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Rice

SWC · 1917 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–1
0.875 Win %
Conference
2nd
1–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras

1917 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 9ILLINOIS MEDICALUnranked—W 31–6
8Week 8 · Oct 16TCUH2HIND FBSI8–2W 26–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23AUSTINUnranked—W 53–13
10Week 10 · Oct 30Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC4–4W 13–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6HASKELLUnranked—W 55–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Southwestern (texas) (SOUTHWESTERN (TEXAS))H2HIND FBSI1–5–1W 34–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 16–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–0L 0–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.633
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
0+18
  • TCU +8
  • Tulane +5
  • Texas +4
  • Southwestern (texas) +1
  • Texas A&M 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 9thBetter than 94%

0.875 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9W14#11Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W1#11Post-Season W2#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+26
+40
+13
+42
+21
+16
-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#511914#411915#161916

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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