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1916 Rice

6–⁠1–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Phillip Arbuckle.

Schedule and results

Rice in 1916, game by game: lost at Texas 2–16; won vs. Austin 40–0; won vs. Southwestern U 54–0; tied at TCU 7–7; won vs. Texas A&M 20–0; won vs. Tulane 23–13; won vs. SMU 146–3; tied at LSU 7–7; won vs. Arizona 47–16+143−14Lost 2–16 at Texas-14TexasWon 40–0 vs. Austin+40AustinWon 54–0 vs. Southwestern U+54Southwestern UTied 7–7 at TCU0TCUWon 20–0 vs. Texas A&M+20Texas A&MWon 23–13 vs. Tulane+10TulaneWon 146–3 vs. SMU+143SMUTied 7–7 at LSU0LSUWon 47–16 vs. Arizona+31Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7atTexasL 2–⁠1628%
Oct 13vsAustinW 40–⁠088%
Oct 21vsSouthwestern UW 54–⁠064%
Oct 27atTCUT 7–⁠744%
Nov 4vsTexas A&MW 20–⁠051%
Nov 11vsTulaneW 23–⁠1371%
Nov 17vsSMUW 146–⁠389%
Nov 24atLSUT 7–⁠737%
Nov 30vsArizonaW 47–⁠1666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 47–⁠16; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
346–⁠62
Coach
Phillip Arbuckle
Elo
1586 +100 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.6 No. 48 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W.E. Brown

1916 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas6–⁠17–⁠2
Baylor3–⁠19–⁠1
Rice2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠16–⁠5
Texas A&M2–⁠26–⁠3
Arkansas0–⁠24–⁠4
Oklahoma State0–⁠34–⁠4
Southwestern U0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠1

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