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Rivalry History

Houston-Rice

Houston and Rice have met 47 times since 1971. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
35-12
Current streak
Houston 2 games
Longest streak
Houston 7 games (2011-2022)
Avg. margin / points
14.6 / 54.8

Series overview

Houston 35-12 Rice. Current streak: Houston 2 games.

Last five meetings

Houston 4 | Rice 1

Largest margin

64 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1971 through 2025.
  • 47 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 6, 2025.

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Recent rivalry results

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10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 6, 2025Houston at RiceHouston 35, Rice 9Rice StadiumHouston
Sep 15, 2024Rice at HoustonHouston 33, Rice 7Venue unavailableHouston
Sep 9, 2023Houston at RiceHouston 41, Rice 43Venue unavailableRice
Sep 24, 2022Rice at HoustonHouston 34, Rice 27Venue unavailableHouston
Sep 11, 2021Houston at RiceHouston 44, Rice 7Venue unavailableHouston
Sep 1, 2018Houston at RiceHouston 45, Rice 27Venue unavailableHouston
Sep 17, 2017Rice at HoustonHouston 38, Rice 3Venue unavailableHouston
Sep 21, 2013Houston at RiceHouston 31, Rice 26Neutral siteHouston
Sep 29, 2012Houston at RiceHouston 35, Rice 14Neutral siteHouston
Oct 28, 2011Rice at HoustonHouston 73, Rice 34Venue unavailableHouston