2000 Rice Owls football team

2000 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 TCU +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
UTEP +   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Fresno State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
San Jose State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Tulsa   4 – 4     5 – 7  
  2 – 6     3 – 8  
Hawaii   2 – 6     3 – 9  
SMU   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Nevada   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the WAC. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmHouston*
W 30–27 OT40,714
September 711:00 amat No. 3 Michigan*
ESPN PlusL 7–38109,778[1]
September 162:30 pmTulsa
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNL 16–2310,868
September 2311:30 amat No. 17 Oklahoma*
FSNL 14–4274,794
September 302:30 pmat San Jose State
FSNL 16–296,743
October 56:00 pmFresno State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNL 24–2710,384
October 212:30 pmHawaii
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNW 38–1322,521
October 282:00 pmat No. 11 TCU
L 0–3730,762
November 42:00 pmSMU
W 43–1411,418
November 118:05 pmat UTEP
L 21–3853,304
November 182:05 pmat Nevada
L 28–3413,482
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Rice vs. Michigan". USA Today. September 9, 2000. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "2000 News Releases". Rice University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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