1973 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 0 08 3 0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 1 011 1 0
Rice 4 3 05 6 0
SMU 3 3 16 4 1
Arkansas 3 3 15 5 1
Texas A&M 3 4 05 6 0
TCU 1 6 03 8 0
Baylor 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at No. 18 Houston*L 6–2443,917
September 22Montana*
W 21–1018,000
September 29at No. 10 LSU*L 9–24[3]
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 24–2045,000
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

Personnel

1973 Rice Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Reggie Anderson So
QB Tommy Kramer
  Ed Lofton
QB Claude Reed
  Ardie Segars
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 40 Preston Anderson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 17 Alan Pringle Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

At Texas

Rice Owls (1–4) at #19 Texas Longhorns (3–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Rice 7 0 0613
Texas 7 13 142155

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

  • Date: October 27, 1973
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,300
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas PassingMarty Akins5/6, 55 Yds, 2 TD
RushingRoosevelt Leaks29 Rush, 193 Yds, 2 TD
ReceivingPat Padgett2 Rec, 48 Yds

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.
  3. "LSU overcomes pesky Owls 24–9". Wichita Falls Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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