The Rice Owls were 8-4 in 2001.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 4-7 | ||
3-5 | 3-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 333 | 4,846 | 945 | 5.1 | 3,378 | 751 | 4.5 | 1,468 | 194 | 7.6 | 260 | 184 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 497 | ||
Team Rank | 34th | 21st | 3rd | 70th | 2nd | 1st | 27th | 113th | 116th | 39th | 18th | 2nd | 116th | 116th | 28th | 17th | |||
Opponent | 12 | 335 | 4,942 | 5.8 | 1,605 | 426 | 3.8 | 3,337 | 426 | 7.8 | 249 | 95 | 142 | 142 | 77 | 653 | |||
Opponent Rank | 86th | 102nd | 97th | 55th | 43rd | 52nd | 117th | 111th | 100th | 92nd | 63rd | 116th | 116th | 65th | 59th | ||||
Net | -2 | -96 | +945 | -0.7 | +1,773 | +325 | +0.7 | -1,869 | -232 | -0.3 | +11 | +89 | -89 | -89 | -9 | -156 | |||
Net Rank | 70th | 70th | 3rd | 94th | 3rd | 1st | 34th | 119th | 119th | 69th | 49th | 3rd | 118th | 118th | 39th | 19th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |