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Rice Football Team History

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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 <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024

1919 Season Highlights

Phillip H. Arbuckle enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1919 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Trinity (Texas)	12	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Baylor	8	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Southwestern (Texas)	22	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Austin	54	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Texas	7	32	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Southern Methodist	21	14	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Sewanee	19	7	W
Fri., Nov. 21	vs. Howard Payne	7	0	W
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Arkansas	40	7	W

1919 Season Totals
Record	8-1
Points Scored	190
Scoring Average	21.1
Points Allowed	60
Defense Average	6.7
Opponents Record	19-14
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	1-1

1919 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1919 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	8-1	190	60		3-1	76	53	Phillip H. Arbuckle
Texas	6-3	181	63		3-1	96	34	William J. Bill Juneau
Texas A&M	10-0	275	0					Dana X. Bible
Baylor	5-3-1	146	73		0-3-1	20	54	Charles P. Bubbs Mosley
Southern Methodist	5-4-1	162	86		0-2-1	21	44	J. Burton Rix
Arkansas	3-4	55	164					J.B. Craig
Oklahoma State	3-3-2	126	94					James E. Jim Pixlee

1919 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1919 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.