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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 W. Heisman
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 John W. Heisman enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Loyola (New Orleans)  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Sam Houston State  20   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. St. Edwards  0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Southern Methodist  6   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Texas  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  12   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Centenary  7   33   L       
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Texas A&M  0   14   L       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Baylor  19   12   W       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record2-6 -1
  Points Scored64
  Scoring Average7.1
  Points Allowed160
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record27-15
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record0-3
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 8-0-126232 4-0-112126  Dana X. Bible
Southern Methodist 7-226781 4-112351  Ray Morrison
Arkansas 8-121876 2-12949  Francis A. Schmidt
Texas 6-2-116473 2-2-14754  Clyde Littlefield
Texas Christian 4-3-28964 1-2-22338  Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice 2-6-164160 1-32587  John W. Heisman
Baylor 2-774139 0-53093  Morley Jennings

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 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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