2000 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

2000 Rice Owls football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Lee (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 70,000)
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 TCU +		7	–	1					10	–	2
UTEP +		7	–	1					8	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					7	–	5
San Jose State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
Hawaii		2	–	6					3	–	9
SMU		2	–	6					3	–	9
Nevada		1	–	7					2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston (rivalry)		W 30–27 ^OT	40,714
September 7	11:00 am	at No. 3 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	ESPN+	L 7–38	109,778
September 16	2:30 pm	Tulsa	Rice Stadium Houston	FSN	L 16–23	10,868
September 23	11:30 am	at No. 17 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	FSN	L 14–42	74,794
September 30	2:30 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	FSN	L 16–29	6,743
October 5	6:00 pm	Fresno State	Rice Stadium Houston	FSN	L 24–27	10,384
October 21	2:30 pm	Hawaii	Rice Stadium Houston	FSN	W 38–13	22,521
October 28	2:00 pm	at No. 11 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas		L 0–37	30,762
November 4	2:00 pm	SMU	Rice Stadium Houston		W 43–14	11,418
November 11	8:05 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas		L 21–38	53,304
November 18	2:05 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada		L 28–34	13,482
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

^ "2000 News Releases". Rice University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

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