1973 Rice Owls football team

1973 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Al Conover (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at No. 18 Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 6–24	43,917
September 22	Montana*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–10
September 29	at No. 10 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 9–24
October 13	No. 9 Notre Dame*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–28	50,321
October 20	SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 16–27	25,000
October 27	at No. 19 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 13–55	62,300
November 3	at No. 15 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 6–19	37,400
November 10	Arkansas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 17–7	23,500
November 17	Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 24–20
November 24	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 14–9
December 1	Baylor	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–0	14,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Rice Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Reggie Anderson So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 40 Preston Anderson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 17 Alan Pringle Jr	Head coach Al Conover Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt