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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  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
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
  Record4-7
  Points Scored253
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed296
  Defense Average26.9
  Opponents Record57-80
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2002 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boise State 12-1593240Won  34-167-0351108  Dan Hawkins
Hawaii 10-4502389Lost  28-367-1304202  June Jones
Fresno State 9-5378379Won  30-216-2236204  Pat Hill
San Jose State 6-7376467 4-4262271  Fitz Hill
Nevada 5-7331371 4-4248259  Chris Tormey
Rice 4-7253296 3-4181197  Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech 4-8320426 2-5210253  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Southern Methodist 3-9207378 2-5122212  Phil Bennett
Texas El Paso 2-10220511 1-7147305  Gary Nord
Tulsa 1-11233417 0-7136279  Keith Burns

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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.