Rice at USC
Saturday, October 4, 1947 Share
Rice and USC tied 7–7. It was their first meeting; after it, the series stood even at 0–0–1.
FinalHigh 86°F, low 70°FAttendance 64,231
On the newsreel
- RICE TIES SOUTHERN CALWhen the U.S.C. Trojans and the Rice Institute Owls square off before a huge crowd at L.A., it's even-steven all the way, with each team scoring one touchdown during an exciting clash
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
USC 58% to win.
The series
Every Rice–USC gameUSC leads 3–0–1 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2022 | USC 66, Rice 14 | |
| 1971 | USC 24, Rice 0 | |
| 1948 | USC 7, Rice 0 | |
| 1947 | Rice 7, USC 7 |
Around this game
Rice
- Next gamevs. TulaneOct. 11, 1947
- SeasonRice in 1947
- ProgramRice history and records
USC
- Next gameat Ohio StateOct. 11, 1947
- SeasonUSC in 1947
- ProgramUSC history and records