1918 Rice Owls football team

The 1918 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1918 college football season. In its first season under head coach John E. Anderson, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record (1–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 62 to 13.^[2][3]

1918 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–5–1 (1–1 SWC)
Head coach	John E. Anderson (1st season)
Captain	LeRoy Bell
Home stadium	Rice Field
Seasons ← 1917 1919 →

1918 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Rice	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
SMU	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Baylor	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
No champion recognized[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	Camp Logan*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–10	[4]
October 19	Park Place Flyers*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–7	[5]
October 26	Camp Logan*	Rice Field Houston, TX	T 0–0	[6]
November 2	Kelly Field*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–28	[7]
November 9	Park Place Flyers*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–3	[8]
November 16	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 0–14	[9]
November 30	SMU	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0	[10]
*Non-conference game