1925 Rice
4–4–1 (1–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by John Heisman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Stephen F. Austin 33–0Sep 26
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 33–0 | 83% |
| Oct 3 | vs Sam Houston | W 7–0 | 82% |
| Oct 10 | vsTrinity (Texas) | L 0–13 | 85% |
| Oct 17 | vs Arkansas | W 13–9 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | at Texas | L 6–27 | 21% |
| Oct 31 | vsSouthwestern U | W 19–0 | 82% |
| Nov 7 | at LSU | L 0–6 | 40% |
| Nov 14 | vs Texas A&M | L 0–17 | 32% |
| Nov 28 | vs Baylor | T 7–7 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Baylor 7–7; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 1–2–1 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 85–79
- Coach
- John Heisman
- Elo
- 1372 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.5 No. 81 of 104 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Wash UnderwoodC
Second team
- Edward W. Herting Jr.RBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1925 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 TCU | 2–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Texas | 2–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 SMU | 1–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| Rice | 1–2–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Baylor | 0–3–2 | 3–5–2 | |
| Arkansas | 0–2–1 | 4–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.