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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: Phillip H. Arbuckle
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Phillip H. Arbuckle enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Baylor  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Tulane  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Texas  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Southern Methodist  10   0   W       
 Mon., Nov. 15  @ Texas A&M  0   7   L       
 Fri., Nov. 19  vs. Texas State  48   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Arkansas  0   0   T       
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record4-2 -2
  Points Scored105
  Scoring Average13.1
  Points Allowed28
  Defense Average3.5
  Opponents Record35-16
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record1-1 -1
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 9-028213 4-0706  Berry Whitaker
Texas A&M 6-1-11297 4-1727  Dana X. Bible
Rice 4-2-210528 2-2-13828  Phillip H. Arbuckle
Baylor 4-4-16589 1-2-1752  Frank B. Bridges
Arkansas 3-2-24222 1-0-160  George W. McLaren
Southern Methodist 3-5-212590 0-4-1340  J. Burton Rix
Oklahoma State 0-7-135200   James E. Jim Pixlee

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 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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