1923 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference, Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–4 SWC, 2–1 TIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Texas 2 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
TCU 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Baylor 1 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Rice 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1923 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Austin $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Howard Payne 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Simmons (TX) 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Rice 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (TX) 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
North Texas State Teachers 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Trinity (TX) 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Southwest Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
East Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Daniel Baker 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1923 college football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 94 to 35.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Sam Houston State
W 10–0[3]
October 13at Arkansas
L 0–23
October 20Oklahoma A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–13
October 27Southwest Texas State
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–19[4]
November 3at Texas
L 0–27[5]
November 10Southwestern (TX)
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 12–0
November 17Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–6
November 29TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–6[6]

References

  1. ^ "1923 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. ^ "Owls defeat Sam Houston by score of 10 to 0". The Houston Post. October 7, 1923. Retrieved February 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dazzling Air Attack Puzzles Owls; Normal Piles Up 19-6 Score". The Houston Post. October 28, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas University has easy time downing Rice outfit". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 4, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "T. C. U. Frogs Wind Up Season With Victory of 6 to 0 Over Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved August 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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