2003 Rice Owls football team

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2003 Rice Owls football
Rice Owls logo.svg
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record57 (53 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Scott Wachenheim (3rd as OC, 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (6th as DC, 10th overall season)
Home stadium Rice Stadium
(Capacity: 70,000)
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 * ESPN2 L 7–4845,764
September 2711:00 pmat Hawaii SPW L 21–4140,040
October 47:00 pm San Jose State W 28–2415,153
October 182:00 pm Navy *
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–3827,832
October 256:00 pmat Fresno State SPWL 28–3139,462
November 12:00 pm Nevada
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 52–4213,011
November 82:00 pm Tulsa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–3110,846
November 153:00 pmat SMU SPWW 42–2011,856
November 222:30 pm UTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
SPWW 45–1410,465
November 292:00 pmat Louisiana Tech W 49–148,752
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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.