1972 Rice Owls football team

1972 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
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]

  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.