1973 Rice Owls football team

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]

1973 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 0 0 8 3 0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 1 0 11 1 0
Rice 4 3 0 5 6 0
SMU 3 3 1 6 4 1
Arkansas 3 3 1 5 5 1
Texas A&M 3 4 0 5 6 0
TCU 1 6 0 3 8 0
Baylor 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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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

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

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

Season summary

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At Texas

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Rice Owls (1–4) at #19 Texas Longhorns (3–2)
Quarter 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
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing Marty Akins 5/6, 55 Yds, 2 TD
Rushing Roosevelt Leaks 29 Rush, 193 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving Pat Padgett 2 Rec, 48 Yds

References

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  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.