SMU at Rice

Saturday, October 19, 1996

Rice beat SMU 35–⁠17. It was their 74th meeting; after it, SMU led the series 41–⁠32–⁠1.

AwaySMU5–⁠6 in 1996
17
HomeRice7–⁠4 in 1996
35

FinalHigh 74°F, low 55°FAttendance 20,100

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Rice 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

SMU leads 49–⁠41–⁠1 in 91 meetings, counting the 17 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

Around this game