Rice vs. Tulane
Rice and Tulane first met in 1916 and have played 38 times; Rice leads the series 20–17–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Tulane has won the last 2. Share
- Rice wins
- 20
- Tulane wins
- 17
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1916
- Longest streak
- 6 Rice
- Current streak
- 2 Tulane
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 4–4 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 4–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Average margin
- 10.7 points; 18 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Rice
- 13–7 Rice’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 10–7–1 Tulane’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 5
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Rice’s biggest win1993: Rice 34, Tulane 0by 34 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1943: Tulane 33, Rice 0by 33 points
- Upset1995: Tulane 17, Rice 15Tulane had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1994: Tulane 15, Rice 13Tulane had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1943: Tulane 33, Rice 0Tulane had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Rice | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916–1920 | Phillip Arbuckle | 2–0–1 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1942–1945 | Jess Neely | 1–3 | Claude Simons |
| 1980–1982 | Ray Alborn | 1–2 | Vince Gibson |
| 1989–1991 | Fred Goldsmith | 1–2 | Greg Davis |
| 1994–1996 | Ken Hatfield | 1–2 | Buddy Teevens |
| 2007–2010 | David Bailiff | 2–2 | Bob Toledo |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Rice’s side (Arbuckle 2–0–1 against Shaughnessy). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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
| Ryan Griffin Tulane | 28 of 49, 476 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT | 2012 Passing | |
| Chase Clement Rice | 34 of 54, 345 yards, 4 TD | 2007 Passing | |
| Lester Ricard Tulane | 21 of 40, 344 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2006 Passing | |
| Matt Forte Tulane | 39 carries, 194 yards, 5 TD | 2007 Rushing | |
| Toren Dixon Rice | 7 catches, 158 yards, 3 TD | 2009 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1916 · Evening star, Nov 12, 1916
1917 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 18, 1917
1920 · The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., Oct 17, 1920
1921 · Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, Mississippi, Oct 20, 1921
1940 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 20, 1940
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Photos
Homecoming Game 2012-104Photo: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Homecoming Game 2012-103Photo: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Homecoming Game 2012-107Photo: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Homecoming Game 2012-101Photo: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Nov 14, 2026 | Tulane at Rice upcoming | at Rice | ||
| Oct 19, 2024 | Tulane 24, Rice 10 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 28, 2023 | 22Tulane 30, Rice 28 | at Rice | ||
| Nov 30, 2013 | Rice 17, Tulane 13 | at Rice | ||
| Nov 3, 2012 | Rice 49, Tulane 47 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 19, 2011 | Rice 19, Tulane 7 | at Rice | ||
| Nov 13, 2010 | Tulane 54, Rice 49 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 14, 2009 | Rice 28, Tulane 20 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 25, 2008 | Rice 42, Tulane 17 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 17, 2007 | Tulane 45, Rice 31 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 7, 2006 | Tulane 38, Rice 24 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 12, 2005 | Rice 42, Tulane 34 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 13, 1997 | Rice 30, Tulane 24 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 14, 1996 | Rice 21, Tulane 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 16, 1995 | Tulane 17, Rice 15 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 10, 1994 | Tulane 15, Rice 13 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 11, 1993 | Rice 34, Tulane 0 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 21, 1991 | Rice 28, Tulane 19 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 8, 1990 | Tulane 21, Rice 10 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 9, 1989 | Tulane 20, Rice 19 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 18, 1982 | Tulane 30, Rice 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 3, 1981 | Rice 20, Tulane 16 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 20, 1980 | Tulane 35, Rice 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 15, 1979 | Rice 21, Tulane 17 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 25, 1971 | Rice 14, Tulane 11 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 1, 1960 | Rice 10, Tulane 7 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 11, 1947 | 16Rice 33, Tulane 0 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 12, 1946 | Rice 25, Tulane 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 13, 1945 | Rice 13, Tulane 7 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 14, 1944 | Tulane 21, Rice 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 9, 1943 | Tulane 33, Rice 0 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 10, 1942 | Tulane 18, Rice 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 11, 1941 | Rice 10, Tulane 9 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 19, 1940 | Tulane 15, Rice 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 15, 1938 | Tulane 26, Rice 17 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 15, 1921 | Tulane 7, Rice 6 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 16, 1920 | Tulane 0, Rice 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 17, 1917 | Rice 16, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 11, 1916 | Rice 23, Tulane 13 | at Rice |
Every game is listed as played on the field.