2004 Rice Owls Football Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Hgt. | Wgt. | Cl. | Hometown (High School/Previous College) |
| 46 | Justin Abt | DB | 6-0 | 205 | Fr.-Sq. | San Antonio/Tom C. Clark HS |
| 27 | Omeke Alikor | LB | 6-0 | 215 | So.-Sq. | Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington HS |
| 1 | Gary Anderson Jr. | DB | 5-11 | 170 | Fr.-Sq. | Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Robinson HS |
| 13 | Joel Armstrong | QB | 5-11 | 185 | Fr.-Sq. | Longview/Longview HS |
| 61 | Scott Austin | OL | 6-3 | 260 | Fr.-Sq. | Tyler/Lee HS |
| 18 | Ed Bailey | RB | 5-9 | 215 | Sr.-3L | Klein/Klein HS |
| 68 | Lute Barber | OL | 6-7 | 280 | Fr.-Sq. | Lubbock/Coronado HS |
| 29 | Raymorris Barnes | DB | 5-8 | 185 | Sr.-3L | D'Iberville, Miss./D'Iberville HS |
| 11 | Marcus Battle | WR | 5-9 | 185 | Jr.-2L | Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs HS |
| 63 | David Berken | OL | 6-3 | 260 | Fr.-HS | Lake Arthur, La./Crowley Notre Dame HS |
| 35 | Bio Bilaye-Benibo | RB | 6-0 | 195 | Fr.-Sq. | Corpus Christi/Calallen HS |
| 39 | Derek Bingham | DB | 6-2 | 220 | Fr.-Sq. | Orange/Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS |
| 87 | Matt Bolding | TE | 6-4 | 245 | So.-1L | Andrews/Andrews HS |
| 8 | Lance Byrd | DB | 5-11 | 185 | So.-1L | Madisonville/Madisonville HS |
| 90 | Jeremy Calahan | DL | 6-3 | 295 | Sr.-3L | Pflugerville/Pflugerville HS |
| 86 | Rick Campbell | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Fr.-Sq. | Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy |
| 65 | David Carter | OL | 6-6 | 285 | So.-1L | Dallas/Greenhill Sch. |
| 75 | Jonathan Cary | DL | 6-3 | 285 | Fr.-Sq. | Palestine/Palestine HS |
| 49 | Buck Casson | LB | 6-1 | 220 | Fr.-Sq. | Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac Township HS |
| 25 | Andrew Cates | RB | 5-11 | 225 | So.-1L | Atlanta, Ga./Marist Sch. |
| 99 | George Chukwu | DL | 6-1 | 305 | Fr.-Sq. | Houston/Fort Bend Bush HS |
| 64 | Drew Clardy | DS | 6-6 | 270 | So.-1L | Moss Point, Miss./Moss Point HS |
| 16 | Chase Clement | QB | 6-1 | 180 | Fr.-HS | Alamo Heights/Alamo Heights HS |
| 70 | Jack Collett | OL | 6-3 | 285 | So.-Sq. | Sanger/Sanger HS |
| 92 | DaJaun Cooper | DL | 6-2 | 280 | So.-1L | Sugar Land/Kempner HS |
| 51 | Cotey-Joe Cswaykus | OL | 6-4 | 305 | Sr.-1L | Midland/Midland HS |
| 54 | Charlie Curtis | TE | 6-3 | 220 | Fr.-HS | San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS |
| 94 | Rob Daniel | DL | 6-3 | 245 | Jr.-2L | Wichita Falls/Wichita Falls HS |
| 95 | Dietrich Davis | DL | 6-4 | 225 | Fr.-HS | Brackettville/Brackett HS |
| 81 | Jarett Dillard | WR | 5-11 | 160 | Fr.-HS | San Antonio/Sam Houston HS |
| 59 | Garrett Dornon | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Fr.-Sq. | Bellville/Bellville HS |
| 2 | Andray Downs | DB | 5-9 | 185 | So.-1L | Garland/Rowlett HS |
| 53 | Nathan Enos | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Fr.-Sq. | Arlington/The Oakridge School |
| 66 | Braxton Evans | OL | 6-1 | 265 | So.-Sq. | Sugar Land/Kempner HS |
| 43 | T.J. Fairbanks | DL | 6-2 | 225 | Fr.-HS | Irving/Dallas Shelton HS |
| 22 | Mike Falco | RB | 5-9 | 210 | So.-1L | Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS |
| 40 | Jared Gilbert | LB | 5-11 | 225 | Fr.-Sq. | Alpharetta, Ga./Chattahoochee HS |
| 3 | Matt Ginn | DB | 5-9 | 180 | So.-1L | Arlington/Arlington HS |
| 98 | Courtney Gordon | DL | 6-3 | 255 | So.-1L | Gladewater/Gladewater HS |
| 80 | Andy Hall | TE | 6-4 | 210 | Fr.-Sq. | Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro HS |
| 56 | Jeremy Harper | LB | 5-11 | 220 | So.-1L | Pauls Valley, Okla./Pauls Valley HS |
| 23 | Clint Hatfield | RB | 5-9 | 190 | Sr.-3L | Clewiston, Fla./Clewiston HS |
| 6 | Dustin Haynes | DB | 5-10 | 190 | Jr.-2L | West Columbia/Columbia HS |
| 26 | Bubba Heard | RB | 6-0 | 175 | Fr.-HS | Sinton/Sinton HS |
| 5 | Greg Henderson | QB | 5-10 | 200 | Sr.-3L | Wichita Falls/Wichita Falls HS |
| 14 | Tommy Henderson | QB | 5-11 | 175 | Fr.-HS | Wichita Falls/Wichita Falls HS |
| 72 | Robby Heos | OL | 6-3 | 295 | Fr.-Sq. | Pearland/Pearland HS |
| 48 | Adam Herrin | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Jr.-2L | Celina/Celina HS |
| 10 | Terry Holley | DB | 6-2 | 210 | Sr.-3L | Oklahoma City/Southeast HS |
| 77 | Addison Hopkins | DL | 6-5 | 25- | Fr.-Sq. | San Antonio/Alamo Heights HS |
| 63 | Ross Huebel | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Sr.-2L | Houston/Clear Lake HS |
| 78 | Vernon James | DL | 6-1 | 210 | Fr.-HS | Houston/Spring Westfield HS |
| 41 | Luke Juist | PK | 6-1 | 190 | Fr.-HS | Houston/Strake Jesuit College Prep. |
| 15 | Brandon King | DB | 5-9 | 170 | Fr.-HS | Moss Point, Miss./Moss Point HS |
| 32 | Jordan Kramer | RB | 6-0 | 225 | Sr.-3L | Lewisville/Lewisville HS |
| 50 | Rolf Krueger | OL | 6-3 | 290 | So.-1L | Sealy/Sealy HS |
| 12 | Brennan Landry | PK | 5-9 | 185 | Jr.-2L | Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More HS |
| 71 | Cory Laxen | OL | 6-3 | 290 | So.-1L | Galena Park/Galena Park HS |
| 21 | Thomas Lott | RB | 5-7 | 185 | Jr.-1L | Plano/Plano HS |
| 45 | Lance Luedeker | LB | 6-0 | 220 | So.-1L | Waco/China Spring HS |
| 93 | Trey Macaluso | DL | 6-2 | 220 | So.-Sq. | Houston/Stratford HS |
| 60 | Scott Mayhew | OL | 6-6 | 305 | Sr.-2L | Nederland/Nederland HS |
| 76 | Micah Meador | OL | 6-3 | 290 | Sr.-2L | Humble/Humble HS |
| 37 | Michael Merrick | DB | 6-0 | 200 | Jr.-2L | The Woodlands/The Woodlands HS |
| 62 | Nathan Miller | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Fr.-HS | Rosharon/Alvin HS |
| 91 | Todd Mohr | DL | 6-2 | 255 | Fr.-HS | Houston/Cypress Creek HS |
| 7 | Joe Moore | RB | 5-11 | 215 | Sr.-3L | Fort Worth/Southwest HS |
| 88 | Will Moss | TE | 6-4 | 235 | Fr.-HS | Bonham/Bonham HS |
| 58 | Thadis Pegues | DL | 6-1 | 235 | Jr.-1L | Friendswood/Clear Brook HS |
| 52 | David Perkins | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Fr.-Sq. | Seabrook/Clear Lake HS |
| 67 | James Pitman | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Sr.-2L | Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy |
| 17 | Chad Price | DB | 6-0 | 195 | So.-1L | Bay City/Bay City HS |
| 74 | Shaun Rainey | OL | 6-5 | 280 | Fr.-HS | Mont Belvieu/Barbers Hill HS |
| 4 | Marcus Rucker | RB | 6-0 | 200 | So.-1L | Magnolia, Ark./Magnolia HS |
| 85 | Jared Scruggs | P | 6-3 | 190 | So.-1L | Hutto/Hutto HS |
| 9 | Ja'Corey Shepherd | DB | 5-10 | 175 | Fr.-HS | Lufkin/Lufkin HS |
| 84 | Ryan Simonak | WR | 5-10 | 180 | Sr.-1L | Fort Worth/Nolan Catholic HS |
| 20 | Bencil Smith | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Fr.-HS | Houston/Lamar HS |
| 44 | Quinton Smith | RB | 5-11 | 195 | So.-Sq. | Cedar Park/Cedar Park HS |
| 31 | Tyler Smith | DB | 6-2 | 195 | So.-Sq. | Dallas/Highland Park HS |
| 19 | Clifford Sparks | DB | 5-10 | 195 | Sr.-3L | Grand Prairie/South Grand Prairie HS |
| 57 | Travis Stephenson | DL | 6-0 | 255 | Jr.-Sq. | Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City North HS/Trinity Univ. |
| 69 | Jake Sutton | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Fr.-HS | Baytown/Sterling HS |
| 96 | Eric Sweetser | DL | 6-2 | 245 | Fr.-Sq. | Mobile, Ala./St. Paul's HS |
| 47 | John Syptak | LB | 6-2 | 240 | Jr.-2L | Bellville/Bellville HS |
| 36 | Jon Turner | DB | 5-9 | 180 | Fr.-Sq. | Plano/Plano West HS |
| 79 | Bobby Van Borssum | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Fr.-Sq. | Port Lavaca/Calhoun HS |
| 24 | Edgar Vega | DB | 5-9 | 185 | Sr.-1L | El Paso/Cathedral HS |
| 33 | John Wall | RB | 5-9 | 200 | Fr.-Sq. | Dallas/Jesuit Prep. HS |
| 38 | Aubrey White | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Fr.-Sq. | Thorndale/Thorndale HS |
| 82 | Ben Wiggins | TE | 6-2 | 195 | Sr.-2L | College Station/A&M; Consolidated HS |
| 73 | Austin Wilkinson | OL | 6-2 | 265 | Fr.-HS | The Woodlands/The Woodlands HS |
| 55 | Greg Wilson | OL | 6-4 | 325 | Sr.-3L | Houston/Westbury HS |
| 89 | Joe Don Wood | TE | 6-2 | 240 | Jr.-2L | Crandall/Crandall HS |
| 30 | Stephen Wood | LB | 5-11 | 205 | So.-1L | Southlake/Carroll HS |
| 97 | William Wood | DL | 6-3 | 290 | So.-1L | Garrison/Garrison HS |
| 83 | Dan Zimmerman | TE | 6-1 | 235 | Fr.-Sq. | Houston/Spring Branch Memorial HS |
Head Coach:
Ken Hatfield (Arkansas, 1964)
Asst. Coach: Quarterbacks:
John Bland (Arkansas, 1989)
Asst. Coach: Running Backs:
Larry Brinson (Florida, 1982)
Asst. Coach: Cornerbacks:
Barney Farrar (Delta State, 1983)
Asst. Coach: Defensive Coordinator / Safeties:
Roger Hinshaw (Appalachian State, 1972)
Asst. Coach: Punters / Placekickers / Recruiting Coordinator:
Steve Kidd (Rice, 1987)
Asst. Coach: Linebackers:
Charlie Rizzo (Auburn, 1967)
Asst. Coach: Tight Ends / Wide Receivers:
Jeff Sowells (Rice, 1996)
Asst. Coach: Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line:
Scott Wachenheim (U.S. Air Force Academy, 1984)
Asst. Coach: Defensive Line:
Theo Young (Arkansas, 1988)
Asst. to the Athletic Director & Head Coach:
Dick Ellis (U.S. Air Force Academy, 1968)