2002 Rice Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2002 Rice Owls football Rice Owls logo.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 4–7 3–5 Ken Hatfield 9th Scott Wachenheim 2nd Roger Hinshaw 5th Rice Stadium The 2002 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a mark of 3–5 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 2002 AP Central August 31 7:00 pm l y Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 10–24 30,747 September 7 12:00 pm l y y Michigan State 15 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 10–27 74,014 September 21 3:00 pm l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 21–31 17,201 September 28 7:00 pm l Fresno State Rice Stadium Houston, TX 28–31 18,143 October 5 7:00 pm w Louisiana Tech Reliant Stadium Houston, TX 37–20 20,895 October 12 11:00 am w y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 17–10 25,104 October 19 9:15 pm l y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX FSN 35–38 32,392 October 25 2:00 pm w SMU Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 27–15 10,845 November 2 2:00 pm w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 33–18 12,587 November 9 2:05 pm l y Boise State Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 7–49 23,962 November 16 2:00 pm l y Hawaii Rice Stadium Houston, TX 28–33 19,714 2002 Schedule http://www.riceowls.com/sports/football/schedule.asp?SEASON=2002 Rice Athletics October 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20030219110120/http://www.riceowls.com/sports/football/schedule.asp?SEASON=2002 February 19, 2003 dead References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Rice Owls football