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Rice Owls

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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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
Record	5-5 -1
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	238
Defense Average	21.6
Opponents Record	70-51
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-2 -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	8-4	282	188	Lost 28-32	4-3	98	110	Jim Carlen
Texas	10-1	271	121	Won 17-13	7-0	204	59	Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist	7-4	269	154		4-3	127	111	Hayden Fry
Arkansas	6-5	228	227		3-4	131	137	Frank Broyles
Baylor	5-6	180	156		3-4	122	109	Grant Teaff
Rice	5-5-1	196	238		3-4	111	167	Al Conover
Texas Christian	5-6	213	245		2-5	109	173	Billy Tohill
Texas A&M	3-8	165	243		2-5	91	127	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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.