Rice
WAC · 2002 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H |  USA | 5–7 | L 10–24 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 4–8 | L 10–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Nevada (NEVADA)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | L 21–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 9–5 | L 28–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND WAC | 4–8 | W 37–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 17–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–10 | L 35–38 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 3–9 | W 27–15 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 33–18 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 12–1 | L 7–49 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 10–4 | L 28–33 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Louisiana Tech +4
- SMU +3
- Navy +2
- Tulsa +1
- Boise State -1
- Hawai'i -4
- Fresno State -5
- Houston -7
- Nevada -7
- Michigan State -8
- UTEP -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.