2012 Rice Owls football team

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.

2012 Rice Owls football
Armed Forces Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Reagan (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond (1st season)
Base defense4–3
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

Schedule

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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. HoustonFSNL 14–3532,718
October 66:00 pmat MemphisFCSL 10–1417,831
October 132:30 pmUTSA* 
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCSW 34–1428,677
October 202:30 pmat TulsaFSNL 24–2822,567
October 2712:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSS/CSNHW 44–1714,927
November 32:30 pmat TulaneW 49–4715,467
November 172:30 pmSMU
CSS/CSNHW 36–1420,710
November 246:00 pmat UTEPFCSW 33–2420,384
December 2910:45 amvs. Air Force*ESPNW 33–1440,754
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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UCLA

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

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+12 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

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

Last meeting was in the 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl.

@ Louisiana Tech

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

Marshall

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

vs Houston

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

@ Memphis

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

UTSA

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

@ Tulsa

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

Southern Miss

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

@ Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 14 7 14 49
Green Wave 7 3 28 9 47
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 7 0 14
Owls 6 14 3 13 36

@ UTEP

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

Air Force–Armed Forces Bowl

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

References

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