Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Al Conover
Conference: Southwest-
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| 1973 Season Highlights |
| Al Conover enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 1973 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 15 | @
Houston
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6 |
24 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 22 | vs. Montana
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21 |
10 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 29 | @
Louisiana State
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9 |
24 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 13 | vs.
Notre Dame
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0 |
28 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 20 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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16 |
27 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 27 | @
Texas
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13 |
55 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 3 | @
Texas Tech
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6 |
19 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 10 | vs.
Arkansas
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17 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 17 | vs.
Texas A&M
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24 |
20 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 24 | @
Texas Christian
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14 |
9 |
W |
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| | Sat., Dec. 1 | vs.
Baylor
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27 |
0 |
W |
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| 1973 Season Totals |
| Record | 5-6
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| Points Scored | 153 |
| Scoring Average | 13.9 |
| Points Allowed | 223 |
| Defense Average | 20.3 |
| Opponents Record | 71-40
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| Conference Record | 4-3 |
| Home Record | 4-2
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| Away Record | 1-4
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| 1973 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1973 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1973 All Southwest Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
