Memphis vs. Rice
Memphis and Rice have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2007; Memphis leads the series 4–2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Memphis 4–2, and Memphis has won the last 3. Share
- Memphis wins
- 4
- Rice wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2007
- Longest streak
- 3 Memphis
- Current streak
- 3 Memphis
- Last 10 meetings
- Memphis 4–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 11.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Memphis
- 2–1 Memphis’s record at home
- At Rice
- 1–2 Rice’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Memphis’s biggest win2025: Memphis 38, Rice 14by 24 points
- Rice’s biggest win2011: Rice 28, Memphis 6by 22 points
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Maurice Jones Memphis | 9 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD | 2008 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN2 | 0.2 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 31, 2025 | 25Memphis 38, Rice 14 | at Rice | ||
| Nov 8, 2024 | Memphis 27, Rice 20 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 6, 2012 | Memphis 14, Rice 10 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 8, 2011 | Rice 28, Memphis 6 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 6, 2008 | Rice 42, Memphis 35 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 20, 2007 | Memphis 38, Rice 35 | at Rice |
Every game is listed as played on the field.