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2002 Rice

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ken Hatfield.

Schedule and results

Rice in 2002, game by game: lost vs. Houston 10–24; lost at No. 15 Michigan State 10–27; lost at Nevada 21–31; lost vs. Fresno State 28–31; won vs. Louisiana Tech 37–20; won at Navy 17–10; lost at UTEP 35–38; won vs. SMU 27–15; won at Tulsa 33–18; lost at Boise State 7–49; lost vs. Hawai’i 28–33+17−42Lost 10–24 vs. Houston-14HoustonLost 10–27 at No. 15 Michigan State-17No. 15 Michigan StateLost 21–31 at Nevada-10NevadaLost 28–31 vs. Fresno State-3Fresno StateWon 37–20 vs. Louisiana Tech+17Louisiana TechWon 17–10 at Navy+7NavyLost 35–38 at UTEP-3UTEPWon 27–15 vs. SMU+12SMUWon 33–18 at Tulsa+15TulsaLost 7–49 at Boise State-42Boise StateLost 28–33 vs. Hawai’i-5Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsHoustonL 10–⁠2475%
Sep 7at15Michigan StateL 10–⁠2726%
Sep 21atNevadaL 21–⁠3145%
Sep 28vsFresno StateL 28–⁠3137%
Oct 5vsLouisiana TechW 37–⁠2049%
Oct 12atNavyW 17–⁠1063%
Oct 19atUTEPL 35–⁠3863%
Oct 26vsSMUW 27–⁠1572%
Nov 2atTulsaW 33–⁠1864%
Nov 9atBoise StateL 7–⁠4917%
Nov 16vsHawai’iL 28–⁠3335%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 33–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-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 2002.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠296
Coach
Ken Hatfield
Elo
1425 −55 this season
SP+ rating
-16.9 No. 103 of 117; offense No. 108, defense No. 86
SRS
−13.6 No. 98 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Scott Wachenheim
Defensive coordinator
Roger Hinshaw

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 5Ryan Pontbriand CCleveland Browns
Rd 6Brandon Green DEJacksonville Jaguars

2002 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠115
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠7
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
SMU3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulsa1–⁠71–⁠11

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