Fresno State football notebook: Alex Fifita keeps maturing at left tackle". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  18. ^ Anteola, Bryant-Jon (October 28, 2014). . Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  19. ^ Volk, Pete (December 24, 2014). "Watch the 2014 Hawai'i Bowl: Rice vs. Fresno State game time, TV schedule, live online streaming". SBNation.com. Vox Media. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  20. ^ . College Football - ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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  23. ^ a b c (Press release). CBS Interactive. December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  24. ^ a b Duarte, Joseph (December 23, 2014). "Rice seniors take pride in laying foundation". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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  26. ^ Dean, Richard (December 23, 2014). "Owls' Nordstrom uses smarts to become All C-USA defender". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

January 01, 1970
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The 2014 Hawaii Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 24 2014 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii in the United States The thirteenth annual Hawaii Bowl it pitted the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference against the Rice Owls of Conference USA 5 It was one of the 2014 15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season The game started at 3 00 p m HST and aired on ESPN 2014 Hawaii Bowl13th Hawaii BowlFresno State Bulldogs Rice Owls 6 7 7 5 Mountain West C USA6 30Head coach Tim DeRuyter Head coach David Bailiff1234 TotalFresno State 3300 6Rice 16077 30DateDecember 24 2014Season2014StadiumAloha StadiumLocationHonolulu Halawa HawaiiMVPRice QB Driphus Jackson 1 Fresno State LB Carl Mickelsen 2 FavoriteEven 3 RefereeTony Backert 4 Sun Belt Attendance25 365 4 PayoutUS 650 000United States TV coverageNetworkESPN ESPN RadioAnnouncersAllen Bestwick Rod Gilmore amp Holly Rowe ESPN Kevin Winter amp Trevor Matich ESPN Radio Hawaii Bowl lt 2013 2015 gt Rice defeated Fresno State by a score of 30 6 6 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Fresno State Bulldogs 1 2 Rice Owls 2 Pregame buildup 2 1 Fresno State 2 1 1 Offense 2 1 2 Defense 2 2 Rice 2 2 1 Offense 2 2 2 Defense 3 Game summary 3 1 Scoring summary 3 2 Statistics 4 ReferencesTeams editThe game featured the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference against the Rice Owls of Conference USA This was the seventh overall meeting between these two teams with Fresno State having won all 6 previous games The last time these two teams had met was in 2004 Fresno State Bulldogs edit See also 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Despite finishing their regular season with a 6 7 record by virtue of winning the Mountain West s West Division title the Bulldogs became bowl eligible and accepted their invitation to play in the game 7 This was Fresno State s second Hawaii Bowl the Bulldogs had previously appeared in the 2012 game losing to the SMU Mustangs by a score of 43 10 largely due to the efforts of SMU defensive end Margus Hunt 8 Rice Owls edit See also 2014 Rice Owls football team After finishing their regular season with a 7 5 record the Owls accepted their invitation to play in the game their first appearance in the Hawaii Bowl 9 Although they began the season with three losses the Owls won their next six games before losing two of their final three overall according to FBSchedules com Rice had the 12th easiest schedule in the Football Bowl Subdivision FBS 10 Pregame buildup editFresno State edit Offense edit Featuring reasonable balance between a rushing game that averaged 183 9 yards per game 45th nationally and a passing game that averaged 233 8 yards per game 59th nationally Fresno State s offense scored an average of 28 1 points per game 11 The aforementioned rushing attack was led by junior Marteze Waller a second team all conference selection whose 1292 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns were complemented by the efforts of senior Josh Quezada and quarterback Brian Burrell who combined for 801 rushing yards and eight touchdowns 12 13 14 Burrell orchestrated a passing attack that frequently targeted first team all conference selection Josh Harper a senior who enjoyed quite the career at Fresno State having exceeded the 1 000 yard threshold and ranking among the leaders in touchdown receptions nationally he compiled twice as many receptions as anyone else on the roster 12 15 Wide receivers Aaron Peck Greg Watson and Delvon Hardaway running back Josh Quezada and tight end Chad Olsen also made contributions to the passing game 12 Right guard Cody Wichmann who frequently drew comparisons to Logan Mankins anchored the Bulldogs offensive line and was set to make his 50th consecutive start in the bowl game he earned second team all conference accolades 16 Alex Fifita started at left tackle having earned honorable mention all conference recognition after proving himself at the position during the season 17 Defense edit Junior defensive tackle Tyeler Davison anchored the defense having totaled eight sacks and 12 5 tackles for loss and received first team all conference recognition 13 14 Outside linebacker Donavan Lewis a senior mainstay of the defense earned honorable mention all conference recognition and received accolade from teammates for always understanding his assignments and playing with heart 13 18 One game preview commented Fresno State s secondary wasn t always tested in a run heavy Mountain West Conference but they gave up 14 touchdowns against zero interceptions in their opening three game stretch against Power Five opponents 19 Nevertheless the aforementioned secondary did place one of its members on the first team all conference squad three time honoree Derron Smith 13 Rice edit Offense edit Relatively similar to Fresno State s Rice s offensive statistical averages included 223 6 passing yards per game 71st nationally 170 3 rushing yards per game 57th nationally and 28 7 points per game 68th nationally 20 Likely employing an offensive scheme that emphasized ball control the Owls offense featured three competent rushers Jowan Davis and Darik Dillard at running back and dual threat quarterback Driphus Jackson 21 Jackson s top target at receiver was senior Jordan Taylor the star of the Owls offense whose 49 receptions and 781 yards both led the team 15 Fellow senior Mario Hull led the team with eight touchdown receptions 22 Offensive lineman Nico Carlson helped lead the senior class at Rice in establishing a winning culture in Rice football he also earned placement on the second team all conference team 23 24 Andrew Reue and Matt Simonette two of Carlson s fellow offensive linemen also earned all conference recognition as honorable mentions 23 Defense edit Fresh off an absolutely embarrassing performance in which they surrendered 76 points and 677 total yards Rice s defense looked to rebound by notching a competent performance against Fresno State 25 Continuity was a prevalent theme in the Owls secondary in which three of four starters cornerback Bryce Callahan and safeties Malcolm Hill and Julius White joined linebacker James Radcliffe as the only defensive players in Rice history to start three bowls in their college careers 24 Up front lanky defensive end Brian Nordstrom came out of nowhere to have one of the best seasons for a defensive end in Rice history posting an eye opening Conference USA leading 18 5 tackles for loss to complement 7 5 sacks en route to earning first team all conference accolades 15 26 Callahan also earned second team all conference recognition while White Radcliffe and linebacker Alex Lyons received honorable mention recognition 23 Game summary editScoring summary edit Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FS Rice 1 10 32 11 71 4 28 Rice 21 yard field goal by James Hairston 0 3 1 2 16 10 37 3 11 FS 44 yard field goal by Kody Kroening 3 3 1 0 23 5 78 1 48 Rice Jordan Taylor 14 yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson James Hairston kick failed 3 9 1 0 04 1 69 0 11 Rice Mario Hull 69 yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson James Hairston kick good 3 16 2 8 53 10 51 2 43 FS 40 yard field goal by Kody Kroening 6 16 3 6 18 7 73 2 48 Rice Dennis Parks 40 yard touchdown reception from Driphus Jackson James Hairston kick good 6 23 4 10 07 2 59 0 27 Rice Darik Dillard 1 yard touchdown run James Hairston kick good 6 30 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 6 30 Source 4 Statistics edit Statistics 4 FS Rice First downs 15 16 Plays yards 80 255 66 463 Rushes yards 42 162 40 137 Passing yards 93 326 Passing Comp Att Int 17 38 2 16 26 0 Time of possession 27 45 32 15References edit OWLoha Rice Defeats Fresno State in Hawai i Bowl 30 6 riceowls com December 24 2014 Retrieved December 27 2014 Ferguson Doug December 25 2014 Fresno State pushed around in Hawaii Bowl washingtontimes com Associated Press Retrieved December 27 2014 Odds a b c d 2014 Hawaii Bowl Game Stats Stat Broadcast December 24 2014 Retrieved December 24 2014 Participating Teams Archived from the original on December 26 2014 Retrieved December 8 2014 Bryant Jon Anteola December 24 2014 Hawaii Bowl Fresno State Suffers Blowout Loss Against Rice Archived 2015 01 01 at the Wayback Machine The Fresno Bee Retrieved December 25 2014 Fresno State Returns For Second Hawai i Bowl Appearance SheratonHawaiiBowl com Hawaii Bowl December 7 2014 Archived from the original on December 15 2014 Retrieved December 7 2014 SMU defense smothers Fresno State in Hawaii Bowl USA Today Associated Press December 25 2012 Retrieved December 24 2014 Rice Accepts Hawai i Bowl Invitation SheratonHawaiiBowl com Hawaii Bowl December 7 2014 Archived from the original on December 15 2014 Retrieved December 7 2014 Kelley Kevin April 1 2014 2014 College Football Strength of Schedule NCAA Method FBSchedules com USA Today College Sports Retrieved December 24 2014 Fresno State Football Bulldogs 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