2000 Rice
3–8 (2–6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat SMU 43–14Nov 4
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Houston | W 30–27 | 54% |
| Sep 9 | at 3Michigan | L 7–38 | 21% |
| Sep 16 | vs Tulsa | L 16–23 | 76% |
| Sep 23 | at 17Oklahoma | L 14–42 | 25% |
| Sep 30 | at San José State | L 16–29 | 41% |
| Oct 5 | vs Fresno State | L 24–27 | 43% |
| Oct 21 | vs Hawai’i | W 38–13 | 62% |
| Oct 28 | at 11TCU | L 0–37 | 17% |
| Nov 4 | vs SMU | W 43–14 | 66% |
| Nov 11 | at UTEP | L 21–38 | 26% |
| Nov 18 | at Nevada | L 28–34 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nevada 34–28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 77th-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 2000.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 6th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 237–322
- Coach
- Ken Hatfield
- Elo
- 1392 −88 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.4 No. 83 of 116; offense No. 85, defense No. 75
- SRS
- −8.9 No. 87 of 116 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 44
- Offensive coordinator
- David Lee
- Defensive coordinator
- Roger Hinshaw
2000 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 7–1 | 10–2 | 21 |
| UTEP | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| Fresno State | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| San José State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Tulsa | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
 Rice | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| SMU | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Hawai’i | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Nevada | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.