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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  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Houston  3   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Michigan  3   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Texas  13   18   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Navy  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Tulsa  20   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Hawaii  38   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. San Jose State  49   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Texas Christian  42   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Southern Methodist  2   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Fresno State  18   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Texas El Paso  29   30   L       
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored237
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed261
  Defense Average23.7
  Opponents Record70-60
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-5
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hawaii 9-4371349Won  23-175-2214161  June Jones
Fresno State 8-5413282Lost  16-175-2226141  Pat Hill
Texas Christian 8-4362213Won  28-144-219399  Dennis Franchione
Rice 5-6237261 4-3198161  Ken Hatfield
Texas El Paso 5-7306389 3-4183235  Charlie Bailey
Southern Methodist 4-6193235 3-27971  Mike Cavan
San Jose State 3-7258402 1-5120268  Dave Baldwin
Tulsa 2-9230386 0-686201  Dave Rader

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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