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]

Record5–5–1 (3–4 SWC)

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1972 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–13	51,000	^[3]
September 23	Clemson*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 29–10	19,500	^[4]
September 30	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 36–36	41,179	^[5]
October 7	No. 8 LSU*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–12	60,000	^[6]
October 21	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–29	20,398	^[7]
October 28	No. 10 Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 9–45	65,000	^[8]
November 4	No. 18 Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–10	20,000	^[9]
November 11	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 23–20	51,475	^[10]
November 18	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 20–14	28,231	^[11]
November 25	No. 18 TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 25–21	15,000	^[12]
December 2	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–28	26,000	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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