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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Ray Alborn
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Ray Alborn enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Texas  3   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Missouri  10   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Louisiana State  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Tulane  20   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Texas Christian  41   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Texas Tech  30   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Texas A&M  26   51   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Arkansas  7   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Southern Methodist  12   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Baylor  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Houston  3   40   L       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored183
  Scoring Average16.6
  Points Allowed347
  Defense Average31.5
  Opponents Record67-53
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-4
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 1-9-1198298 0-7-1136218  Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist 10-1365137 7-1224103  Ron Meyer
Texas 10-1-1262158Won  14-126-1-1177115  Fred Akers
Arkansas 8-4325219Lost  27-315-3219158  Lou Holtz
Houston 7-4-1238174Lost  14-405-2-1161105  Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M 7-5280203Won  33-164-4163139  Tom Wilson
Baylor 5-6252245 3-5169206  Grant Teaff
Rice 4-7183347 3-5139261  Ray Alborn
Texas Christian 2-7-2230299 1-6-1163246  F.A. Dry

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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