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-
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
Record 3-8
Points Scored 272
Scoring Average 24.7
Points Allowed 377
Defense Average 34.3
Opponents Record 69-61
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 0-6
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.