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Rice University Athletics
2001 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Hgt. | Wgt. | Cl. | Hometown (High School/Previous College) |
| 79 | Isaac Allison | DT | 6-3 | 270 | Jr.-1L | Houston/St. Thomas |
| 48 | Rene Aninao | DE | 6-2 | 210 | Fr.-Sq. | Houston/Bay Area Christian |
| 18 | Ed Bailey | RB | 5-9 | 208 | Fr.-Sq. | Klein/High |
| 29 | Raymorris Barnes | RB-DB | 5-9 | 170 | Fr.-Sq. | D'Iberville, Miss./High |
| 11 | Marcus Battle | QB | 5-11 | 170 | Fr.-HS | Ocean Springs, Miss./High |
| 41 | Robbie Beck | RB | 5-11 | 212 | So.-1L | Atlanta, Ga./Marist |
| 81 | Gavin Boothe | WR | 6-2 | 185 | So.-1L | Grand Prairie/South Grand Prairie |
| 28 | Brandon Boyd | WR | 6-0 | 169 | So.-1L | The Woodlands/High |
| 26 | Leroy Bradley | RB | 5-11 | 205 | Sr.-3L | Baker, Fla./High |
| 99 | Larry Brown | DT | 6-2 | 309 | Sr.-3L | Dallas/Spruce |
| 90 | Jeremy Calahan | DL | 6-3 | 260 | Fr.-HS | Pflugerville/High |
| 44 | Danny Cestero | DE | 6-2 | 238 | So.-Sq. | Houston/Pasadena Dobie |
| 91 | Jonathan Chism | NG | 6-3 | 250 | So.-1L | Pine Bluff, Ark./High |
| 66 | Paxton Corder | OL | 6-3 | 281 | So.-1L | Richardson/Berkner |
| 12 | Derek Crabtree | PK | 6-4 | 230 | Sr.-3L | Duncanville/High |
| 68 | Clint Crisp | OT | 6-3 | 285 | Jr.-Sq. | Clute/Brazoswood |
| 51 | Cotey-Joe Cswaykus | C | 6-4 | 265 | Fr.-Sq. | Midland/High |
| 30 | Dan Dawson | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Sr.-3L | Bauxite, Ark./High |
| 69 | Chris DeMunbrun | OT | 6-4 | 289 | So.-Sq. | Houston/St. Thomas |
| 20 | Patrick Dendy | DB | 6-0 | 170 | So.-1L | Austin/Round Rock McNeil |
| 42 | Justin Engler | LB | 6-2 | 214 | Jr.-1L | Denton/Liberty Christian |
| 15 | Corey Evans | QB | 5-11 | 170 | Sr.-2L | Richardson/High |
| 92 | Rishone Evans | DL | 5-11 | 265 | Fr.-HS | Duncanville/High |
| 39 | Kevin Ford | RB | 6-0 | 190 | Fr.-HS | Madisonville/High |
| 96 | B.J. Forguson | NG | 6-3 | 290 | Sr.-3L | Allen/High |
| 65 | Heath Fowler | OG | 6-2 | 275 | Sr.-3L | Huffman/Huffman-Hargrave |
| 21 | Derek Gary | RB | 6-0 | 204 | Sr.-2L | San Antonio/Churchill |
| 40 | Greg Gatlin | DB | 6-0 | 175 | Jr.-2L | Houston/St. Thomas |
| 87 | Brandon Green | DE | 6-3 | 251 | Jr.-2L | Vanderbilt/Industrial |
| 8 | Travis Hale | P | 6-3 | 201 | Jr.-2L | Duncanville/High |
| 74 | Billy Harvin | OT | 6-4 | 275 | Sr.-3L | Houston/Kinkaid |
| 23 | Clint Hatfield | RB | 5-9 | 184 | Fr.-Sq. | Clewiston, Fla./High |
| 32 | Vincent Hawkins | RB | 5-6 | 175 | Jr.-2L | Spring/Klein Oak |
| 13 | Jason Hebert | DB | 6-0 | 192 | Sr.-3L | Spring/Klein |
| 72 | Kelly Hejtmancik | OG | 6-3 | 266 | Sr.-1L | Galveston/Ball |
| 5 | QB | 5-11 | 195 | Fr.-HS | Wichita Falls/High | |
| 1 | Kyle Herm | QB | 5-8 | 175 | So.-1L | Stanton/High |
| 11 | Adam Herrin | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Fr.-HS | Celina/High |
| 10 | Terry Holley | LB | 6-2 | 190 | Fr.-HS | Oklahoma City/Southeast |
| 89 | David Hornberger | WR | 5-11 | 190 | Sr.-Sq. | San Antonio/Alamo Heights |
| 85 | Joe Hornberger | WR | 5-11 | 180 | Sr.-Sq. | San Antonio/Alamo Heights |
| 34 | Gabe Howe | LB | 6-1 | 204 | Fr.-Sq. | Houston/Second Baptist |
| 63 | Ross Huebel | OG | 6-3 | 244 | Fr.-Sq. | Houston/Clear Lake |
| 45 | Scott Huffman | LB | 5-10 | 225 | Jr.-2L | Missouri City/Fort Bend Elkins |
| 14 | Jeremy Hurd | QB | 5-10 | 160 | So.-1L | Duncanville/High |
| 56 | Clint Johnson | DE | 6-1 | 250 | Sr.-3L | Mesquite/North Mesquite |
| 35 | Jordan Kramer | RB | 6-0 | 205 | So.-1L | Lewisville/High |
| 78 | Ross Lassley | DT | 6-3 | 258 | So.-1L | Mustang, Okla./High |
| 24 | Thomas Lott | RB | 5-7 | 165 | Fr.-HS | Plano/High |
| 86 | Brandon Manning | TE | 6-4 | 245 | Sr.-3L | Mexia/High |
| 60 | Scott Mayhew | DL | 6-6 | 273 | Fr.-Sq. | Nederland/High |
| 71 | Micah Meador | OL | 6-3 | 304 | Fr.-Sq. | Humble/High |
| 80 | Evan Meeks | WR | 5-9 | 185 | Sr.-1L | Conroe/High/Dartmouth Coll. |
| 49 | Michael Merrick | DB | 6-0 | 186 | Fr.-HS | The Woodlands/High |
| 75 | Keith Meyer | OG | 6-3 | 284 | Jr.-1L | Bay City/High |
| 33 | Julius Mitchell | LB | 6-1 | 205 | So.-1L | Grand Prairie/South Grand Prairie |
| 7 | Joe Moore | QB | 6-0 | 196 | Fr.-HS | Fort Worth/Southwest |
| 93 | Anthony Mowry | TE-OT | 6-4 | 272 | Sr.-1L | Spring/Klein Oak |
| 16 | Gilbert Okoronkwo | WR | 6-3 | 204 | Sr.-3L | New Orleans, La./McMain |
| 94 | Thadis Pegues | DE | 6-1 | 210 | Fr.-HS | Friendswood/Clear Brook |
| 98 | Pike Pickett | DE | 6-3 | 225 | Fr.-HS | Vinton, La./High |
| 22 | Donald Pinkerton | RB | 5-9 | 160 | So.-Sq. | Schertz/Clemens |
| 47 | Rashard Pittman | LB | 5-11 | 237 | Sr.-3L | Marianna, Fla./High |
| 58 | Ryan Pontbriand | DS | 6-2 | 230 | Jr.-2L | Sugar Land/Fort Bend Clements |
| 70 | Lance Redmon | DT | 6-2 | 279 | So.-Sq. | Katy/High |
| 46 | Nick Sabula | DE | 6-2 | 215 | Jr.-2L | Houston/Alief Hastings |
| 73 | Aaron Sandoval | C | 6-2 | 295 | Sr.-3L | Pinehurst/Tomball |
| 83 | Josh Seale | WR | 5-9 | 175 | Sr.-1L | Houston/North Shore |
| 17 | Antwan Shell | DB | 5-11 | 185 | Jr.-2L | Ackerman, Miss./ |
| 84 | Ryan Simonak | WR | 5-9 | 170 | Fr.-Sq. | Fort Worth/Nolan Catholic |
| 3 | Brandon Skeen | PK-K | 6-1 | 185 | So.-1L | Arlington/Martin |
| 9 | Kenny Smith | DB | 5-7 | 170 | Sr.-3L | Gulfport, Miss./Harrison Central |
| 77 | Ryan Smith | OG | 6-2 | 319 | Sr.-2L | Malvern, Ark./High |
| 19 | Clifford Sparks | DB | 5-9 | 189 | Fr.-Sq. | Grand Prairie/South Grand Prairie |
| 52 | Ben Stephens | C | 6-2 | 290 | So.-1L | Arlington/Bowie |
| 43 | Joe Bob Thompson | LB | 6-0 | 224 | Sr.-3L | Daingerfield/High |
| 82 | Travis Thompson | TE | 6-2 | 240 | Jr.-1L | Austin/Westlake |
| 37 | Jamie Tyler | RB | 5-11 | 220 | Sr.-3L | Austin/Westlake |
| 4 | Jeff Vanover | LB | 5-11 | 205 | So.-1L | Diboll/High |
| 64 | Brandon Wallace | C | 6-1 | 262 | Sr.-2L | The Woodlands/Trinity Univ. |
| 6 | Matt Webber | WR | 5-10 | 175 | Sr.-3L | Commerce/High |
| 31 | John White | DB | 5-11 | 170 | So.-1L | Grand Prairie/South Grand Prairie |
| 25 | Sean White | RB | 5-6 | 180 | Jr.-2L | Freeport/Brazosport |
| 55 | Greg Wilson | OL | 6-4 | 307 | Fr.-Sq. | Houston/Westbury |
| 95 | Joe Wood | TE | 6-3 | 235 | Fr.-HS | Crandall/High |
Head Coach:
Ken Hatfield (Arkansas, 1964)
Asst. Coach:
John Bland (Arkansas)
Asst. Coach:
Larry Brinson
Asst. Coach:
Barney Farrar
Asst. Coach:
Roger Hinshaw
Asst. Coach:
Steve Kidd (Rice)
Asst. Coach:
Charlie Rizzo
Asst. Coach:
Jeff Sowells (Rice)
Asst. Coach:
Scott Wachenheim
Asst. Coach:
Theo Young
Asst. Coach:
Dick Ellis