2012 Armed Forces Bowl

American college football game August 2023 January 2026 Armed Forces Bowl Bell Helicopter ArmedForcesBowlX.PNG Armed Forces Bowl logo December 29 2012 2012 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Rice University Rice Owls 6-6 C-USA David Bailiff 7 0 7 19 United States Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons 6-6 Mountain West Troy Calhoun 0 14 0 0 PickBowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2012 Matt Loeffler (SEC) 40,754 2012 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=14122 Stat Broadcast December 29, 2012 1,200,000 ESPNhttp://www.armedforcesbowl.com/fan-zone/frequently-asked-questions/ Frequently Asked Questions 2012 Armed Forces Bowl 2012-11-18 2012-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20121125234719/http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/fan-zone/frequently-asked-questions/ dead Beth Mowins (Play-by-Play) Joey Galloway (Analyst) Lewis Johnson (Sidelines) The 2012 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 29, 2012, at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas in the United States. The tenth edition of the Armed Forces Bowl began at 10:45 a.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It featured the Rice Owls from Conference USA against the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference and was the final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. The Falcons accepted their invitation after earning a 6–5 record in their first eleven games of the season, while the Owls advanced to the game per C-USA's bowl contingency plan after earning a 6-6 record.http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112612aaj.html C-USA Announces Bowl Contingency Plan Conference USA November 26, 2012 December 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121201070613/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112612aaj.html December 1, 2012 dead mdy-all This also marked the bowl's return to Amon G. Carter Stadium after a two-year absence because of renovations to the stadium. For 2010 and 2011, the game was held at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU). Teams This was the seventh meeting between these two teams. Air Force leads the all-time record 7-2. The last time they played prior to this meeting was in 1998, when both schools were in the Western Athletic Conference (then a 16-team conference, now a non-football conference). Rice 2012 Rice Owls football team In a program not particularly known for football success, the Owls' season had an inauspicious start (2-6). Despite being one loss away from postseason ineligibility, Rice rallied to end the regular season at 6-6. Per Conference USA's contingency plan, the Owls were assigned the Armed Forces Bowl. This will be the Owls' first Armed Forces Bowl. Air Force 2012 Air Force Falcons football team The Falcons' season thus far has been one of struggle; despite losing to both the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen, the Falcons still managed a respectable 5-2 record in the Mountain West Conference. After defeating the Hawaii Warriors to bring their season record to 6–5, the Falcons accepted the third invitation of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season to the 2012 Armed Forces Bowl.http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/2012/11/air-force-continues-bell-helicopter-armed-forces-bowl-tradition/ Air Force Continues Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Tradition Armed Forces Bowl November 18, 2012 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042052/http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/2012/11/air-force-continues-bell-helicopter-armed-forces-bowl-tradition/ dead This will be the Falcons' fourth Armed Forces bowl; they had previously played in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 games against the California Golden Bears and twice against the Houston Cougars, respectively. Although the Falcons lost to the Golden Bears in 2007 and the Cougars in 2008, they would rally to beat the same Cougars in the 2009 game, compiling an overall Armed Forces Bowl record of 1-2. Game summary Scoring summary Rice Air Force expand 1 4:05 Rice 5 57 2:32 RecTD Jordan Taylor Taylor McHargue 16 good Chris Boswell 7 0 2 6:14 AFA 10 66 2:46 RushTD Kale Pearson 9 good Parker Herrington 7 7 2 2:36 AFA 9 35 2:32 RushTD Wes Cobb 1 good Parker Herrington 7 14 3 9:30 Rice 8 87 3:31 RecTD Jordan Taylor Driphus Jackson 22 good Chris Boswell 14 14 4 14:25 Rice 9 74 3:56 RushTD Charles Ross 2 good Chris Boswell 21 14 4 11:18 Rice 5 49 1:39 FG 24 Chris Boswell 24 14 4 4:31 Rice 12 63 4:56 FG 25 Chris Boswell 27 14 4 1:30 Rice 4 36 2:14 RecTD Jordan Taylor Driphus Jackson 34 blocked James Farrimond 33 14 33 14 Statistics References 2 Armed Forces Bowl Category:Armed Forces Bowl Category:Air Force Falcons football bowl games Category:Rice Owls football bowl games Armed Forces Bowl Category:December 2012 sports events in the United States