The 1915 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1915 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 5–3 record (1–2 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 143 to 122.[2][3]
| 1915 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (1–2 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | W. M. Standish |
| Home stadium | Rice Field, West End Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TX) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Trinity (TX)* | W 46–0 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | Baylor |
| L 0–26 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | at Texas | L 0–59 | [6] | |||
| October 23 | Daniel Baker* |
| W 28–0 | [7] | ||
| October 30 | TCU* |
| W 33–3 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | Texas A&M |
| W 7–0 | [9][10] | ||
| November 17 | LSU* |
| W 6–0 | [11] | ||
| November 27 | Notre Dame* |
| L 2–55 | [12] | ||
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References edit
- ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
- ^ "1915 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 beat Boles' team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor's great machine crushes Rice Owls 26–0". Waco Morning News. October 9, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas defeats Rice". Fort Worth Record. October 17, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crippled Brownwood team easily beaten by Rice; Score 28–0". The Austin American. October 24, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No Bonfires Blazed on T. C. U. Campus; Rice Owls Humble Christians, 33–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 31, 1915. p. 18. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "A. and M. and Rice elevens to play game today". The Houston Post. November 8, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A.&M. defeated by Rice Owls". Fort Worth Record. November 9, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice added another victory to its string". Houston Daily Post. November 18, 1915. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame battered Rice in last periods". Houston Daily Post. November 28, 1915. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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