# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:30 pm | UCLA* | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CBSSN | L 24–49 | 23,105 |
| September 8 | 2:30 pm | at Kansas* | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FSN | W 25–24 | 44,683 |
| September 15 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3 | L 37–56 | 23,228 |
| September 22 | 2:30 pm | Marshall | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CSS | L 51–54 $^{OT}$ | 14,204 |
| September 29 | 2:30 pm | vs. Houston | Reliant StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | FSN | L 14–35 | 32,718 |
| October 6 | 6:00 pm | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | FCS | L 10–14 | 17,831 |
| October 13 | 2:30 pm | UTSA* | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | FCS | W 34–14 | 28,677 |
| October 20 | 2:30 pm | at Tulsa | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | FSN | L 24–28 | 22,567 |
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | Southern Miss | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CSS/CSNH | W 44–17 | 14,927 |
| November 3 | 2:30 pm | at Tulane | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | | W 49–47 | 15,467 |
| November 17 | 2:30 pm | SMU | Rice StadiumHouston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) | CSS/CSNH | W 36–14 | 20,710 |
| November 24 | 6:00 pm | at UTEP | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX | FCS | W 33–24 | 20,384 |
| December 29 | 10:45 am | vs. Air Force* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | W 33–14 | 40,754 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||
* Source: Schedule Archived July 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

## Game summaries
### UCLA

| | 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+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.
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 |
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 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 54 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 51 |

### vs Houston

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

### @ Memphis

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

### UTSA

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

### @ Tulsa

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

### Southern Miss

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

### @ Tulane

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

### SMU

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

### @ UTEP

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

### Air Force–Armed Forces Bowl

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