1923 Rice Owls football team

1923 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference, Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–4 SWC, 2–1 TIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1923 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Texas 2 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
TCU 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Baylor 1 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1923 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Austin $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Howard Payne 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Simmons (TX) 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
2 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (TX) 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
North Texas State Teachers 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Trinity (TX) 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Southwest Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
East Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Daniel Baker 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1923 college football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 94 to 35.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Sam Houston State
W 10–0[3]
October 13at Arkansas
L 0–23[4]
October 20Oklahoma A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–13[5]
October 27Southwest Texas State
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–19[6]
November 3at Texas
L 0–27[7]
November 10Southwestern (TX)
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 12–0[8]
November 17Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–6[9]
November 29TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–6[10]

References

  1. ^ "1923 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. ^ "Owls defeat Sam Houston by score of 10 to 0". The Houston Post. October 7, 1923. Retrieved February 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Arkansas U. beats Rice 23 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1923. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies use passes in defeating Rice". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dazzling Air Attack Puzzles Owls; Normal Piles Up 19-6 Score". The Houston Post. October 28, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas University has easy time downing Rice outfit". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 4, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice wins ninth consecutive time from the Pirates". The Waco Times-Herald. November 11, 1923. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bible's Aggies bow before rush of screeching Owls". The Austin American. November 18, 1923. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "T. C. U. Frogs Wind Up Season With Victory of 6 to 0 Over Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved August 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .


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