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1913 Rice Grays football team

1913 Rice Grays football
ConferenceTexas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–0 (2–0 TIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Journeay
Home stadiumRice grounds, Hippodrome
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas $ 4 0 0 7 1 0
Rice 2 0 0 4 0 0
Texas A&M 3 0 1 3 4 2
Austin 3 2 1 3 3 1
Polytechnic (TX) 3 2 4 3 2 4
Baylor 2 2 2 4 4 2
Trinity (TX) 2 5 1 3 5 1
Southwestern (TX) 1 4 2 1 5 2
Daniel Baker 0 3 1 1 4 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 Rice Grays football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a mmeber of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1913 college football season. In its second season of intercollegiate football, the team compiled an overall record of 4–0 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, and outscored opponents by a total of 81 to 14.[1] Philip Arbuckle was the head coach for the second of eleven seasons.[2] End George Journeay was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17Signal Corps, Company B*
W 14–0[4]
October 25vs. Houston High School*Houston, TXW 7–0[5]
November 8at Sam Houston NormalHuntsville, TXCancelled [6]
November 18Southwestern (TX)
  • Hippodrome
  • Houston, TX
W 53–14[7]
November 27at Trinity (TX)
W 7–0[8][9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ Ruggles, W. B. (November 30, 1913). "A Review of the 1913 Football Season". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. p. 19. Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
  3. ^ "Rice's 1913 Captain Is George Journeay". Houston Daily Post. December 17, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Soldier's Leg Broken In Football Game". Houston Daily Post. October 18, 1913. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice Won Decision From Houston High School: One Touchdown Did It". Houston Daily Post. October 26, 1913. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huntsville Waited In Vain For The Grays". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 9, 1913. p. 19. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Rice Rubbed Southwestern In Dust of Defeat". Houston Daily Post. November 19, 1913. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice Institute Victorious: Trinity University Prey at Waxahachie". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 28, 1917. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grays Won At Trinity: Forward Pass To Journeay Over Goal Line Netted Rice Only Touchdown". Houston Daily Post. November 28, 1913. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.