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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.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 35-12
- Current streak
- Houston 2 games
- Longest streak
- Houston 7 games (2011-2022)
- Avg. margin / points
- 20.0 / 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.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Houston and Rice have a tracked series that starts in 1971 and spans 47 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Bayou Bucket gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1971-2025
- Busiest era
- 1980s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 3 years (1995-1999)
- 1980s10 games
- 2000s10 games
- 1970s9 games
- 1990s7 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Sep 6, 2025
Houston 35, Rice 9. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
2006 - Sep 3, 2006
Houston 31, Rice 30. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2011 - Oct 28, 2011
Houston 73, Rice 34. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1989 - Dec 2, 1989
Houston 64, Rice 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Houston 4, Rice 1 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Houston 9, Rice 1 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 54.8, average margin 20.0.
- Current streak
- Houston 2 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Amare Thomas
Houston, 2025
Receiving Yards: 966
Conner Weigman
Houston, 2025
Passing Yards: 2705
Dean Connors
Houston, 2025
Rushing Yards: 977
Aaron Turner
Rice, 2025
Receiving Yards: 398
Chase Jenkins
Rice, 2025
Passing Yards: 1025
Quinton Jackson
Rice, 2025
Rushing Yards: 889
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Dana Holgorsen
Houston - 2021-2024 - 24-15
Mike Bloomgren
Rice - 2021-2024 - 17-29
Willie Fritz
Houston - 2024-2025 - 4-8
Scott Abell
Rice - 2025 - 0-0
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 90F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Houston team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Rice team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Houston season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Rice season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Houston weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Rice weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | Houston at Rice | Houston 35, Rice 9 | Rice Stadium | Houston |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Rice at Houston | Houston 33, Rice 7 | Venue unavailable | Houston |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Houston at Rice | Houston 41, Rice 43 | Venue unavailable | Rice |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Rice at Houston | Houston 34, Rice 27 | Venue unavailable | Houston |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Houston at Rice | Houston 44, Rice 7 | Venue unavailable | Houston |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Houston at Rice | Houston 45, Rice 27 | Venue unavailable | Houston |
| Sep 17, 2017 | Rice at Houston | Houston 38, Rice 3 | Venue unavailable | Houston |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Houston at Rice | Houston 31, Rice 26 | Neutral site | Houston |
| Sep 29, 2012 | Houston at Rice | Houston 35, Rice 14 | Neutral site | Houston |
| Oct 28, 2011 | Rice at Houston | Houston 73, Rice 34 | Venue unavailable | Houston |
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