Rice
SWC · 1971 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 21–23 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 6–4–1 | L 0–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 14–11 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 9–3 | L 3–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | L 10–16 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–3 | L 10–39 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 9–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 8–3–1 | T 24–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 13–18 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | L 19–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 1–9 | W 23–0 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas Tech +4
- Tulane +3
- Baylor +1
- Arkansas 0
- Houston -3
- LSU -3
- Texas -3
- USC -4
- TCU -4
- Texas A&M -6
- SMU -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.318 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.