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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: John W. Heisman
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1924 <- 1925 -> 1926 --> 2024
1925 Season Highlights
 John W. Heisman enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1925 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Stephen F. Austin  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Sam Houston State  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Trinity (Texas)  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Arkansas  13   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Texas  6   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Louisiana State  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Texas A&M  0   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Baylor  7   7   T       
 
1925 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored85
  Scoring Average9.4
  Points Allowed79
  Defense Average8.8
  Opponents Record30-19
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record4-2 -1
  Away Record0-2
1925 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1925 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 7-1-119125 4-1653  Dana X. Bible
Texas Christian 7-1-113354 2-0-1137  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas 6-2-115751 2-1-14037  Edward J. Doc Stewart
Southern Methodist 5-2-214841 1-1-2713  Ray Morrison
Rice 4-4-18579 1-2-12660  John W. Heisman
Arkansas 4-4-19561 0-2-1916  Francis A. Schmidt
Baylor 3-5-279115 0-3-22347  Frank B. Bridges

1925 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1925 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.