1923 Rice
3–5 (1–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Phillip Arbuckle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southwestern U 12–0Nov 10
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs Sam Houston | W 10–0 | 92% |
| Oct 13 | at Arkansas | L 0–23 | 46% |
| Oct 20 | vs Oklahoma State | L 0–13 | 62% |
| Oct 27 | vs Texas State | L 6–19 | 87% |
| Nov 3 | at Texas | L 0–27 | 12% |
| Nov 10 | vsSouthwestern U | W 12–0 | 72% |
| Nov 17 | vs Texas A&M | W 7–6 | 28% |
| Nov 29 | vs TCU | L 0–6 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 6–0; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 1–4 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 35–94
- Coach
- Phillip Arbuckle
- Elo
- 1334 −127 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.6 No. 81 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1923 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 SMU | 5–0 | 9–0 | |
| Texas | 2–0–1 | 8–0–1 | |
| TCU | 2–1 | 4–5 | |
| Arkansas | 2–2 | 6–2–1 | |
 Baylor | 1–1–2 | 5–1–2 | |
| Oklahoma State | 1–3 | 2–8 | |
 Rice | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Texas A&M | 0–3–1 | 5–3–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.