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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  <-- 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
  Record3-5
  Points Scored35
  Scoring Average4.4
  Points Allowed94
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record33-26
  Conference Record1-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-2
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 9-02079 5-0886  Ewing Freeland/Ray Morrison
Texas 8-0-124121 2-0-1407  Edward J. Doc Stewart
Arkansas 6-2-115840 2-24227  Francis A. Schmidt
Texas Christian 4-593137 2-11346  Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor 5-1-210439 1-1-22123  Frank B. Bridges
Rice 3-53594 1-4775  Phillip H. Arbuckle
Texas A&M 5-3-113523 0-3-1623  Dana X. Bible
Oklahoma State 2-84097   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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.