2005 Rice Owls football team

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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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	^[1]
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 (rivalry)	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 (rivalry)	CSTV	L 18–35	12,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule

2005 Conference USA football standings
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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, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll