1926 Rice Owls football team

1926 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–1 (0–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1926 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Baylor 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
TCU 1 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Texas 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Rice 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Arkansas's games against Ole Miss, Centenary, and LSU counted in the conference standings.

The 1926 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In its third season under head coach John Heisman, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (0–4 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 81.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Stephen F. Austin*
W 25–0[3]
October 2Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–0[4]
October 9Trinity (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 6–6[5]
October 16St. Edward's*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–0[6]
October 23Texas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–20[7]
October 30Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–6[8]
November 6SMU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–20[9]
November 12at Texas A&M
L 0–20[10]
November 25Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–9[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1926 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 beat S.F.A. by 25 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice Owls beat Sam Houston 20–0". The Waco News-Tribune. October 3, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers tie Owls". The Austin American-Statesman. October 10, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Saints beaten by Rice Owls". The Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rufus King leads Texas to victory over Rice". The Galveston Daily News. October 24, 1926. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice has tough time defending Southwestern". Wichita Daily Times. October 31, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mustangs lift another scalp". The Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rice Owls go down before Aggie passing machine as Farmers win first game". The Waco Times-Herald. November 13, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears Pluck Rice Owls in Final Game of Football Season". The Waco News-Tribune. November 26, 1926. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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