1999 Rice
5–6 (4–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San José State 49–7Oct 16
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Houston | L 3–28 | 53% |
| Sep 11 | at 6Michigan | L 3–37 | 18% |
| Sep 18 | at Texas | L 13–18 | 23% |
| Sep 25 | vs Navy | W 20–17 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | at Tulsa | W 20–10 | 53% |
| Oct 9 | at Hawai’i | W 38–19 | 54% |
| Oct 16 | vs San José State | W 49–7 | 69% |
| Oct 23 | vs TCU | W 42–21 | 63% |
| Oct 30 | at SMU | L 2–27 | 66% |
| Nov 6 | at Fresno State | L 18–47 | 39% |
| Nov 13 | vs UTEP | L 29–30 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UTEP 30–29; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 237–261
- Coach
- Ken Hatfield
- Elo
- 1471 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.4 No. 73 of 114; offense No. 82, defense No. 48
- SRS
- −5.3 No. 79 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- David Lee
- Defensive coordinator
- Roger Hinshaw
1999 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai’i | 5–2 | 9–4 | |
| TCU | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Fresno State | 5–2 | 8–5 | |
 Rice | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| SMU | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| UTEP | 3–4 | 5–7 | |
| San José State | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Tulsa | 1–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.