2000 Rice Owls football team

2000 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorRoger Hinshaw (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
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 as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the WAC. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.