2012 Rice Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 football 2012 Rice Owls Rice Owls logo.svg 100 Conference USA West Division C-USA 7–6 4–4 David Bailiff 6th John Reagan 2nd Chris Thurmond 1st Spread 4–3 Rice Stadium Armed Forces Bowl champion Armed Forces Bowl W 33–14 vs. Air Force 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 2012 Coaches' Central August 30 6:30 pm l y UCLA Rice Stadium Houston, TX CBSSN 24–49 23,105 September 8 2:30 pm w y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 25–24 44,683 September 15 6:00 pm l y y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA ESPN3 37–56 23,228 September 22 2:30 pm l Marshall Rice Stadium Houston, TX CSS 51–54 OT 14,204 September 29 2:30 pm l y Houston rivalry Reliant Stadium Houston, TX FSN 14–35 32,718 October 6 6:00 pm l y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN FCS 10–14 17,831 October 13 2:30 pm w y y UTSA Rice Stadium Houston, TX FCS 34–14 28,677 October 20 2:30 pm l y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN 24–28 22,567 October 27 12:00 pm w Southern Miss Rice Stadium Houston, TX CSS/CSNH 44–17 14,927 November 3 2:30 pm w y Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA 49–47 15,467 November 17 2:30 pm w SMU Battle for the Mayor's Cup Rice Stadium Houston, TX CSS/CSNH 36–14 20,710 November 24 6:00 pm w y UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX FCS 33–24 20,384 December 29 10:45 am w y y Air Force Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN 33–14 40,754 Source: Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20180707005948/http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/rice-m-footbl-sched.html July 7, 2018 Game summaries UCLA Bruins 19 16 0 14 Owls 10 14 0 0 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.http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/Rice-LB-Nwosu-sets-NCAA-record-3829229.php Rice LB Nwosu sets NCAA record Duarte Joseph 30 August 2012 Houston Chronicle 15 March 2013 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 Owls 3 10 3 9 Jayhawks 10 7 7 0 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team Last meeting was in the 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl. @ Louisiana Tech Owls 0 17 6 14 Bulldogs 21 14 7 14 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Marshall Thundering Herd 14 7 14 6 7 6 Owls 7 7 14 13 7 3 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team vs Houston Cougars 7 7 14 7 Owls 0 0 7 7 2012 Houston Cougars football team Bayou Bucket Classic @ Memphis Owls 7 3 0 0 Tigers 0 0 14 0 2012 Rice Owls football team UTSA Roadrunners 0 3 11 0 Owls 6 7 14 7 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team @ Tulsa Owls 7 14 0 3 Golden Hurricane 7 7 7 7 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Southern Miss Golden Eagles 3 7 7 0 Owls 7 14 17 6 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team @ Tulane Owls 14 14 7 14 Green Wave 7 3 28 9 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team SMU Mustangs 7 0 7 0 Owls 6 14 3 13 2012 SMU Mustangs football team Battle for the Mayor's Cup @ UTEP Owls 3 14 3 13 Miners 7 7 7 3 2012 UTEP Miners football team Air Force–Armed Forces Bowl Owls 7 0 7 19 Falcons 0 14 0 0 2012 Air Force Falcons football team 2012 Armed Forces Bowl References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Category:Armed Forces Bowl champion seasons Rice Owls football