1996 Rice
7–4 (6–2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 20 Utah 51–10Nov 2
Utah was ranked No. 20, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at 10Ohio State | L 7–70 | 16% |
| Sep 14 | at Tulane | W 21–14 | 47% |
| Sep 21 | vs 16Kansas State | L 7–34 | 27% |
| Sep 28 | at Air Force | L 17–45 | 25% |
| Oct 5 | vs New Mexico | W 38–21 | 44% |
| Oct 19 | vs SMU | W 35–17 | 69% |
| Oct 26 | at UTEP | W 48–21 | 58% |
| Nov 2 | vs 20Utah | W 51–10 | 35% |
| Nov 9 | at 12BYU | L 0–49 | 27% |
| Nov 16 | at TCU | W 30–17 | 53% |
| Nov 23 | vs Tulsa | W 42–14 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tulsa 42–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 296–312
- Coach
- Ken Hatfield
- Elo
- 1559 +127 this season
- SP+ rating
- 10.8 No. 34 of 111; offense No. 26, defense No. 56
- SRS
- 3.9 No. 44 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- David Lee
- Defensive coordinator
- Wally Ake
Drafted in 1997
The 1997 draft| Rd 5 | Ndukwe Kalu DE | Philadelphia Eagles |
1996 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 9–0 | 14–1 | 5 |
 Wyoming | 7–1 | 10–2 | 22 |
 San Diego State | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| Utah | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
 Rice | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 Colorado State | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Air Force | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| SMU | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
 Fresno State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 San José State | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Tulsa | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Hawai’i | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
 UNLV | 1–8 | 1–11 | |
| UTEP | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.