NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
| Rice Owls (6-6) vs. Air Force Falcons (6-6) |
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| Date: |
Saturday, December 29th |
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| Kickoff: |
11:45 a.m. (et) |
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| Site: |
Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000) -- Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Surface: |
Grass |
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| Annual: |
10th |
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| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$750,000 |
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| Television: |
ESPN |
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| Announcers: |
Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway and Lewis Johnson |
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| Home Record: |
Rice 3-3; Air Force 5-1 |
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| Away Record: |
Rice 3-3; Air Force 1-5 |
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| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Rice 4W; Air Force 1L |
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| Las Vegas Line: |
Air Force 1 (Total, 61) |
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| All-Time Series: |
Air Force (5-1) |
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| Last Meeting: |
November 21, 1998 (Air Force, 22-16 at Air Force) |
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| Series Streak: |
Air Force has won the last four meetings. |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Rice vs. Mountain West (14-18) |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Air Force vs. Conference USA (29-11) |
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| Bowl Records: |
Rice (5-4) |
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Air Force (10-11-1 -- 1-2 in Armed Forces Bowl) |
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| 2012 National Rankings: |
Rice - Unranked |
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Air Force - Unranked |
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| Coaches: |
Rice - David Bailiff (29-44 at Rice) |
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(Career Record, 50-59) |
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Air Force - Troy Calhoun (47-30 at Air Force) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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| Season Schedule/Results |
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| Rice Owls |
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| Aug 30 - L vs. UCLA, 24-49 |
| Sep 8 - W at Kansas, 25-24 |
| Sep 15 - L at Louisiana Tech, 37-56 |
| Sep 22 - L vs. Marshall, 51-54 2OT |
| Sep 29 - L vs. Houston, 14-35 |
| Oct 6 - L at Memphis, 10-14 |
| Oct 13 - W vs. TX-San Antonio, 34-14 |
| Oct 20 - L at Tulsa, 24-28 |
| Oct 27 - W vs. Southern Miss, 44-17 |
| Nov 3 - W at Tulane, 49-47 |
| Nov 10 - Open |
| Nov 17 - W vs. SMU, 36-14 |
| Nov 24 - W at Texas-El Paso, 33-24 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 29 - vs. Air Force, 11:45 AM (Armed Forces Bowl) |
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| Air Force Falcons |
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| Sep 1 - W vs. Idaho State, 49-21 |
| Sep 8 - L at Michigan, 25-31 |
| Sep 15 - Open |
| Sep 22 - L at UNLV, 35-38 |
| Sep 29 - W vs. Colorado State, 42-21 |
| Oct 6 - L vs. Navy, 21-28 OT |
| Oct 13 - W at Wyoming, 28-27 |
| Oct 20 - W vs. New Mexico, 28-23 |
| Oct 26 - W vs. Nevada, 48-31 |
| Nov 3 - L at Army, 21-41 |
| Nov 10 - L at San Diego St, 9-28 |
| Nov 16 - W vs. Hawaii, 21-7 |
| Nov 24 - L at Fresno State, 15-48 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Dec 29 - vs. Rice, 11:45 AM (Armed Forces Bowl) |
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