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Rice Owls

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

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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
Record	3-8
Points Scored	237
Scoring Average	21.5
Points Allowed	322
Defense Average	29.3
Opponents Record	70-62
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-6

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	8-4	378	336	Lost 23-38	7-1	283	167	Gary Nord
Texas Christian	10-2	431	134	Lost 21-28	6-1	246	75	Dennis Franchione
Fresno State	7-5	317	251	Lost 34-37	6-2	235	144	Pat Hill
San Jose State	7-5	374	357		5-3	250	240	Dave Baldwin
Tulsa	5-7	240	283		4-3	148	125	Keith Burns
Hawaii	3-9	294	399		2-6	197	276	June Jones
Rice	3-8	237	322		2-5	165	177	Ken Hatfield
Southern Methodist	3-9	181	352		2-5	98	211	Mike Cavan
Nevada	2-10	207	464		1-7	144	317	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 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.