Rice at SMU
Saturday, September 8, 1979 Share
SMU beat Rice 35–17. It was their 59th meeting; after it, SMU led the series 34–24–1.
FinalHigh 90°F, low 72°FAttendance 60,217
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
SMU 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Rice–SMU gameSMU leads 49–41–1 in 91 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.
| 2023 | SMU 36, Rice 31 | |
| 2012 | Rice 36, SMU 14 | |
| 2011 | SMU 27, Rice 24 | |
| 2010 | SMU 42, Rice 31 | |
| 2009 | SMU 31, Rice 28 | |
| 2008 | Rice 56, SMU 27 |
Around this game
Rice
- Next gamevs. TulaneSept. 15, 1979
- SeasonRice in 1979
- ProgramRice history and records
SMU
- Next gameat TCUSept. 15, 1979
- SeasonSMU in 1979
- ProgramSMU history and records