1918 Rice

1–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by John Anderson.

Schedule and results

Rice in 1918, game by game: lost vs. Camp Logan 0–10; lost vs. Ream Field 0–7; tied vs. Camp Logan 0–0; lost vs. Kelly Field 0–28; lost vs. Ream Field 0–3; lost vs. Texas 0–14; won vs. SMU 13–0+13−28Lost 0–10 vs. Camp Logan-10Camp LoganLost 0–7 vs. Ream Field-7Ream FieldTied 0–0 vs. Camp Logan0Camp LoganLost 0–28 vs. Kelly Field-28Kelly FieldLost 0–3 vs. Ream Field-3Ream FieldLost 0–14 vs. Texas-14TexasWon 13–0 vs. SMU+13SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 13–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
13–⁠62
Coach
John Anderson
Elo
1393 −191 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
LeRoy Bell

1918 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas4–⁠09–⁠0
Oklahoma2–⁠06–⁠0
Texas A&M1–⁠16–⁠1
Rice1–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
SMU1–⁠24–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠24–⁠2
Arkansas0–⁠13–⁠2
Baylor0–⁠20–⁠6

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