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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  <-- 1915 <- 1916 -> 1917 --> 2024
1916 Season Highlights
 Phillip H. Arbuckle enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1916 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Texas  2   16   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Austin  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  54   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Texas Christian  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Texas A&M  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Tulane  23   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 17  vs. Southern Methodist  46   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 24  @ Louisiana State  7   7   T       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Arizona  47   16   W       
 
1916 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored246
  Scoring Average27.3
  Points Allowed62
  Defense Average6.9
  Opponents Record35-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record0-1 -2
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1916 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Rice 6-1-224662   Phillip H. Arbuckle
Texas A&M 6-318866   E.H.W. Harlan
Arkansas 4-4261123   T.T. McConnell
Oklahoma State 4-419095   John G. Pinky Griffith

1916 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1916 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.