1921 Rice Owls football
TIAA champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference, Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (1–2–1 SWC, 3–0 TIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Texas 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Arkansas 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Baylor 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Rice 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
SMU 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1921 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rice $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Howard Payne 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
TCU 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Simmons (TX) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Austin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
SMU 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Daniel Baker 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Southwestern (TX) 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1921 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 144 to 128.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Southwestern Louisiana*
W 54–02,000[3]
October 8at Baylor
L 14–17
October 15Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–7[4]
October 22Southwestern (TX)
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 28–0[5][6]
October 29at Texas
L 0–56[7]
November 5SMU
W 7–0
November 11Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 7–7
November 18at Trinity (TX)San Antonio, TXW 28–14
November 24at Oklahoma*
L 0–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1921 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. ^ "Owl Gridders Crush S.I.I. Eleven By 54-0 Score". The Houston Post. October 2, 1921. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane bests Owls by 7 to 6 score in hard fought game". The Austin Statesman. October 16, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Institute Team Is Winner Over Southwestern U." The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 21, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Rice Victors Over Pirates". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 21, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Texas swamps Rice Institute". The Waco News-Tribune. October 30, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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