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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Ray Alborn enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Texas	3	31	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Missouri	10	42	L
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Louisiana State	14	28	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Tulane	20	16	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Texas Christian	41	28	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Texas Tech	30	23	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Texas A&M	26	51	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Arkansas	7	41	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Southern Methodist	12	33	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Baylor	17	14	W
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Houston	3	40	L

1981 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	183
Scoring Average	16.6
Points Allowed	347
Defense Average	31.5
Opponents Record	67-53
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-4

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1981 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	1-9-1	198	298		0-7-1	136	218	Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist	10-1	365	137		7-1	224	103	Ron Meyer
Texas	10-1-1	262	158	Won 14-12	6-1-1	177	115	Fred Akers
Arkansas	8-4	325	219	Lost 27-31	5-3	219	158	Lou Holtz
Houston	7-4-1	238	174	Lost 14-40	5-2-1	161	105	Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Tom Wilson
Baylor	5-6	252	245		3-5	169	206	Grant Teaff
Rice	4-7	183	347		3-5	139	261	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	2-7-2	230	299		1-6-1	163	246	F.A. Dry

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.