2004 Rice Owls football team

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2004 Rice Owls football
2004 Rice Owls football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2004 record	3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Scott Wachenheim (4th as OC, 11th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Roger Hinshaw (7th as DC, 11th overall season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium; (Capacity: 70,000)
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2004 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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	4:00 pm	vs. Houston*	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 10–7	28,726
September 18	7:00 pm	Hawaii	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	SPW	W 41–29	8,109
September 25	6:00 pm	at No. 5 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	L 13–35	82,931
October 2	8:00 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 63–70	4,093
October 9	7:00 pm	SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)		W 44–10	15,367
October 16	8:00 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 10–35	18,800
October 23	12:30 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 13–14	31,117
October 30	6:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	SPW	L 22–39	12,218
November 6	2:00 pm	Fresno State	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 21–52	18,407
November 13	8:05 pm	at No. 23 UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 28–35	43,507
November 29	7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX		L 14–51	8,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "2004 Schedule". Rice Athletics. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2012.

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2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 12 Boise State $		8	–	0		11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2		8	–	4
No. 22 Fresno State		5	–	3		9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3		6	–	6
Hawaii		4	–	4		8	–	5
Nevada		3	–	5		5	–	7
Tulsa		3	–	5		4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5		3	–	8
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll