Against Rice, Johnson carried the ball 12 times for 83 yards.
To go against Rice in your first game - that's a tough task.
His strongest performance of the season was against Rice, in which he ran for 201 yards.
He did not play in the games against Rice or Baylor.
Hill was asked if he would play against Rice the same way again.
As a junior, he set a conference record by throwing six touchdown passes against Rice.
Against Rice, he returned three kicks for 80 yards.
The next night, against Rice, was a different story.
His most notable single game performance came against Rice in 1972 when he threw 5 touchdown passes.
Gradually, though, the tide of popular entertainment was turning against Rice.