1928 Rice Owls football team

1928 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–7 (0–5 SWC)
Head coach	Claude Rothgeb (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Field

1928 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Baylor	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
TCU	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
SMU	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Texas A&M	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Rice	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1928 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1928 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Claude Rothgeb, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 174 to 83.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Sam Houston State*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 24–6	[3]
October 6	St. Edward's*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–31
October 13	Trinity (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 20–6
October 20	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 13–53
October 27	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–13	[4]
November 3	Southwestern (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–14
November 10	TCU	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–7
November 16	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–19
November 29	Baylor	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 14–25
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1928 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. "Numerous fumbles keep Rice scoring to 24". The Galveston Daily News. September 30, 1928. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Longhorns and Rice present stirring fight". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.