2012 Rice Owls football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Reagan
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
East Carolina x   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Marshall   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Memphis   4 – 4     4 – 8  
UAB   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Southern Miss   0 – 8     0 – 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
SMU   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Rice   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Houston   4 – 4     5 – 7  
UTEP   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulane   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Rice Stadium. They were a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Air Force.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:30 pmUCLA*
CBSSNL 24–4923,105
September 82:30 pmat Kansas*
FSNW 25–2444,683
September 156:00 pmat Louisiana Tech*
ESPN3L 37–5623,228
September 222:30 pmMarshall
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSSL 51–54 OT14,204
September 292:30 pmvs. Houston
FSNL 14–3532,718
October 66:00 pmat Memphis
FCSL 10–1417,831
October 132:30 pmUTSA*dagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCSW 34–1428,677
October 202:30 pmat Tulsa
FSNL 24–2822,567
October 2712:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSS/CSNHW 44–1714,927
November 32:30 pmat Tulane
W 49–4715,467
November 172:30 pmSMU
CSS/CSNHW 36–1420,710
November 246:00 pmat UTEP
FCSW 33–2420,384
December 2910:45 amvs. Air Force*
ESPNW 33–1440,754

Game summaries

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 19 16 0 14 49
Owls 10 14 0 0 24

See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA's Johnathan Franklin rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns in this rout. UCLA dominated both in the air, with 303 yards passing compared to 184 yards for Rice, and on the ground, with 343 yards rushing compared to 174 for Rice. This was despite Rice having about 8+1⁄2 minutes more of possession than UCLA. Franklin's performance was 2 yards short of a career high. Quarterback Brett Hundley took the first snap of the game 72 yards for a touchdown. Rice was led by quarterback Taylor McHargue, who was 17 of 28 in passing for 179 yards and one interception; and had 129 yards rushing. In addition, Rice linebacker Cameron Nwosu set an NCAA record, blocking three PATs in the first half.[1]

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Brett Hundley 72-yard run (K. Fairbairn kick blocked); UCLA – Jerry Johnson 11-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick blocked); UCLA - Franklin 74-yard run (Fairbairn kick); RICE – Luke Willson 8-yard pass from T. McHargue (Chris Boswell kick); RICE - Boswell 53-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: RICE - McHargue 1-yard run (Boswell kick); UCLA – Devin Lucien 27-yard field goal; UCLA - Franklin 78-yard run (Fairbairn kick); RICE – Sam McGuffie 2-yard pass from McHargue (Boswell kick); UCLA – Damien Holmes 44-yard fumble recovery (Fairbairn kick blocked)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Joseph Fauria 4-yard pass from Hundley (Hundley pass failed); UCLA - Franklin 22-yard run (David Allen pass from Hundley)

@ Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 10 3 9 25
Jayhawks 10 7 7 0 24

See also: 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Last meeting was in the 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl.

@ Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 6 14 37
Bulldogs 21 14 7 14 56

See also: 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Marshall

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 14 7 14 676 54
Owls 7 7 14 1373 51

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

vs Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 14 7 35
Owls 0 0 7 7 14

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team and Bayou Bucket Classic

@ Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 0 0 10
Tigers 0 0 14 0 14

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 3 11 0 14
Owls 6 7 14 7 34

See also: 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team

@ Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 0 3 24
Golden Hurricane 7 7 7 7 28

See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Owls 7 14 17 6 44

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

@ Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 14 7 14 49
Green Wave 7 3 28 9 47

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 7 0 14
Owls 6 14 3 13 36

See also: 2012 SMU Mustangs football team and Battle for the Mayor's Cup

@ UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 14 3 13 33
Miners 7 7 7 3 24

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

Air Force–Armed Forces Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 7 19 33
Falcons 0 14 0 0 14

See also: 2012 Air Force Falcons football team and 2012 Armed Forces Bowl

References

  1. ^ Duarte, Joseph (August 30, 2012). "Rice LB Nwosu sets NCAA record". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 15, 2013.


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