1919 Rice

8–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Phillip Arbuckle.

Schedule and results

Rice in 1919, game by game: won vs. Trinity (Texas) 12–0; won at Baylor 8–0; won vs. Southwestern U 22–0; won vs. Austin 54–0; lost at Texas 7–32; won vs. SMU 21–14; won vs. Sewanee 19–7; won vs. Howard Payne 7–0; won vs. Arkansas 40–7+54−25Won 12–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+12Trinity (Texas)Won 8–0 at Baylor+8BaylorWon 22–0 vs. Southwestern U+22Southwestern UWon 54–0 vs. Austin+54AustinLost 7–32 at Texas-25TexasWon 21–14 vs. SMU+7SMUWon 19–7 vs. Sewanee+12SewaneeWon 7–0 vs. Howard Payne+7Howard PayneWon 40–7 vs. Arkansas+33Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 40–⁠7; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
190–⁠60
Coach
Phillip Arbuckle
Elo
1522 +93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.1 No. 47 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Shirley Brick

1919 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M4–⁠010–⁠0
Rice3–⁠18–⁠1
Oklahoma2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠3
Texas3–⁠26–⁠3
Arkansas1–⁠23–⁠4
SMU0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Baylor0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠23–⁠3–⁠2

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