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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: Conference USA-West

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1912 <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024

2005 Season Highlights

Ken Hatfield enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Rice.

2005 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	@ UCLA	21	63	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Texas	10	51	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Alabama Birmingham	19	35	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ East Carolina	28	41	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Tulsa	21	41	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Navy	9	41	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Texas El Paso	31	38	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Southern Methodist	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Tulane	42	34	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Central Florida	28	31	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Houston	18	35	L

2005 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	234
Scoring Average	21.3
Points Allowed	437
Defense Average	39.7
Opponents Record	79-52
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-6

2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2005 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tulsa	9-4	430	305	Won 31-24	6-1	238	139	Steve Kragthorpe
Texas El Paso	8-4	382	311	Lost 13-45	5-3	269	236	Mike Price
Houston	6-6	337	324	Lost 13-42	4-4	241	218	Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	288	251		2-5	181	176	Watson Brown
Southern Methodist	5-6	229	280		2-4	109	122	Phil Bennett
Rice	1-10	234	437		1-5	144	209	Ken Hatfield

2005 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2005 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.