1920 Rice

4–⁠2–⁠2 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Phillip Arbuckle.

Schedule and results

Rice in 1920, game by game: won vs. Baylor 28–0; tied at Tulane 0–0; won vs. Southwestern U 19–0; lost vs. Texas 0–21; won at SMU 10–0; lost at Texas A&M 0–7; won vs. Texas State 48–0; tied vs. Arkansas 0–0+48−21Won 28–0 vs. Baylor+28BaylorTied 0–0 at Tulane0TulaneWon 19–0 vs. Southwestern U+19Southwestern ULost 0–21 vs. Texas-21TexasWon 10–0 at SMU+10SMULost 0–7 at Texas A&M-7Texas A&MWon 48–0 vs. Texas State+48Texas StateTied 0–0 vs. Arkansas0Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 9vsBaylorW 28–⁠062%
Oct 16atTulaneT 0–⁠046%
Oct 23vsSouthwestern UW 19–⁠080%
Oct 30vsTexasL 0–⁠2151%
Nov 6atSMUW 10–⁠058%
Nov 15atTexas A&ML 0–⁠726%
Nov 19vsTexas StateW 48–⁠094%
Nov 25vsArkansasT 0–⁠072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Arkansas 0–⁠0; 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
105–⁠28
Coach
Phillip Arbuckle
Elo
1528 +13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.7 No. 65 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Dain

1920 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas5–⁠09–⁠0
Texas A&M5–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠0–⁠13–⁠2–⁠2
Rice2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Baylor1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
SMU0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Phillips0–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠30–⁠7–⁠1

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