Rice Football Team History
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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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1971 Season Highlights |
Bill Peterson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1971 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 11 | vs.
Houston
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21 |
23 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 18 | vs.
Southern California
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0 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 25 | vs.
Tulane
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14 |
11 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 2 | @
Louisiana State
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3 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 16 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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10 |
16 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 23 | @
Texas
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10 |
39 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 30 | @
Texas Tech
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9 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 6 | vs.
Arkansas
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24 |
24 |
T |
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| Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Texas A&M
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13 |
18 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 20 | @
Texas Christian
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19 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 27 | vs.
Baylor
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23 |
0 |
W |
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1971 Season Totals |
Record | 3-7
-1
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Points Scored | 146 |
Scoring Average | 13.3 |
Points Allowed | 220 |
Defense Average | 20.0 |
Opponents Record | 63-57
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Conference Record | 2-4 |
Home Record | 2-4
-1
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Away Record | 1-3
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1971 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.