1918 Rice Owls football team

1918 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–5–1 (1–1 SWC)
Head coach	John E. Anderson (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Field

1918 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Rice	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
SMU	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Baylor	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
No champion recognized

The 1918 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1918 college football season. In its first season under head coach John E. Anderson, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record (1–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 62 to 13.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 5	Camp Logan*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–10
October 19	Park Place Flyers*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–7
October 26	Camp Logan*	Rice Field Houston, TX	T 0–0
November 2	Kelly Field*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–28
November 9	Park Place Flyers*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–3
November 16	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–14
November 30	SMU	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0
*Non-conference game