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1917 Rice Owls football team

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1917 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–1 (1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 0 0 8 0 0
Baylor 2 1 0 6 2 1
Rice 1 1 0 7 1 0
Oklahoma 1 1 1 6 4 1
Texas 2 4 0 4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 0 4 4 0
Arkansas 0 1 1 5 1 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1917 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 7–1 record (1–1 against SWC opponents), and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 55.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6Illinois Medical*W 31–6
October 13TCU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–0
October 19Austin*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 53–13
October 27at TexasW 13–0
November 3Haskell*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 55–13
November 10Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 34–13
November 17at Tulane*New Orleans, LAW 16–0
November 29Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–10
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1917 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.