1981 Rice Owls football team

1981 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
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
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 8 Texas
L 3–3168,497[3]
September 19at Missouri*
L 10–4257,112[4]
September 26at LSU*
L 14–2871,869[5]
October 3Tulane*
W 20–1617,000[6]
October 10TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 41–2815,000[7]
October 17at Texas Tech
W 30–2340,073[8]
October 24Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 26–5152,000[9]
October 31No. 20 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–4112,000[10]
November 7at No. 10 SMU
L 12–3328,750[11]
November 14at Baylor
W 17–1430,000[12]
November 28Houston
L 3–4025,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  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. ^ "McIvor keys UT triumph". The Odessa American. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hyde leads Missouri's runaway". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tiger roll past Rice". Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice downs Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rice Owls storm over TCU, 41–28". The Monitor. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice whips Texas Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kubiak throws 6 TD passes as Texas A&M rattles Rice". The Miami Herald. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arkansas rips Rice". The Odessa American. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SMU corrals Rice, 33–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alborn's Rice Owls fly high in 17–14 upset of Bears". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Houston Cougars bury Owls, 40–3". Del Rio News Herald. November 29, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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