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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  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Houston  14   48   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Duke  24   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Texas  7   48   L    @ Houston, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Hawaii  21   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. San Jose State  28   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Navy  6   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Fresno State  28   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Nevada  52   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Tulsa  28   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Southern Methodist  41   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Texas El Paso  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Louisiana Tech  49   14   W       
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Points Scored343
  Scoring Average28.6
  Points Allowed378
  Defense Average31.5
  Opponents Record71-81
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-4
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boise State 13-1601239Won  34-317-0324122  Dan Hawkins
Fresno State 9-5322317Won  17-96-2203168  Pat Hill
Hawaii 9-5486427Won  54-485-3242211  June Jones
Tulsa 8-5400361Lost  10-525-2216165  Steve Kragthorpe
Nevada 6-6282338 4-4195251  Chris Tormey
Rice 5-7343378 4-3247203  Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech 5-7310394 2-5199240  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
San Jose State 3-8259386 2-6217290  Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso 2-11288497 1-7195331  Gary Nord
Southern Methodist 0-12134386 0-779225  Phil Bennett

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.