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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1972 Season Highlights |
Al Conover enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1972 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 9 | vs.
Houston
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14 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 23 | vs.
Clemson
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29 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | @
Georgia Tech
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36 |
36 |
T |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs.
Louisiana State
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6 |
12 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | @
Southern Methodist
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14 |
29 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | vs.
Texas
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9 |
45 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | vs.
Texas Tech
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6 |
10 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | @
Arkansas
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23 |
20 |
W |
@ Little Rock, AR |
| Sat., Nov. 18 | @
Texas A&M
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20 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 25 | vs.
Texas Christian
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25 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 2 | @
Baylor
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14 |
28 |
L |
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1972 Season Totals |
Record | 5-5
-1
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Points Scored | 196 |
Scoring Average | 17.8 |
Points Allowed | 238 |
Defense Average | 21.6 |
Opponents Record | 70-51
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Conference Record | 3-4 |
Home Record | 3-3
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Away Record | 2-2
-1
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1972 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1972 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1972 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.