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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Ken Hatfield
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Houston  30   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Michigan  7   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Tulsa  16   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Oklahoma  14   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ San Jose State  16   29   L       
 Thu., Oct. 5  vs. Fresno State  24   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Hawaii  38   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Texas Christian  0   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Southern Methodist  43   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Texas El Paso  21   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Nevada  28   34   L       
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored237
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed322
  Defense Average29.3
  Opponents Record70-62
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-6
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2000 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas El Paso 8-4378336Lost  23-387-1283167  Gary Nord
Texas Christian 10-2431134Lost  21-286-124675  Dennis Franchione
Fresno State 7-5317251Lost  34-376-2235144  Pat Hill
San Jose State 7-5374357 5-3250240  Dave Baldwin
Tulsa 5-7240283 4-3148125  Keith Burns
Hawaii 3-9294399 2-6197276  June Jones
Rice 3-8237322 2-5165177  Ken Hatfield
Southern Methodist 3-9181352 2-598211  Mike Cavan
Nevada 2-10207464 1-7144317  Chris Tormey

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.