2003 Rice Owls football team

2003 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Wachenheim (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (6th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Boise State $   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Fresno State   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Tulsa   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Hawaii   5 – 3     9 – 5  
  5 – 3     5 – 7  
Nevada   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
UTEP   1 – 6     2 – 10  
SMU   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 5–7 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the WAC. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat Houston*
L 14–4825,355
September 135:00 pmat Duke*
L 24–27 OT18,742
September 208:15 pmNo. 13 Texas*
ESPN2L 7–4845,764
September 2711:00 pmat Hawaii
SPWL 21–4140,040
October 47:00 pmSan Jose State
W 28–2415,153
October 182:00 pmNavy*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–3827,832
October 256:00 pmat Fresno State
SPWL 28–3139,462
November 12:00 pmNevada
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 52–4213,011
November 82:00 pmTulsa
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3110,846
November 153:00 pmat SMU
SPWW 42–2011,856
November 222:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
SPWW 45–1410,465
November 292:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
W 49–148,752
  • *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. ^ "2003 Schedule". Rice Athletics. Archived from the original on December 11, 2003. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
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