1916 Rice Owls football team
| 1916 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–1–2 (2–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | W. E. Brown |
| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TX) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1916 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1916 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record (2–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 346 to 62.[2][3]
On November 17, 1916, the team scored 146 points against SMU. This remains the single-game scoring record for a Rice football team.[4] Rice scored 23 touchdowns in the game, including six by left halfback Griffith Vance. The Houston Daily Post wrote that Vance's work was the "outstanding feature of the game", describing a "wonderful side step" and "quick change of pace" that enabled him to run through the entire SMU team several times for touchdowns.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 7 | at Texas | L 2–16 | [6] | |||
| October 13 | Austin* | W 40–0 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | Southwestern (TX) |
| W 54–0 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | at TCU* |
| T 7–7 | [9][10] | ||
| November 4 | Texas A&M |
| W 20–0 | [11] | ||
| November 11 | Tulane* |
| W 23–13 | [12] | ||
| November 17 | SMU* |
| W 146–3 | [5][13] | ||
| November 24 | at LSU* | T 7–7 | [14] | |||
| November 30 | Arizona* |
| W 47–16 | [15] | ||
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References
- ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
- ^ "1916 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 Football 2017 Football Fact Book, pp. 131, 133.
- ^ a b "Owls Rolled Up Record Score: Speedy Backfield Raced Through S.M.U. Line-up for Total of 145 Points to Visitors' 3". Houston Daily Post. November 18, 1916. p. 10.
- ^ "Varsity defeated Rice 16 to 2 in hard contest". Houston Daily Post. October 8, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Austin no match for Institute". The Houston Post. October 14, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls land on S.W.U. for 54 to 0, and 8 touchdowns". The Austin American. October 22, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T. C. U. Confident On Eve of Battle With Rice Owls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 26, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Kike" (October 28, 1916). "Dope Gets Rude Setback When Christians Hold Rice Owls to 7 to 7 Tie Local Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Rice outplayed the Aggies, winning 20 to 0". The Houston Post. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane's rally came too late; Rice won 23 to 13". The Houston Post. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Piles Up Record Score On Methodists". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 18, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tigers play Rice 7–7 tie, saving 'lost game'". The Shreveport Journal. November 25, 1916. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Won Spectacular Game". Houston Daily Post. December 1, 1916. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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