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

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1912 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Bill Peterson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Houston	21	23	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Southern California	0	24	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Tulane	14	11	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Louisiana State	3	38	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Southern Methodist	10	16	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Texas	10	39	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Texas Tech	9	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Arkansas	24	24	T
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Texas A&M	13	18	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Texas Christian	19	20	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Baylor	23	0	W

1971 Season Totals
Record	3-7 -1
Points Scored	146
Scoring Average	13.3
Points Allowed	220
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	63-57
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	2-4 -1
Away Record	1-3

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	131	138		2-5	85	94	Jim Carlen
Texas	8-3	281	168	Lost 6-30	6-1	185	73	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	8-3-1	356	169	Lost 13-14	5-1-1	181	83	Frank Broyles
Texas Christian	6-4-1	214	275		5-2	118	151	Jim Pittman
Texas A&M	5-6	144	212		4-3	96	117	Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist	4-7	151	227		3-4	111	118	Hayden Fry
Rice	3-7-1	146	220		2-4-1	108	124	Bill Peterson
Baylor	1-9	74	236		0-7	49	173	Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).