Rice at Northwestern
Saturday, September 20, 1997 Share
Rice beat Northwestern 40–34. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Rice led the series 4–0.
FinalHigh 88°F, low 56°F, 0.74 in. of rainAttendance 32,762
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Northwestern 68% to win. Rice pulled the upset.
The series
Every Rice–Northwestern gameRice leads 4–3 in seven meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2011 | Northwestern 28, Rice 6 | |
| 2010 | Northwestern 30, Rice 13 | |
| 1998 | Northwestern 23, Rice 14 | |
| 1997 | Rice 40, Northwestern 34 | |
| 1991 | Rice 36, Northwestern 7 | |
| 1990 | Rice 31, Northwestern 14 |
Around this game
Rice
- Next gamevs. TexasSept. 27, 1997
- SeasonRice in 1997
- ProgramRice history and records
Northwestern
- Next gameat PurdueSept. 27, 1997
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1997
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records