1981 Rice Owls football team

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1981 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 0 10 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 1 10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1 7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0 8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0 7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0 4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0 5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1 2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 8 TexasL 3–3168,497
September 19at Missouri*L 10–4257,112
September 26at LSU*L 14–2871,869[3]
October 3Tulane*W 20–1617,000[4]
October 10TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 41–28
October 17at Texas TechW 30–2340,073
October 24Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 26–51
October 31No. 20 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–4112,000
November 7at No. 10 SMUL 12–3328,750
November 14at BaylorW 17–1430,000
November 28Houston
L 3–4025,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1981 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tiger roll past Rice". Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice downs Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.