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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: Bill Peterson
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record3-7 -1
  Points Scored146
  Scoring Average13.3
  Points Allowed220
  Defense Average20.0
  Opponents Record63-57
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-4 -1
  Away Record1-3
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 4-7131138 2-58594  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3281168Lost  6-306-118573  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 8-3-1356169Lost  13-145-1-118183  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 6-4-1214275 5-2118151  Jim Pittman
Texas A&M 5-6144212 4-396117  Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist 4-7151227 3-4111118  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7-1146220 2-4-1108124  Bill Peterson
Baylor 1-974236 0-749173  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.


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