2001 Rice Owls football team

Summary

The 2001 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

2001 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Wachenheim (1st as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (4th as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
(Capacity: 70,000)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Louisiana Tech $   7 1     7 5  
Fresno State   6 2     11 3  
Boise State   6 2     8 4  
Hawaii   5 3     9 3  
Rice   5 3     8 4  
SMU   4 4     4 7  
Nevada   3 5     3 8  
San Jose State   3 5     3 9  
UTEP   1 7     2 9  
Tulsa   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat Houston*W 21–1423,985
September 87:00 pmDuke*W 15–1317,745
September 207:30 pmat Nebraska*L 3–4877,344
September 2911:00 pmat HawaiiW 27–2435,443
October 67:00 pmBoise State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 45–1414,630
October 1311:00 amat Navy*W 21–1329,106
October 207:00 pmNevada
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 33–30 OT11,390
October 271:30 pmat Louisiana TechFSNL 38–41 OT23,368
November 36:00 pmat Fresno StateL 24–5242,881
November 102:00 pmTulsa 
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 59–3229,317
November 177:00 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–1711,535
November 242:00 pmat SMUL 20–3714,820
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References edit

  1. ^ "2003 Schedule". Rice Athletics. Archived from the original on April 29, 2003. Retrieved October 19, 2012.