1921 Rice Owls football team

1921 Rice Owls football
TIAA champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference, Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (1–2–1 SWC, 3–0 TIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1921 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Texas 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Arkansas 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Baylor 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
SMU 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1921 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Howard Payne 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
TCU 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Simmons (TX) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Austin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
SMU 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Daniel Baker 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Southwestern (TX) 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1921 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 128.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Southwestern Louisiana*
W 54–02,000[3]
October 8at Baylor
L 14–175,000[4]
October 15Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–7[5]
October 22Southwestern (TX)
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 28–0[6][7]
October 29at Texas
L 0–56[8]
November 5SMU
W 7–0[9]
November 11Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 7–79,500[10]
November 18Trinity (TX)
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 28–14[11]
November 24Oklahoma*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–27[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1921 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
  3. ^ "Owl Gridders Crush S.I.I. Eleven By 54-0 Score". The Houston Post. October 2, 1921. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Field goal in second half enables Bears to beat Owls, 17–14". The Austin Statesman. October 9, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane bests Owls by 7 to 6 score in hard fought game". The Austin Statesman. October 16, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Institute Team Is Winner Over Southwestern U." The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 21, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Rice Victors Over Pirates". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 21, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Texas swamps Rice Institute". The Waco News-Tribune. October 30, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Owls cop close game from S. M. U. by 7 to 0 score". The Houston Post. November 6, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rice Owls hold Aggies to tie in thrilling game". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 12, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice wins from Trinity by narrow margin of two touchdowns". The Galveston Daily News. November 19, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Oklahoma Sooners' sensational aerial play defeats Owls". The Houston Post. November 25, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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