1926 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–1 (0–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1926 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SMU $ 5 0 08 0 1
Baylor 3 1 16 3 1
TCU 1 1 26 1 2
Texas 2 2 05 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 05 5 0
Texas A&M 1 3 15 3 1
Rice 0 4 04 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 University 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
October 2Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–0[3]
October 9Trinity (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 6–6
October 16St. Edward's*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–0
October 23Texas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–20[4]
October 30Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–6
November 6at SMUL 0–20
November 12at Texas A&MCollege Station, TXL 0–20
November 25Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–9[5]
  • *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. "Rice Owls beat Sam Houston 20–0". The Waco News-Tribune. October 3, 1926. Retrieved February 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rufus King leads Texas to victory over Rice". The Galveston Daily News. October 24, 1926. Retrieved April 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "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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