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Rice coach denies report he's resigning

01:39 PM CST on Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Associated Press

HOUSTON – Rice football coach Ken Hatfield said Tuesday he was looking forward to next year's opening game against UCLA, denying a local television report that he would resign as head coach.

"I think we're set to have a good football team. I feel good about the youth," Hatfield told a news conference Tuesday. "We'll see where we go from here."

Houston television station KRIV, citing anonymous sources, said Monday night that Hatfield had decided to leave his post.

Hatfield has coached at Rice since 1994. The Owls were 1-10 this season, the team's worst record during Hatfield's tenure and Rice's worst mark since they went 0-11 under Jerry Berndt in 1988.

Rice lost 14 straight games between 2004-05, ending what had been the nation's longest I-A losing streak with a 42-34 win over Tulane on Nov. 12.

Attendance at 70,000-seat Rice Stadium dwindled to embarrassing levels this year. Rice averaged 10,072 fans at its five home games – an all-time low in 56 seasons – and the home finale against Central Florida on Nov. 19 drew only 8,267.

Hatfield is 55-78-1 in 12 seasons at Rice, but the Owls have had only one winning season since going 7-4 in 1997. They went 8-4 in 2001.

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