2004 Rice Owls football team

2004 Rice Owls football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2004 record	3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 70,000)

2004 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#12 Boise State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2					8	–	4
#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

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 and 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 (Bayou Bucket Classic)		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 #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 #23 UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 28–35	43,507
November 29	7:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 14–51	8,317
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.