1971 Rice
3–7–1 (2–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Bill Peterson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 23–0Nov 27
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Houston | L 21–23 | 34% |
| Sep 18 | vs 17USC | L 0–24 | 39% |
| Sep 25 | vs Tulane | W 14–11 | 43% |
| Oct 2 | at 16LSU | L 3–38 | 18% |
| Oct 16 | vs SMU | L 10–16 | 58% |
| Oct 23 | at 16Texas | L 10–39 | 14% |
| Oct 30 | at Texas Tech | W 9–7 | 25% |
| Nov 6 | vs 16Arkansas | T 24–24 | 25% |
| Nov 13 | vs Texas A&M | L 13–18 | 56% |
| Nov 20 | at TCU | L 19–20 | 31% |
| Nov 27 | vs Baylor | W 23–0 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Baylor 23–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 146–220
- Coach
- Bill Peterson
- Elo
- 1413 −44 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.8 No. 79 of 120; offense No. 92, defense No. 48
- SRS
- 0.6 No. 65 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Stahle VincentRBAP-1
Second team
- Larry WallingDEAP-2
- Rodrigo BarnesLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1971 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–1 | 8–3 | 18 |
| Arkansas | 5–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 16 |
| TCU | 5–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| SMU | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Rice | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Baylor | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.