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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


Select Year:    
1912  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 Phillip H. Arbuckle enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Illinois Medical  31   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Texas Christian  26   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Austin  53   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Texas  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Haskell  55   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  34   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Tulane  16   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Texas A&M  0   10   L       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record7-1
  Points Scored228
  Scoring Average28.5
  Points Allowed55
  Defense Average6.9
  Opponents Record25-9
  Conference Record0-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-0
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 8-02700   Dana X. Bible
Rice 7-122855 0-1010  Phillip H. Arbuckle
Arkansas 5-1-111827   Norman C. Paine
Oklahoma State 4-59394   E.A. Pritchard

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.