Houston at Rice

Saturday, September 2, 2000

Rice beat Houston 30–⁠27. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Houston led the series 20–⁠7.

AwayHouston3–⁠8 in 2000
27
HomeRice3–⁠8 in 2000
30

FinalHigh 106°F, low 80°FAttendance 40,714

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Rice 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Houston leads 35–⁠12 in 47 meetings, counting the 20 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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