Houston–Rice rivalry

The Houston–Rice rivalry is a crosstown college rivalry between the Houston Cougars of the University of Houston and Rice Owls of Rice University. The universities are located approximately five miles from one another. It is one of the few NCAA Division I crosstown rivalries, especially between institutions that field Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams.

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Locations in Houston

The rivalry existed in a more official capacity after Houston joined the now-defunct Southwest Conference in 1971, in which Rice was a charter member. Since the breakup of that conference in 1995, the rivalry has continued. In 2005, Rice joined Conference USA, of which Houston was a member, and again made the rivalry more relevant for conference titles as well. The two schools were once again in separate conferences after the 2012–13 school year once Houston joined the American Athletic Conference.

Sports

Baseball

A game of the Silver Glove Series at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas

The winner of the Silver Glove series between UH and Rice receives an award dubbed the "Silver Cup Trophy." The teams played against each other for the first time in 1948. Through the 2014 season, Rice leads the series 101–80.[1][2]

Both teams compete in the annual Houston College Classic, which began in 2001.

Men's Basketball

Since 2002, Rice and Houston have competed for an award dubbed the "Bayou Cup" in men's basketball. The series between the teams exists with Houston leading 51–14. The majority of Rice's wins have been within the last few seasons.

Football

The scoreboard at Robertson Stadium before the 2007 Bayou Bucket game

Football is the largest focus of the rivalry and is the sport in which the competition between the two institutions has run the longest. Both teams are part of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. For many years the competition included an annual regular-season football game between the schools. It has existed since 1971, when Houston joined the now-defunct Southwest Conference, of which Rice was also a member. The winner of the game wins the Bayou Bucket, which is a full-sized trophy with a golden bucket on top. Houston leads this series 31–11. Although the last Southwest Conference football game was part of the series,[3] the teams did not compete against each other in football from 1996 to 1998 and from 2014 to 2016; however, they still play as non-conference foes as future schedules allow.

Although the first official meeting between the teams in football didn't take place until 1971, a scrimmage took place between the inaugural 1946 Houston Cougars team and the Rice Owls.[4] The Owls, having played football since 1914 and being a part of the Southwest Conference, were a much more experienced and accomplished team than the Cougars. In a front of a crowd of thousands, the Owls easily defeated the Cougars.

Game results

Houston victories	Rice victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 11, 1971	Rice Stadium	Houston	23–21
2	September 9, 1972	Rice Stadium	Rice	14–13
3	September 15, 1973	Astrodome	No. 18 Houston	24–6
4	September 14, 1974	Rice Stadium	No. 19 Houston	21–0
5	September 13, 1975	Astrodome	Rice	24–7
6	November 27, 1976	Rice Stadium	No. 7 Houston	42–20
7	November 26, 1977	Rice Stadium	Houston	51–21
8	December 2, 1978	Astrodome	No. 9 Houston	49–25
9	December 1, 1979	Rice Stadium	No. 10 Houston	63–0
10	November 29, 1980	Astrodome	Rice	35–7
11	November 28, 1981	Rice Stadium	Houston	40–3
12	November 27, 1982	Astrodome	Houston	28–21
13	September 1, 1983	Rice Stadium	Houston	45–14
14	December 1, 1984	Astrodome	Houston	38–26
15	November 30, 1985	Rice Stadium	Houston	24–20
16	November 29, 1986	Astrodome	Rice	14–13
17	November 28, 1987	Rice Stadium	Houston	45–21
18	November 26, 1988	Astrodome	No. 14 Houston	45–14
19	December 2, 1989	Rice Stadium	No. 13 Houston	64–0
20	September 29, 1990	Astrodome	No. 13 Houston	24–22
21	November 16, 1991	Rice Stadium	Houston	41–21
22	November 28, 1992	Astrodome	Houston	61–34

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
23	November 26, 1993	Rice Stadium	Rice	37–7
24	November 26, 1994	Astrodome	Rice	31–13
25	December 2, 1995	Rice Stadium	Houston	18–17
26	September 4, 1999	Robertson Stadium	Houston	28–3
27	September 2, 2000	Rice Stadium	Rice	30–27
28	September 1, 2001	Robertson Stadium	Rice	21–14
29	August 31, 2002	Rice Stadium	Houston	24–10
30	August 30, 2003	Robertson Stadium	Houston	48–14
31	September 5, 2004	Reliant Stadium	Rice	10–7
32	November 26, 2005	Robertson Stadium	Houston	35–18
33	September 2, 2006	Rice Stadium	Houston	31–30
34	October 13, 2007	Robertson Stadium	Houston	56–48
35	September 20, 2008	Rice Stadium	Rice	56–42
36	November 28, 2009	Robertson Stadium	No. 25 Houston	73–14
37	September 4, 2010	Rice Stadium	Rice	34–31
38	September 3, 2011	Robertson Stadium	No. 18 Houston	73–34
39	September 29, 2012	Reliant Stadium	Houston	35–14
40	September 21, 2013	Reliant Stadium	Houston	31–26
41	September 16, 2017	TDECU Stadium	Houston	38–3
42	September 1, 2018	Rice Stadium	Houston	45–27
Series: Houston leads 31–11[5]

References

"Baseball Plays Host to No. 5 Rice in Silver Glove Series this Weekend". University of Houston. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
"Official Athletic Site of the University of Houston". Retrieved 2009-01-04.
Khan Jr., Sam; Wilson, Dave (2 December 2020). "'I don't wish either of them well': The demise of the Southwest Conference, 25 years later". ESPN. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up, Cougars: Houston Football. The Strode Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-87397-122-1.
"Winsipedia - Houston Cougars vs. Rice Owls football series history". Winsipedia.

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[1] "Baseball Plays Host to No. 5 Rice in Silver Glove Series this Weekend". University of Houston. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-04.

[2] "Official Athletic Site of the University of Houston". Retrieved 2009-01-04.

[3] Khan Jr., Sam; Wilson, Dave (2 December 2020). "'I don't wish either of them well': The demise of the Southwest Conference, 25 years later". ESPN. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

[Eat_Em_Up-4] Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up, Cougars: Houston Football. The Strode Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-87397-122-1.

[series-5] "Winsipedia - Houston Cougars vs. Rice Owls football series history". Winsipedia.

Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Fertitta Center (1969–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice SMU
Culture & lore	History Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches Retired numbers Statistical leaders
Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Astrodome (1965–1997) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice Tulsa
Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston The Comeback Victory
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Rice University
Located in: Houston, Texas
Academics	Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business Rice University School of Architecture Wiess School of Natural Sciences George R. Brown School of Engineering Shepherd School of Music Rice University School of Humanities Rice University School of Social Sciences
Research	Connexions Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship The Rice School BioScience Research Collaborative
Athletics	Rice Owls Women's soccer Women's swimming Volleyball Football Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Marching Owl Band Rice Stadium Tudor Fieldhouse Reckling Park Houston–Rice rivalry Conference USA Major League Baseball players who played for Rice University Fox Sports Houston Sammy the Owl
Student Life	Rice Thresher Night of Decadence Residential colleges
People	Alumni Faculty and Staff Presidents William Marsh Rice Captain James A. Baker Edgar Odell Lovett
Facilities	Fondren Library Village Arcade
Founded: 1912 Students: 6,623 Endowment: 5.324 billion

Rice Owls men's basketball
Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	History Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys Statistical leaders
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Rice Owls football
Venues	West End Park (1912) Rice Field (1913–1949) Rice Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Texas
Culture & lore	Sammy the Owl "Rice Fight" Marching Owl Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021