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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: John A. Anderson
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1917 <- 1918 -> 1919 --> 2024
1918 Season Highlights
 John A. Anderson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1918 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Camp Logan  0   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Ream Field  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Camp Logan  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Kelly Field  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Ream Field  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Texas  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Southern Methodist  13   0   W       
 
1918 Season Totals
  Record1-5 -1
  Points Scored13
  Scoring Average1.9
  Points Allowed62
  Defense Average8.9
  Opponents Record12-2
  Conference Record0-1
  Home Record1-5 -1
  Away Record0-0
1918 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1918 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 9-019414 3-0485  William J. Bill Juneau
Texas A&M 6-112319   D.V. Graves
Oklahoma State 4-210973   E.A. Pritchard
Arkansas 3-24121   Norman C. Paine
Rice 1-5-11362 0-1014  John A. Anderson
Baylor 0-61992   Charles P. Bubbs Mosley

1918 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1918 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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