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 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.
