Rice at Houston
Saturday, December 2, 1978 Share
No. 9 Houston beat Rice 49–25. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 6–2.
FinalHigh 80°F, low 68°F, 0.05 in. of rainAttendance 33,186
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Houston 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Rice–Houston gameHouston leads 35–12 in 47 meetings, counting the 39 since this game.
| 2025 | Houston 35, Rice 9 | |
| 2024 | Houston 33, Rice 7 | |
| 2023 | Rice 43, Houston 41 | |
| 2022 | Houston 34, Rice 27 | |
| 2021 | Houston 44, Rice 7 | |
| 2018 | Houston 45, Rice 27 |
Around this game
Rice
- Next gameat SMUSept. 8, 1979
- SeasonRice in 1978
- ProgramRice history and records
Houston
- Next gamevs. Notre DameJan. 1, 1979, Cotton Bowl
- SeasonHouston in 1978
- ProgramHouston history and records