Rice at Texas

Saturday, October 6, 1979

No. 4 Texas beat Rice 26–⁠9. It was their 66th meeting; after it, Texas led the series 45–⁠20–⁠1.

AwayRice1–⁠10 in 1979
9
Home4Texas9–⁠3 in 1979
26

FinalHigh 94°F, low 66°FAttendance 65,227

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Texas leads 75–⁠21–⁠1 in 97 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Texas 37, Rice 10
2021Texas 58, Rice 0
2019Texas 48, Rice 13
2015Texas 42, Rice 28
2011Texas 34, Rice 9
2010Texas 34, Rice 17

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