2002 Rice Owls football team

2002 Rice Owls football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2002 record	4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 70,000)

2002 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#15 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Hawaii		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Tulsa		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by head coach Ken Hatfield and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	Houston*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)		L 10–24	30,747
September 7	12:00 PM	at #15 Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 10–27	74,014
September 21	3:00 PM	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		L 21–31	17,201
September 28	7:00 PM	Fresno State	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 28–31	18,143
October 5	7:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX		W 37–20	20,895
October 12	11:00 AM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 17–10	25,104
October 19	9:15 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	FSN	L 35–38	32,392
October 25	2:00 PM	SMU	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 27–15	10,845
November 2	2:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 33–18	12,587
November 9	2:05 PM	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID		L 7–49	23,962
November 16	2:00 PM	Hawaii	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 28–33	19,714
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.