Rice Owls

2002 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT
18	Ed Bailey E. Bailey	RB	5'9"	215
29	Raymorris Barnes R. Barnes	DB	5'8"	185
11	Marcus Battle M. Battle	WR	5'9"	185
41	Robbie Beck R. Beck	RB	5'10"	220
2	Jason Benjamin J. Benjamin	DB	5'7"	185
	Gavin Boothe G. Boothe	WR
28	Brandon Boyd B. Boyd	LB	6'0"	215
90	Jeremy Calahan J. Calahan	DL	6'3"	295
91	Jonathan Chism J. Chism	DL	6'3"	275
9	Trey Coleman T. Coleman	DB	5'9"	185
68	Clint Crisp C. Crisp	OL	6'3"	300
51	Cotey-Joe Cswaykus C. Cswaykus	OL	6'4"	305
94	Rob Daniel R. Daniel	DL	6'4"	245
69	Chris DeMunbrun C. DeMunbrun	OL	6'4"	295
20	Patrick Dendy P. Dendy	DB	6'0"	185
42	Justin Engler J. Engler	LB	6'3"	230
15	Corey Evans C. Evans	DB	5'11"	175
99	Rishone Evans R. Evans	DL	5'11"	250
16	Kevin Ford K. Ford	DB	5'11"	210
96	B.J. Forguson	DL	6'3"	290
40	Greg Gatlin G. Gatlin	DB	6'0"	175
87	Brandon Green B. Green	DL	6'3"	250
8	Travis Hale T. Hale	P	6'3"	200
23	Clint Hatfield C. Hatfield	RB	5'9"	190
32	Vincent Hawkins V. Hawkins	RB	5'6"	175
6	Dustin Haynes D. Haynes	DB	5'10"	190
5	Greg Henderson G. Henderson	QB	5'10"	200
1	Kyle Herm K. Herm	QB	5'8"	175
48	Adam Herrin A. Herrin	LB	6'0"	225
10	Terry Holley T. Holley	DB	6'2"	210
53	Mike Holman M. Holman	OL	6'4"	285
34	Gabe Howe G. Howe	LB	6'1"	210
63	Ross Huebel R. Huebel	OL	6'3"	275
45	Scott Huffman S. Huffman	LB	5'10"	230
13	Jeremy Hurd J. Hurd	WR	5'10"	160
32	Jordan Kramer J. Kramer	RB	6'0"	225
12	Brennan Landry B. Landry	K	5'9"	185
78	Ross Lassley R. Lassley	DL	6'3"	295
	Thomas Lott T. Lott	RB
11	Thomas Lott III T. Lott III	RB	5'7"	180
60	Scott Mayhew S. Mayhew	OL	6'6"	305
76	Micah Meador M. Meador	OL	6'3"	290
37	Michael Merrick M. Merrick	DB	6'0"	200
75	Keith Meyer K. Meyer	OL	6'2"	290
7	Joe Moore J. Moore	RB	5'11"	215
58	Thadis Pegues T. Pegues	DL	6'1"	235
67	James Pitman J. Pitman	OL	6'4"	270
58	Ryan Pontbriand R. Pontbriand	OL	6'2"	245
46	Nick Sabula N. Sabula	DL	6'2"	230
17	Antwan Shell A. Shell	DB	5'10"	190
84	Ryan Simonak R. Simonak	WR	5'10"	180
3	Brandon Skeen B. Skeen	K	6'2"	190
19	Clifford Sparks C. Sparks	DB	5'10"	195
52	Ben Stephens B. Stephens	OL	6'2"	300
57	Travis Stephenson T. Stephenson	DL	6'0"	255
47	John Syptak J. Syptak	DL	6'2"	255
82	Travis Thompson T. Thompson	TE	6'2"	245
4	Jeff Vanover J. Vanover	LB	6'0"	220
24	Edgar Vega E. Vega	DB	5'9"	185
31	John White J. White	DB	5'11"	175
25	Sean White S. White	RB	5'6"	180
82	Ben Wiggins B. Wiggins	WR	6'2"	195
55	Greg Wilson G. Wilson	OL	6'4"	325
89	Joe Don Wood J. Don Wood	RB	6'2"	235

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333