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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  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Al Conover enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Houston  6   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Montana  21   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Louisiana State  9   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Notre Dame  0   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Southern Methodist  16   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Texas  13   55   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Texas Tech  6   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Arkansas  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas A&M  24   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Texas Christian  14   9   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Baylor  27   0   W       
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored153
  Scoring Average13.9
  Points Allowed223
  Defense Average20.3
  Opponents Record71-40
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-4
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1973 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 11-1342187Won  28-196-1193115  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3367162Lost  3-197-029571  Darrell Royal
Rice 5-6153223 4-3117137  Al Conover
Southern Methodist 6-4-1259228 3-3-1131182  Dave Smith
Arkansas 5-5-1124184 3-3-177104  Frank Broyles
Texas A&M 5-6292231 3-4167156  Emory Bellard
Texas Christian 3-8189290 1-6100187  Billy Tohill
Baylor 2-9192359 0-7109237  Grant Teaff

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.