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1919 Rice Owls football team

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1919 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–1 (3–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainShirley Brick
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 4 0 0 10 0 0
Rice 3 1 0 8 1 0
Oklahoma 2 1 0 5 2 3
Texas 3 2 0 6 3 0
Arkansas 1 2 0 3 4 0
SMU 0 2 1 5 4 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 0 3 3 2
Baylor 0 3 1 5 3 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1919 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled an 8–1 record (3–1 against SWC opponents), and outscored opponents by a total of 190 to 60.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Trinity (TX)*W 12–0
October 113:30 p.m.at BaylorW 8–0[3][4]
October 18Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 22–0
October 24Austin*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 54–0
November 1at TexasL 7–32[5]
November 83:30 p.m.SMU
W 21–14[6]
November 15Sewanee*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–7[7]
November 21Howard Payne*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–0
November 273:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 40–7[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "1919 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. ^ "Football Baylor Bears Vs Rice Owls". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. October 11, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Baylor Bears Succumb To Rice 8-0". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. October 12, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Longhorns wallop Rice, final result is 32 to 6". The Houston Post. November 2, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shift In Owl Lineup May Be Made for S.M.U. Game Saturday at Rice". Houston Post. Austin, Texas. November 8, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Rice wins from Sewanee in sensational contest by the score of 19 to 7". The Houston Posy. November 16, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice Owls vs. Razorbacks; Texas Aggies vs. Longhorns". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 27, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ McCorquodale (November 28, 1919). "Owls Swamp Razorbacks; The Affair Is A Landslide". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.