2000 Rice Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2000 Rice Owls football Western Athletic Conference WAC 3–8 2–6 Ken Hatfield 7th David Lee 7th Roger Hinshaw 3rd Rice Stadium The 2000 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–6 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 2000 AP Central September 2 7:00 pm w y Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry OT 30–27 40,714 September 7 11:00 am l y y Michigan 3 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN Plus 7–38 109,778 Rice vs. Michigan http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100253/100253465.htm USA Today September 9, 2000 September 22, 2014 September 16 2:30 pm l Tulsa Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 16–23 10,868 September 23 11:30 am l y y Oklahoma 17 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 14–42 74,794 September 30 2:30 pm l y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA FSN 16–29 6,743 October 5 6:00 pm l Fresno State Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 24–27 10,384 October 21 2:30 pm w Hawaii Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 38–13 22,521 October 28 2:00 pm l y TCU 11 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 0–37 30,762 November 4 2:00 pm w y SMU Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 43–14 11,418 November 11 8:05 pm l y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 21–38 53,304 November 18 2:05 pm l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 28–34 13,482 2000 News Releases http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/rice-m-footbl-2000.html Rice University Department of Athletics October 7, 2012 October 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006011918/http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/rice-m-footbl-2000.html dead References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Rice Owls football