2002 Rice Owls football team

2002 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Wachenheim (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (5th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Boise State $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
Hawaii   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Fresno State   6 – 2     9 – 5  
San Jose State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Nevada   4 – 4     5 – 7  
  3 – 5     4 – 7  
Louisiana Tech   3 – 5     4 – 8  
SMU   3 – 5     3 – 9  
UTEP   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Tulsa   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a mark of 3–5 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmHouston*
L 10–2430,747
September 712:00 pmat No. 15 Michigan State*
L 10–2774,014
September 213:00 pmat Nevada
L 21–3117,201
September 287:00 pmFresno State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3118,143
October 57:00 pmLouisiana Tech
W 37–2020,895
October 1211:00 amat Navy*
W 17–1025,104
October 199:15 pmat UTEP
FSNL 35–3832,392
October 252:00 pmSMU
W 27–1510,845
November 22:00 pmat Tulsa
W 33–1812,587
November 92:05 pmat Boise State
L 7–4923,962
November 162:00 pmHawaii
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3319,714
  • *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. ^ "2002 Schedule". Rice Athletics. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
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