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1915 Rice

5–⁠3 (1–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Phillip Arbuckle.

The 1915 Rice Owls team playing at West End Park, Houston
The 1915 Rice Owls team playing at West End Park, HoustonPhoto: Rice University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Rice in 1915, game by game: won vs. Trinity (Texas) 46–0; lost vs. Baylor 0–26; lost at Texas 0–59; won vs. Daniel Baker 28–0; won vs. TCU 33–3; won vs. Texas A&M 7–0; won vs. LSU 6–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 2–55+46−59Won 46–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+46Trinity (Texas)Lost 0–26 vs. Baylor-26BaylorLost 0–59 at Texas-59TexasWon 28–0 vs. Daniel Baker+28Daniel BakerWon 33–3 vs. TCU+30TCUWon 7–0 vs. Texas A&M+7Texas A&MWon 6–0 vs. LSU+6LSULost 2–55 vs. Notre Dame-53Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsTrinity (Texas)W 46–⁠083%
Oct 8vsBaylorL 0–⁠2667%
Oct 16atTexasL 0–⁠5917%
Oct 23vsDaniel BakerW 28–⁠081%
Oct 30vsTCUW 33–⁠354%
Nov 8vsTexas A&MW 7–⁠039%
Nov 17vsLSUW 6–⁠055%
Nov 27vsNotre DameL 2–⁠5534%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 55–⁠2; 6th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠2 6th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
122–⁠143
Coach
Phillip Arbuckle
Elo
1478 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.0 No. 58 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W.M. Standish

1915 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma3–⁠010–⁠0
Baylor3–⁠07–⁠1
Texas2–⁠26–⁠3
Texas A&M1–⁠16–⁠2
Arkansas1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Rice1–⁠25–⁠3
Southwestern U0–⁠23–⁠3
Oklahoma State0–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.