1928 Rice Owls football team
| 1928 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Sam Houston State* | W 24–6 | [3] | ||||
| October 6 | St. Edward's* |
| L 0–31 | [4] | |||
| October 13 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 20–6 | [5] | |||
| October 20 | at SMU | L 13–53 | [6] | ||||
| October 27 | Texas |
| L 6–13 | 9,000 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| L 6–14 | [8] | |||
| November 10 | TCU |
| L 0–7 | 5,000 | [9] | ||
| November 17 | at Texas A&M | L 0–19 | [10] | ||||
| November 29 | Baylor |
| L 14–25 | [11] | |||
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References
- ^ "1928 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.
- ^ "Numerous fumbles keep Rice scoring to 24". The Galveston Daily News. September 30, 1928. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls fall before St. Eds, 31–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls win 20 to 6 victory over Tigers". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 14, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs trample Owls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns and Rice present stirring fight". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls beaten by Pirates, 14 to 6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two bullet passes win for Frogs, 7–0, after stubborn resistance by Rice's Owls". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ags down Rice by 19–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears defeat Rice, 25 to 14". Wichita Falls Record News. November 30, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.