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1972 Rice Owls football team

1972 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Houston*
W 14–1351,000[3]
September 23Clemson*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 29–1019,500[4]
September 30at Georgia Tech*
T 36–3641,179[5]
October 7No. 8 LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–1260,000[6]
October 21at SMU
L 14–2920,398[7]
October 28No. 10 Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 9–4565,000[8]
November 4No. 18 Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–1020,000[9]
November 11at Arkansas
W 23–2051,475[10]
November 18at Texas A&M
W 20–1428,231[11]
November 25No. 18 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 25–2115,000[12]
December 2at Baylor
L 14–2826,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.
  3. ^ "Time runs out on Houston Cougars". Express & News. September 10, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice romps over Clemson". Del Rio News Herald. September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech ties Rice as QB McAshan stars". The Miami Herald. October 1, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU alive and Kicking asfter Rice scare". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobo leads SMU to smashing 29–14 victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Leaks runs wild as Texas crushes Rice Owls, 45–9". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Red Raiders turn back stubborn Rice Owls, 10–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Freshman scores winning TD as Owls defeat Hogs". The Austin American-Statesman. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice downs Aggies 20–14". The Paris News. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Owls 12–7 victors over Horned Frogs". Albuquerque Journal. November 26, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor drops Rice, 28–14". The Kilgore News Herald. December 3, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1972–73 NCAA Statistics (Rice)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 27, 2025.