Rice vs. Tennessee
Rice and Tennessee first met in 1946 and have played 3 times; Tennessee leads the series 2–1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Tennessee 2–1, and Tennessee has won the last 2. Share
- Rice wins
- 1
- Tennessee wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1946
- Longest streak
- 2 Tennessee
- Current streak
- 2 Tennessee
- Last 10 meetings
- Tennessee 2–1
- Most recent
- 1968
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Rice 1, Tennessee 0
- Average margin
- 26.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Rice
- 0–1 Rice’s record at home
- At Tennessee
- 1–0 Tennessee’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Rice first
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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
| Oct 5, 1968 | 15Tennessee 52, Rice 0 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 1, 1966 | 10Tennessee 23, Rice 3 | at Tennessee | ||
| Jan 1, 1947 | 13Rice 8, 8Tennessee 0 | Neutral site | Orange Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.