David Bailiff

David Bailiff

File:David Bailiff 2009.jpg Bailiff in 2009
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Head Coach
Team	Rice
Conference	C-USA
Record	53–60
Biographical details
Born	(1958-05-26) May 26, 1958 Dallas, Texas
Playing career
1977–1980	Southwest Texas St.
Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1984	New Braunfels (TX) HS (DL)
1988	Southwest Texas St. (GA)
1989–1991	Southwest Texas St. (DL)
1992–1996	New Mexico (DL/RC)
1997–1999	Southwest Texas St. (DC)
2000	Southwest Texas St. (AHC/DC)
2001	TCU (AHC/DL)
2002–2003	TCU (DC/DL)
2004–2006	Texas St.
2007–present	Rice
Head coaching record
Overall	74–75
Bowls	3–1
Tournaments	2–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 C-USA West Division (2013) 1 C-USA (2013)

David Bailiff (born May 26, 1958) is a college football coach, who is currently the head coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Bailiff played for three years as an offensive lineman and tight end for coach Jim Wacker at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. As a senior in 1980, he was team captain.

Early coaching career

After graduating in 1981, Bailiff's first coaching job was in the high school ranks in New Braunfels, Texas. After three years coaching the defensive line at New Braunfels High, he left coaching and entered the private sector for four years. He returned to coaching in 1988 as a graduate assistant at Southwest Texas and was promoted the next year to a full-time position that he held until he was hired to coach the defensive line at the University of New Mexico by Lobos' head coach Dennis Franchione. In 1997, Bailiff returned to Southwest Texas as the defensive coordinator. In 2001, he was hired to serve in the same role at TCU by coach Gary Patterson. Following the 2002 season, in which the Horned Frogs' defense, led by All-American linebacker LaMarcus McDonald, ranked 2nd in the nation, Bailiff was named the nation's Top Assistant Coach by the All American Football Foundation.

Head coaching career

On February 5, 2004, Bailiff again returned to his alma mater, which by now was known as Texas State University-San Marcos, this time as head coach. In his first season as the Bobcats' head coach, he guided them to a 5–6 record. In 2005, they finished the regular season 9-2 and were Southland Conference Champions. They then won two games in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, eventually losing to Northern Iowa. In 2006, the Bobcats' were again 5–6.

On January 19, 2007 Rice University hired Bailiff as head coach, replacing Todd Graham. In 2008, he led Rice to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the 2008 Texas Bowl—only their second bowl appearance in 47 years. The Owls won that game 38-14 for Rice's first 10-win season since 1949, and Bailiff was rewarded with a five-year contract extension.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Texas State Bobcats (Southland Conference) (2004–2006)
2004	Texas State	5–6	3–2	3rd
2005	Texas State	11–3	4–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal
2006	Texas State	5–6	3–3	4th
Texas State:		21–15	10–6
Rice Owls (Conference USA) (2007–present)
2007	Rice	3–9	3–5	5th (West)
2008	Rice	10–3	7–1	T–1st (West)	W Texas
2009	Rice	2–10	2–6	T–5th (West)
2010	Rice	4–8	3–5	T–4th (West)
2011	Rice	4–8	3–5	4th (West)
2012	Rice	7–6	4–4	T–3rd (West)	W Armed Forces
2013	Rice	10–4	7–1	1st (West)	L Liberty
2014	Rice	8–5	5–3	T–2nd (West)	W Hawaii
2015	Rice	5–7	3–5	(West)
Rice:		53–60	37–35
Total:		74–75
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• Rice profile