American college football season
The 1916 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1916 college football season . In its fifth season under head coach Philip Arbuckle , the team compiled a 6–1–2 record (2–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 346 to 62.[2] [3]
On November 17, 1916, the team scored 146 points against SMU . This remains the single-game scoring record for a Rice football team.[4] Rice scored 23 touchdowns in the game, including six by left halfback Griffith Vance. The Houston Daily Post wrote that Vance's work was the "outstanding feature of the game", describing a "wonderful side step" and "quick change of pace" that enabled him to run through the entire SMU team several times for touchdowns.[5]
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^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
^ "1916 Rice Owls Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF) . Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
^ Rice Football 2017 Football Fact Book, pp. 131, 133.
^ a b "Owls Rolled Up Record Score: Speedy Backfield Raced Through S.M.U. Line-up for Total of 145 Points to Visitors' 3" . Houston Daily Post . November 18, 1916. p. 10.
^ "T. C. U. Confident On Eve of Battle With Rice Owls" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas . October 26, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kike" (October 28, 1916). "Dope Gets Rude Setback When Christians Hold Rice Owls to 7 to 7 Tie Local Field" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas . p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rice Won Spectacular Game" . Houston Daily Post . December 1, 1916. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
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