2001 Rice Owls football team

American college football season October 2012 February 2026 August 2023 2001 Rice Owls football Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–4 5–3 Ken Hatfield 8th Scott Wachenheim 1st Roger Hinshaw 4th Rice Stadium The 2001 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth in the WAC. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston. Schedule 2001 AP Central September 1 7:00 pm w y y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 21–14 23,985 September 8 7:00 pm w y Duke Rice Stadium Houston, TX 15–13 17,745 September 20 7:30 pm l y y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 3–48 77,344 September 29 11:00 pm w y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 27–24 35,443 October 6 7:00 pm w Boise State Rice Stadium Houston, TX 45–14 14,630 October 13 11:00 am w y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 21–13 29,106 October 20 7:00 pm w Nevada Rice Stadium Houston, TX 33–30 OT 11,390 October 27 1:30 pm l y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA FSN 38–41 OT 23,368 November 3 6:00 pm l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 24–52 42,881 November 10 2:00 pm w y Tulsa Rice Stadium Houston, TX 59–32 29,317 November 17 7:00 pm w UTEP Rice Stadium Houston, TX 27–17 11,535 November 24 2:00 pm l y SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 20–37 14,820 2003 Schedule http://www.riceowls.com/sports/football/schedule.asp?SEASON=2001 Rice Athletics October 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20030429171645/http://www.riceowls.com/sports/football/schedule.asp?SEASON=2001 April 29, 2003 dead References Rice Owls football Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons