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
2012 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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
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