1973 Rice Owls football team

The 1973 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Al Conover, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

1973 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1973 record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 0 0  8 3 0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 1 0  11 1 0
Rice 4 3 0  5 6 0
SMU 3 3 1  6 4 1
Arkansas 3 3 1  5 5 1
Texas A&M 3 4 0  5 6 0
TCU 1 6 0  3 8 0
Baylor 0 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at No. 18 Houston*L 6–2443,917
September 22Montana*
W 21–10
September 29at No. 10 LSU*L 9–24
October 13No. 9 Notre Dame*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–2850,321
October 20SMU
L 16–2725,000
October 27at No. 19 TexasL 13–5562,300
November 3at No. 15 Texas TechL 6–1937,400
November 10Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 17–723,500
November 17Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–20
November 24at TCUW 14–9
December 1Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–014,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1973 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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