Northwestern vs. Rice
Northwestern and Rice first met in 1967 and have played 7 times; Rice leads the series 4–3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Rice 4–3, and Northwestern has won the last 3. Share
2029 at Rice; 2031 at Northwestern. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Northwestern wins
- 3
- Rice wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1967
- Longest streak
- 4 Rice
- Current streak
- 3 Northwestern
- Last 10 meetings
- Rice 4–3
- Most recent
- 2011
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 20.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Northwestern
- 1–2 Northwestern’s record at home
- At Rice
- 2–2 Rice’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Northwestern’s biggest win2011: Northwestern 28, Rice 6by 22 points
- Rice’s biggest win1967: Rice 50, Northwestern 6by 44 points
- Upset1997: Rice 40, Northwestern 34Rice had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1998: Northwestern 23, Rice 14Northwestern had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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.
Every game
| Nov 12, 2011 | Northwestern 28, Rice 6 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 18, 2010 | Northwestern 30, Rice 13 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 19, 1998 | Northwestern 23, Rice 14 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 20, 1997 | Rice 40, Northwestern 34 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 14, 1991 | Rice 36, Northwestern 7 | at Northwestern | ||
| Sep 22, 1990 | Rice 31, Northwestern 14 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 14, 1967 | Rice 50, Northwestern 6 | at Rice |
Every game is listed as played on the field.