| Year: | 1923 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Conference2: | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf2: | TIAA |
| Record: | 3–5 |
| Conf Record: | 1–4 |
| Conf2 Record: | 2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Philip Arbuckle |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Stadium: | Rice Field |
The 1923 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1923 college football season. In its eleventh season under head coach Philip Arbuckle, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 94 to 35.[1] [2]