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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  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  @ Houston  21   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Duke  15   13   W       
 Thu., Sep. 20  @ Nebraska  3   48   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Hawaii  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Boise State  45   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Navy  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Nevada  33   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Louisiana Tech  38   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Fresno State  24   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Tulsa  59   32   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas El Paso  27   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Southern Methodist  20   37   L       
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored333
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed335
  Defense Average27.9
  Opponents Record56-83
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-4
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2001 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Fresno State 11-3560344Lost  35-446-2330191  Pat Hill
Louisiana Tech 7-5406390Lost  24-496-1258193  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Hawaii 9-3483318 5-3277180  June Jones
Boise State 8-4411280 5-2265167  Dan Hawkins
Rice 8-4333335 4-3246230  Ken Hatfield
Southern Methodist 4-7226295 3-4149198  Mike Cavan
Nevada 3-8286431 3-5249317  Chris Tormey
San Jose State 3-9295461 3-5241295  Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso 2-9235414 1-7170326  Gary Nord
Tulsa 1-10191387 0-7123279  Keith Burns

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.