1981 Rice Owls football team
| 1981 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at No. 8 Texas | L 3–31 | 68,497 | [3] | |
| September 19 | at Missouri* | L 10–42 | 57,112 | [4] | |
| September 26 | at LSU* | L 14–28 | 71,869 | [5] | |
| October 3 | Tulane* | W 20–16 | 17,000 | [6] | |
| October 10 | TCU |
| W 41–28 | 15,000 | [7] |
| October 17 | at Texas Tech | W 30–23 | 40,073 | [8] | |
| October 24 | Texas A&M |
| L 26–51 | 52,000 | [9] |
| October 31 | No. 20 Arkansas |
| L 7–41 | 12,000 | [10] |
| November 7 | at No. 10 SMU | L 12–33 | 28,750 | [11] | |
| November 14 | at Baylor | W 17–14 | 30,000 | [12] | |
| November 28 | Houston |
| L 3–40 | 25,000 | [13] |
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References
- ^ "1981 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "McIvor keys UT triumph". The Odessa American. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hyde leads Missouri's runaway". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiger roll past Rice". Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice downs Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls storm over TCU, 41–28". The Monitor. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice whips Texas Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kubiak throws 6 TD passes as Texas A&M rattles Rice". The Miami Herald. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas rips Rice". The Odessa American. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU corrals Rice, 33–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Houston Cougars bury Owls, 40–3". Del Rio News Herald. November 29, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.