Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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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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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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
