2005 Rice Owls football team

2005 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3		7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3		7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4		5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5		4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5		5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2		9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3		8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4		6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4		5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7		1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Owls, led by head coach Ken Hatfield, who resigned at the end of the season, and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	9:00 PM	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 21–63	44,808
September 17	6:00 PM	at No. 2 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FSN	L 10–51	83,055
October 1	6:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 26–45	10,580
October 8	5:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		L 28–41	33,213
October 15	3:00 PM	Tulsa	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 21–41	10,893
October 22	5:00 PM	Navy*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 9–41	12,714
October 29	5:00 PM	UTEP	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	iTV	L 31–38	9,326
November 5	2:00 PM	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)	CSTV	L 7–27	15,236
November 12	2:00 PM	Tulane	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 42–34	9,162
November 19	2:00 PM	UCF	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 28–31	8,267
November 26	3:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)	CSTV	L 18–35	12,125
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Rice Owls football

Venues	West End Park (1912) Rice Field (1913–1948) Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Texas

Culture & lore	Sammy the Owl "Rice Fight" Marching Owl Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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