2000 Rice Owls football team

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2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 TCU +		7	–	1					10	–	2
UTEP +		7	–	1					8	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					7	–	5
San Jose State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
Hawaii		2	–	6					3	–	9
SMU		2	–	6					3	–	9
Nevada		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

September 27:00 PMHouston*

• Rice Stadium
• Houston (Bayou Bucket Classic)

W 30–27 40,714 September 711:00 AMat No. 3 Michigan*

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, Michigan

ESPN+L 7–38 109,778 September 162:30 PMTulsa

• Rice Stadium
• Houston

FSNL 16–23 10,868 September 2311:30 AMat No. 17 Oklahoma*

• Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

FSNL 14–42 74,794 September 302:30 PMat San Jose State

• Spartan Stadium
• San Jose, California

FSNL 16–29 6,743 October 56:00 PMFresno State

• Rice Stadium
• Houston

FSNL 24–27 10,384 October 212:30 PMHawaii

• Rice Stadium
• Houston

FSNW 38–13 22,521 October 282:00 PMat No. 11 TCU

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

L 0–37 30,762 November 42:00 PMSMU

• Rice Stadium
• Houston

W 43–14 11,418 November 118:05 PMat UTEP

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, Texas

L 21–38 53,304 November 182:05 PMat Nevada

• Mackay Stadium
• Reno, Nevada

L 28–34 13,482