The 1917 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1917 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 7–1 record (1–1 against SWC opponents), and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 55.[1][2]
| 1917 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–1 (1–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | J. W. McFarland |
| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 6 | Illinois Medical* | W 31–6 | [3] | ||||
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | TCU* |
| W 26–0 | [4][5] | ||
| October 19 | Austin* |
| W 53–13 | [6] | |||
| October 27 | at Texas | W 13–0 | [7] | ||||
| November 3 | Haskell* |
| W 55–13 | [8] | |||
| November 10 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 34–13 | [9] | |||
| November 17 | at Tulane* |
| W 16–0 | [10] | |||
| November 29 | Texas A&M |
| L 0–10 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1917 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
- ^ "Rice Owls easily defeated Army". The Houston Post. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls And Christians Meet Today". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 13, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Rice Owls Prove Too Speedy For T. C. U. Team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 14, 1917. p. 26. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Kangaroos crushed by Owls". The Houston Post. October 20, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas outgeneraled Rice football team". The Journal and Tribune. October 28, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls trundle up big score off Indians". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern loses to Owls". The Austin Statesman. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls victorious against Tulane". The Houston Post. November 18, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies win championship by defeating Rice, 10 to 0". The Austin American. November 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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