1914 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

1914 Rice Owls football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–2–3
Head coach|

* Philip Arbuckle (3rd season)

Captain| Oliver Garnett
Home stadium| Rice Field, West End Park

Seasons

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1915 ->

1914 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Texas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1
Oklahoma |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Birmingham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Presbyterian |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1
Oklahoma A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Howard (AL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Maryville (TN) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Sam Houston Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Rice |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 3
North Texas State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
VMI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Texas Mines |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western Kentucky State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Baylor |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
West Tennessee State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Arkansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Furman |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Southwest Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Stetson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1

The 1914 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In its third season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 3–2–3 record and was outscored by a total of 113 to 59.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 10| Southwestern (TX)|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| W 12–7| [3]
October 17| at Texas|

* Clark Field
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–41| [4]
October 24| TCU|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| T 0–0| [5]
October 31| Daniel Baker|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| W 13–7| [6]
November 9| Texas A&M|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| L 7–32| [7]
November 14| Oklahoma A&M|

* West End Park
* Houston, TX

| T 13–13| [8]
November 20| Baylor|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| W 14–13| [9]
November 26| at Austin| Sherman, TX| T 0–0| [10]

## References

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1. ^ "1914 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
3. ^ "Rice Won Its Opening Game". Houston Daily Post. October 11, 1914. p. 20 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Texas Wins 41 to 0 Rice Boys Plucky". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 18, 1914. p. 3 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Rice And Christians Played A Scoreless Tie". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 25, 1914. p. 18. Retrieved August 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Daniel Baker loses game to Rice team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1914. Retrieved March 23, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Aggies out-play Rice thirty-two to seven". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 10, 1914. Retrieved May 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Rice Tied Oklahoma A. And M." Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 15, 1914. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Failure to kick an easy goal cost game". The Tulsa Daily World. November 21, 1914. Retrieved March 23, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Rice Was Held To Tie By Austin". Houston Daily Post. November 27, 1914. p. 4 - via Newspapers.com.

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Rice Owls football

Venues|

* West End Park (1912, 1914–1915)
* Rice Field (1913–1949)
* Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* SMU
* Texas

Culture & lore|

* Sammy the Owl
* "Rice Fight"
* Marching Owl Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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