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2001 Rice

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield.

Schedule and results

Rice in 2001, game by game: won at Houston 21–14; won vs. Duke 15–13; lost at Nebraska 3–48; won at Hawai’i 27–24; won vs. Boise State 45–14; won at Navy 21–13; won vs. Nevada 33–30; lost at Louisiana Tech 38–41; lost at Fresno State 24–52; won vs. Tulsa 59–32; won vs. UTEP 27–17; lost at SMU 20–37+31−45Won 21–14 at Houston+7HoustonWon 15–13 vs. Duke+2DukeLost 3–48 at Nebraska-45NebraskaWon 27–24 at Hawai’i+3Hawai’iWon 45–14 vs. Boise State+31Boise StateWon 21–13 at Navy+8NavyWon 33–30 vs. Nevada+3NevadaLost 38–41 at Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechLost 24–52 at Fresno State-28Fresno StateWon 59–32 vs. Tulsa+27TulsaWon 27–17 vs. UTEP+10UTEPLost 20–37 at SMU-17SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atHoustonW 21–⁠1443%
Sep 8vsDukeW 15–⁠1374%
Sep 20atNebraskaL 3–⁠4814%
Sep 30atHawai’iW 27–⁠2450%
Oct 6vsBoise StateW 45–⁠1442%
Oct 13atNavyW 21–⁠1371%
Oct 20vsNevadaW 33–⁠3082%
Oct 27atLouisiana TechL 38–⁠4153%
Nov 3atFresno StateL 24–⁠5229%
Nov 10vsTulsaW 59–⁠3280%
Nov 17vsUTEPW 27–⁠1778%
Nov 24atSMUL 20–⁠3764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 37–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 44th-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 2001.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
333–⁠335
Coach
Ken Hatfield
Elo
1470 +41 this season
SP+ rating
-12.0 No. 93 of 117; offense No. 84, defense No. 88
SRS
−8.5 No. 85 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Scott Wachenheim
Defensive coordinator
Roger Hinshaw

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 28— allowed
Defense0.0own 39— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

2001 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech7–⁠17–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠211–⁠3
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠4
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
Rice5–⁠38–⁠4
SMU4–⁠44–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠8
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠9
Tulsa0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.