1917 Rice Owls football team

1917 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–1 (1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Philip Arbuckle (6th season)
Captain	J. W. McFarland
Home stadium	Rice Field

1917 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6		Illinois Medical*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 31–6	[3]
October 13	3:00 p.m.	TCU*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 26–0	[4][5]
October 19		Austin*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 53–13	[6]
October 27		at Texas	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0	[7]
November 3		Haskell*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 55–13	[8]
November 10		Southwestern (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 34–13	[9]
November 17		at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 16–0	[10]
November 29		Texas A&M	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–10	[11]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

References

1. "1917 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
2. "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
3. "Rice Owls easily defeated Army". The Houston Post. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Owls And Christians Meet Today". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 13, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "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 .
6. "Kangaroos crushed by Owls". The Houston Post. October 20, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas outgeneraled Rice football team". The Journal and Tribune. October 28, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Owls trundle up big score off Indians". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southwestern loses to Owls". The Austin Statesman. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Owls victorious against Tulane". The Houston Post. November 18, 1917. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Aggies win championship by defeating Rice, 10 to 0". The Austin American. November 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.