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1925 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 4 1 0 7 1 1
TCU 2 0 1 7 1 1
Texas 2 1 1 6 2 1
SMU 1 1 2 5 2 2
Rice 1 2 1 4 4 1
Arkansas 1 2 1 4 4 1
Baylor 0 3 2 3 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1925 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach John Heisman, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 85 to 79.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Stephen F. Austin*W 33–0[2]
October 3Sam Houston Normal*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–0[3]
October 10Trinity (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–13[4]
October 17Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–9[5]
October 24at TexasL 6–27[6]
October 31Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–0[7]
November 7at LSU*L 0–6[8]
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–17[9]
November 28Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 7–76,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1925 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls Score Victory In First". The Galveston Daily News. September 27, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rice Owls Roughly Handled By Sam Houston Normal". Sunday American-Statesman. October 4, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Trinity Defeats Rice Owls 13 to 0 To Upset Dope". The Waco News-Tribune. October 11, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Owls Stage Dazzling Rally to Defeat Arkansas Razorbacks, 13 to 9". Sunday American-Statesman. October 18, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hail New Monarchs of Air -- Doc's Texas Longhorns: Steers Whip Owls, 27 to 6". Sunday American-Statesman. October 25, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates Beaten by Rice, 19 to 0". Sunday American-Statesman. November 1, 1925. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Victory of L.S.U. Over Rice Brings Joy to 3000 Fans". The Waco News-Tribune. November 8, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies Drub Rice Owls, 17 to Nothing, In Featureless Gridiron Contest". Sunday American-Statesman. November 15, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Owls Hold Bears To Tie: Rice and Baylor Play 7-7 Game at Houston". The Austin American. November 27, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.