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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  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 Phillip H. Arbuckle enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  54   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Baylor  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Tulane  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Texas  0   56   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Southern Methodist  7   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Texas A&M  7   7   T       
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Trinity (Texas)  28   14   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Oklahoma  0   27   L       
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored144
  Scoring Average16.0
  Points Allowed128
  Defense Average14.2
  Opponents Record30-20
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record1-3
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 6-1-211057Won  22-143-0-25717  Dana X. Bible
Baylor 8-321483 2-26041  Frank B. Bridges
Arkansas 5-3-114448 2-12719  George W. McLaren
Texas 6-1-126827 1-0-1560  Berry Whitaker
Rice 4-4-1144128 1-2-12880  Phillip H. Arbuckle
Oklahoma State 5-4-1135125   John F. Maulbetsch
Southern Methodist 1-6-11592 0-4062  Cunningham/Choctaw Kelly/Rix

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.