1920 Rice Owls football team

The 1920 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1920 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–2–1 against SWC opponents), and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 28.[1][2]

1920 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–2–2 (2–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Dain
Home stadiumRice Field
1920 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas $ 5 0 09 0 0
Texas A&M 5 1 06 1 1
Arkansas 2 0 13 2 2
Rice 2 2 14 2 2
Baylor 1 2 14 4 1
SMU 0 4 13 5 2
Phillips 0 3 04 4 2
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 00 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9BaylorW 28–0
October 16at Tulane*T 0–0[3]
October 23Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–0
October 30Texas
L 0–21[4]
November 6at SMUW 10–0
November 15at Texas A&ML 0–7
November 19Southwest Texas State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 48–0[5]
November 25Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1920 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 are held to scoreless tie by Tulane". The Houston Post. October 17, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Longhorns trounce Rice Owls in superb style". The Statesman. October 31, 1920. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rice Owls Have Easy Time With Southwest Texas Normal Friday". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 20, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved July 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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