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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Al Conover
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Al Conover enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Houston  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Clemson  29   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Georgia Tech  36   36   T       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Louisiana State  6   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Southern Methodist  14   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Texas  9   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Texas Tech  6   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Arkansas  23   20   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Texas A&M  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Texas Christian  25   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Baylor  14   28   L       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record5-5 -1
  Points Scored196
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed238
  Defense Average21.6
  Opponents Record70-51
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-2 -1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1972 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 8-4282188Lost  28-324-398110  Jim Carlen
Texas 10-1271121Won  17-137-020459  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 7-4269154 4-3127111  Hayden Fry
Arkansas 6-5228227 3-4131137  Frank Broyles
Baylor 5-6180156 3-4122109  Grant Teaff
Rice 5-5-1196238 3-4111167  Al Conover
Texas Christian 5-6213245 2-5109173  Billy Tohill
Texas A&M 3-8165243 2-591127  Emory Bellard

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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