1927 Rice Owls football team
| 1927 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (0–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas A&M $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1927 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach John Heisman, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–4 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 160 to 64.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 24 | at Loyola (LA)* | L 0–13 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | Sam Houston State* | W 20–13 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | St. Edward's* |
| T 0–0 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | at SMU | L 6–34 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | at Texas | L 0–27 | [7] | |||
| October 29 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| L 12–14 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | Centenary* |
| L 7–35 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | Texas A&M |
| L 0–14 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | Baylor |
| W 19–12 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1927 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.
- ^ "Owls are beaten two touchdowns by Loyola team". The Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1927. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls victors over Teachers". Sunday American-Statesman. October 2, 1927. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Saints hold Rice to tie". Austin American-Statesman. October 9, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Arrows are too much for Owls". The Waco Times-Herald. October 15, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas smacks Rice, 27 to 0". Wichita Falls Record News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blackburn's toe boosts Southwestern to hard-fought victory over Rice, 14–12". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centenary whips Owls". Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Owls Hold Aggies to 14-0". The Austin American. November 12, 1927. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice beats Baylor in upset". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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