1928 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–7 (0–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1928 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas $ 5 1 07 2 0
Arkansas 2 1 07 2 0
Baylor 3 2 08 2 0
TCU 3 2 08 2 0
SMU 2 2 16 3 1
Texas A&M 1 3 15 4 1
Rice 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Sam Houston State*W 24–6[3]
October 6St. Edward's*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–31
October 13Trinity (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–6
October 20at SMUL 13–53
October 27Texas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–13[4]
November 3Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–14
November 10TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–7
November 16at Texas A&ML 0–19
November 29Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 14–25
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1928 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
  3. "Numerous fumbles keep Rice scoring to 24". The Galveston Daily News. September 30, 1928. Retrieved February 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Longhorns and Rice present stirring fight". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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