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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: Claude J. Rothgeb
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024
1928 Season Highlights
 Claude J. Rothgeb enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1928 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Sam Houston State  24   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. St. Edwards  0   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Trinity (Texas)  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Southern Methodist  13   53   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Texas  6   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Texas Christian  0   7   L       
 Fri., Nov. 16  @ Texas A&M  0   19   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Baylor  14   25   L       
 
1928 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Points Scored83
  Scoring Average9.2
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average19.3
  Opponents Record39-18
  Conference Record0-5
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record0-2
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1928 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 7-212232 5-16619  Clyde Littlefield
Baylor 8-221954 3-23440  Morley Jennings
Texas Christian 8-214228 3-23419  Madison A. Matty Bell
Arkansas 7-225163 2-14832  Francis A. Schmidt
Southern Methodist 6-3-125478 2-2-18451  Ray Morrison
Texas A&M 5-4-120577 1-3-15071  Dana X. Bible
Rice 2-783174 0-533117  Claude J. Rothgeb

1928 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1928 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.