1972 Rice Owls football team
| 1972 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (3–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Houston* | W 14–13 | 51,000 | ||
| September 23 | Clemson* |
| W 29–10 | 19,500 | [3] |
| September 30 | at Georgia Tech* | T 36–36 | 41,179 | [4] | |
| October 7 | No. 8 LSU* |
| L 6–12 | 60,000 | [5] |
| October 21 | at SMU | L 14–29 | 20,398 | ||
| October 28 | No. 10 Texas |
| L 9–45 | 65,000 | |
| November 4 | No. 18 Texas Tech |
| L 6–10 | 20,000 | |
| November 11 | at Arkansas | W 23–20 | 51,475 | ||
| November 18 | at Texas A&M | W 20–14 | 28,231 | ||
| November 25 | No. 18 TCU |
| W 25–21 | ||
| December 2 | at Baylor | L 14–28 | 26,000 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1972 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Rice romps over Clemson". Del Rio News Herald. September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech ties Rice as QB McAshan stars". The Miami Herald. October 1, 1972. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU alive and Kicking asfter Rice scare". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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