1926 Rice Owls football team

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1926 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–1 (0–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
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 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.