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WAC · 2003 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
7th
5–3 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA7–6L 14–48
4Week 4 · Sep 16Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8L 24–27
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas (TEXAS)H2HB1210–3L 7–48
6Week 6 · Sep 30Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–5L 21–41
7Week 7 · Oct 7San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8W 28–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–5L 6–38
10Week 10 · Oct 28Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC9–5L 28–31
11Week 11 · Nov 4Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND WAC6–6W 52–42
12Week 12 · Nov 11Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC8–5L 28–31
13Week 13 · Nov 18SMUH2HIND WAC0–12W 41–20
14Week 14 · Nov 25UTEPH2HIND WAC2–11W 45–14
15Week 15 · Dec 2Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND WAC5–7W 49–14

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.401
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-37+16
  • Nevada +6
  • Louisiana Tech +5
  • San José State +3
  • UTEP +2
  • SMU 0
  • Texas -3
  • Hawai'i -5
  • Navy -5
  • Fresno State -5
  • Tulsa -5
  • Houston -6
  • Duke -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#83W15#83Regular Season Final#83Post-Season W2#83Post-Season W3#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-34
-3
-41
-20
+4
-32
-3
+10
-3
+21
+31
+35

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#631998#691999#902000#482001#932002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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