1920 Rice Owls football team

The 1920 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1920 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–2–1 against SWC opponents), and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 28.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	Baylor	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 28–0
October 16	at Tulane*	Heinemann Park New Orleans, LA	T 0–0		^[3]
October 23	Southwestern (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 19–0
October 30	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–21		^[4]
November 6	at SMU	Armstrong Field University Park, TX (rivalry)	W 10–0
November 15	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–7
November 19	Southwest Texas State*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 48–0		^[5]
November 25	Arkansas	Rice Field Houston, TX	T 0–0	5,000	^[6]
*Non-conference game

^ "1920 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
^ "Rice Owls are held to scoreless tie by Tulane". The Houston Post. October 17, 1920. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longhorns trounce Rice Owls in superb style". The Statesman. October 31, 1920. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rice Owls Have Easy Time With Southwest Texas Normal Friday". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 20, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Arkansas Razorbacks Battle to Scoreless Tie With Rice Owls". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 26, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

This college football 1920 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.