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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-

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1912 <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024

1923 Season Highlights

Phillip H. Arbuckle enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1923 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Sam Houston State	10	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Arkansas	0	23	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Oklahoma State	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Texas State	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Texas	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Southwestern (Texas)	12	0	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Texas A&M	7	6	W
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. Texas Christian	0	6	L

1923 Season Totals
Record	3-5
Points Scored	35
Scoring Average	4.4
Points Allowed	94
Defense Average	11.8
Opponents Record	33-26
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	0-2

1923 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1923 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Methodist	9-0	207	9		5-0	88	6	Ewing Freeland/Ray Morrison
Texas	8-0-1	241	21		2-0-1	40	7	Edward J. Doc Stewart
Arkansas	6-2-1	158	40		2-2	42	27	Francis A. Schmidt
Texas Christian	4-5	93	137		2-1	13	46	Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor	5-1-2	104	39		1-1-2	21	23	Frank B. Bridges
Rice	3-5	35	94		1-4	7	75	Phillip H. Arbuckle
Texas A&M	5-3-1	135	23		0-3-1	6	23	Dana X. Bible
Oklahoma State	2-8	40	97					John F. Maulbetsch

1923 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1923 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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