Houston vs. Rice

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Houston’s biggest win1989: Houston 64, Rice 0by 64 points
2. Rice’s biggest win1993: Rice 37, Houston 7by 30 points
3. Upset1980: Rice 35, Houston 7Rice had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1975: Rice 24, Houston 7Rice had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2002: Houston 24, Rice 10Houston had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Houston’s side (Yeoman 2–⁠2 against Conover). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Houston vs. Tulsa46 meetings, Houston 26–⁠20
• Houston vs. Texas Tech37 meetings, Houston 18–⁠18–⁠1
• Houston vs. SMU37 meetings, Houston 22–⁠14–⁠1
• Houston vs. Texas A&M34 meetings, Houston 12–⁠19–⁠3
• Rice vs. Texas97 meetings, Rice 21–⁠75–⁠1
• Rice vs. SMU91 meetings, Rice 41–⁠49–⁠1
• Rice vs. Baylor82 meetings, Rice 30–⁠50–⁠2
• Rice vs. Texas A&M82 meetings, Rice 27–⁠52–⁠3