2003 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

2003 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
  • Ken Hatfield (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorScott Wachenheim (3rd as OC, 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (6th as DC, 10th overall season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
(Capacity: 70,000)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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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  
Rice   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 in the 2003 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.

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 HawaiiSPWL 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 StateSPWL 28–3139,462
November 12:00 pmNevada
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 52–4213,011
November 82:00 pmTulsadagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3110,846
November 153:00 pmat SMUSPWW 42–2011,856
November 222:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
SPWW 45–1410,465
November 292:00 pmat Louisiana TechW 49–148,752
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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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