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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  <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024
2004 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2004 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 5  vs. Houston  10   7   W    @ Houston, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Hawaii  41   29   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Texas  13   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ San Jose State  63   70   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Southern Methodist  44   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Nevada  10   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Navy  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Tulsa  22   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Fresno State  14   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Texas El Paso  28   35   L       
 Mon., Nov. 29  vs. Louisiana Tech  14   51   L    @ Houston, TX   
 
2004 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored272
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed377
  Defense Average34.3
  Opponents Record69-61
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-6
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2004 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boise State 11-1587308Lost  40-447-0354165  Dan Hawkins
Texas El Paso 8-4429301Lost  28-336-2315227  Mike Price
Fresno State 9-3482246Won  37-345-3338158  Pat Hill
Louisiana Tech 6-6308382 5-2233176  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Hawaii 8-5467499Won  59-404-4238324  June Jones
Nevada 5-7356413 3-5236318  Chris Ault
Southern Methodist 3-8202420 3-4155233  Phil Bennett
Tulsa 4-8345398 2-5235268  Steve Kragthorpe
Rice 3-8272377 2-5208286  Ken Hatfield
San Jose State 2-9312469 1-7256377  Fitz Hill

2004 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2004 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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