1972 Rice Owls football team

The 1972 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Al Conover, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1][2]

1972 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1972 record5–5–1 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 0 0  10 1 0
Texas Tech 4 3 0  8 4 0
SMU 4 3 0  7 4 0
Arkansas 3 4 0  6 5 0
Rice 3 4 0  5 5 1
Baylor 3 4 0  5 6 0
TCU 2 5 0  5 6 0
Texas A&M 2 5 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Houston*W 14–1351,000
September 23Clemson*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 29–1019,500
September 30at Georgia Tech*T 36–3641,179
October 7No. 8 LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–12
October 21at SMUL 14–2920,398
October 28No. 10 Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 9–4565,000
November 4No. 18 Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–1020,000
November 11at ArkansasW 23–2051,475
November 18at Texas A&MW 20–14
November 25No. 18 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 25–21
December 2at BaylorL 14–2826,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1972 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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