2003 Rice Owls football team

The 2003 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

2003 Rice Owls football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Wachenheim (3rd as OC, 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (6th as DC, 10th overall season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 70,000)

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Boise State $		8	–	0					13	–	1
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					8	–	5
Hawaii		5	–	3					9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					6	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	8
UTEP		1	–	6					2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 14–48	25,355
September 13	5:00 pm	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 24–27 OT	18,742
September 20	8:15 pm	No. 13 Texas*	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 7–48	45,764
September 27	11:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPW	L 21–41	40,040
October 4	7:00 pm	San Jose State	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 28–24	15,153
October 18	2:00 pm	Navy*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 6–38	27,832
October 25	6:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	SPW	L 28–31	39,462
November 1	2:00 pm	Nevada	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 52–42	13,011
November 8	2:00 pm	Tulsa	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 28–31	10,846
November 15	3:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	SPW	W 42–20	11,856
November 22	2:30 pm	UTEP	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	SPW	W 45–14	10,465
November 29	2:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 49–14	8,752
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time