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: Ray Alborn Conference: Southwest-
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1981 Season Highlights |
Ray Alborn enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1981 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Texas
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3 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 19 | @
Missouri
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10 |
42 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 26 | @
Louisiana State
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14 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | vs.
Tulane
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20 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Texas Christian
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41 |
28 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Texas Tech
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30 |
23 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 24 | vs.
Texas A&M
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26 |
51 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Arkansas
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7 |
41 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | @
Southern Methodist
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12 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | @
Baylor
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17 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Houston
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3 |
40 |
L |
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1981 Season Totals |
Record | 4-7
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Points Scored | 183 |
Scoring Average | 16.6 |
Points Allowed | 347 |
Defense Average | 31.5 |
Opponents Record | 67-53
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Conference Record | 3-5 |
Home Record | 2-3
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Away Record | 2-4
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1981 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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