The 1915 Rice Owls football team was an

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team that represented

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as a member of the

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(SWC) during the

1915 college football season The 1915 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Cornell, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh as having been selected national champions in later years. Only Cornell ...

. In its fourth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–3 record (1–2 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 143 to 122.

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Rice Owls football seasons

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