1927 Rice Owls football team

1927 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1927 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Texas A&M $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
SMU 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
TCU 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Rice 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Baylor 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1927 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach John Heisman, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–4 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 160 to 64.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Loyola (LA)*
L 0–13[3]
October 1Sam Houston State*
W 20–13[4]
October 8St. Edward's*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 0–0[5]
October 14at SMU
L 6–34[6]
October 22at Texas
L 0–27[7]
October 29Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 12–14[8]
November 5Centenary*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–35[9]
November 11Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–14[10]
November 24Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–12[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1927 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 are beaten two touchdowns by Loyola team". The Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1927. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Owls victors over Teachers". Sunday American-Statesman. October 2, 1927. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fighting Saints hold Rice to tie". Austin American-Statesman. October 9, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Arrows are too much for Owls". The Waco Times-Herald. October 15, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas smacks Rice, 27 to 0". Wichita Falls Record News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blackburn's toe boosts Southwestern to hard-fought victory over Rice, 14–12". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Centenary whips Owls". Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Fighting Owls Hold Aggies to 14-0". The Austin American. November 12, 1927. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice beats Baylor in upset". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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