Rice at Houston

Saturday, November 29, 1986

Rice beat Houston 14–⁠13. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Houston led the series 12–⁠4.

AwayRice4–⁠7 in 1986
14
HomeHouston1–⁠10 in 1986
13

FinalHigh 57°F, low 40°FAttendance 10,399

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Houston 61% to win. Rice won as Elo’s underdog.

Houston leads 35–⁠12 in 47 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Houston 35, Rice 9
2024Houston 33, Rice 7
2023Rice 43, Houston 41
2022Houston 34, Rice 27
2021Houston 44, Rice 7
2018Houston 45, Rice 27

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