1918 Rice Owls football team

1918 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–5–1 (1–1 SWC)
Head coach	John E. Anderson (1st season)
Captain	LeRoy Bell
Home stadium	Rice Field

1918 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Rice	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
SMU	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Baylor	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
No champion recognized[1]

The 1918 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1918 college football season. In its first season under head coach John E. Anderson, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record (1–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 62 to 13.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	Camp Logan*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–10	[4]
October 19	Park Place Flyers*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–7	[5]
October 26	Camp Logan*	Rice Field Houston, TX	T 0–0	[6]
November 2	Kelly Field*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–28	[7]
November 9	Park Place Flyers*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–3	[8]
November 16	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–14	[9]
November 30	SMU	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
2. "1916 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
3. "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
4. "Camp Logan beat Rice Owls, 10–0". The Houston Post. October 6, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Aviators defeat Rice Owls, 7–0". The Houston Post. October 20, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rice and Fifteenth Division team tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kelly Field beat Rice Owls, 28–0". The Houston Post. November 3, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Park Place beat Rice Owls, 3–0". The Houston Post. November 10, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Luckless Rice holds Texas to 2 touchdowns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Rice defeated S.M.U. team, 13–0". The Houston Post. December 1, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.