SMU at Rice

Saturday, November 6, 1976

Rice beat SMU 41–⁠34. It was their 56th meeting; after it, SMU led the series 31–⁠24–⁠1.

AwaySMU3–⁠8 in 1976
34
HomeRice3–⁠8 in 1976
41

FinalHigh 76°F, low 54°FAttendance 18,000

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Rice 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

SMU leads 49–⁠41–⁠1 in 91 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023SMU 36, Rice 31
2012Rice 36, SMU 14
2011SMU 27, Rice 24
2010SMU 42, Rice 31
2009SMU 31, Rice 28
2008Rice 56, SMU 27

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