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-
2002 Season Highlights
Ken Hatfield enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Rice.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Houston
10
24
L
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Michigan State
10
27
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Nevada
21
31
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Fresno State
28
31
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Louisiana Tech
37
20
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Navy
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Texas El Paso
35
38
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Southern Methodist
27
15
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Tulsa
33
18
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Boise State
7
49
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Hawaii
28
33
L
2002 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 253
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 296
Defense Average 26.9
Opponents Record 57-80
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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 Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.