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Houston vs Rice Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Houston and Rice.

PROGRAM ONEHouston35 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD35–12WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWORice12 recorded wins
47Recorded meetings
1971Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

47 games
  1. 1971
    Houston23 — 21Rice
    Sep 11, 1971Houston won
  2. 1972
    Houston13 — 14Rice
    Sep 9, 1972Rice won
  3. 1973
    Houston24 — 6Rice
    Sep 15, 1973Houston won
  4. 1974
    Houston21 — 0Rice
    Sep 14, 1974Houston won
  5. 1975
    Houston7 — 24Rice
    Sep 13, 1975Rice won
  6. 1976
    Houston42 — 20Rice
    Nov 27, 1976Houston won
  7. 1977
    Houston51 — 21Rice
    Nov 26, 1977Houston won
  8. 1978
    Houston49 — 25Rice
    Dec 2, 1978Houston won
  9. 1979
    Houston63 — 0Rice
    Dec 1, 1979Houston won
  10. 1980
    Houston7 — 35Rice
    Nov 29, 1980Rice won
  11. 1981
    Houston40 — 3Rice
    Nov 28, 1981Houston won
  12. 1982
    Houston28 — 21Rice
    Nov 27, 1982Houston won
  13. 1983
    Houston45 — 14Rice
    Sep 1, 1983Houston won
  14. 1984
    Houston38 — 26Rice
    Dec 1, 1984Houston won
  15. 1985
    Houston24 — 20Rice
    Nov 30, 1985Houston won
  16. 1986
    Houston13 — 14Rice
    Nov 29, 1986Rice won
  17. 1987
    Houston45 — 21Rice
    Nov 28, 1987Houston won
  18. 1988
    Houston45 — 14Rice
    Nov 26, 1988Houston won
  19. 1989
    Houston64 — 0Rice
    Dec 2, 1989Houston won
  20. 1990
    Houston24 — 22Rice
    Sep 29, 1990Houston won
  21. 1991
    Houston41 — 21Rice
    Nov 16, 1991Houston won
  22. 1992
    Houston61 — 34Rice
    Nov 28, 1992Houston won
  23. 1993
    Houston7 — 37Rice
    Nov 26, 1993Rice won
  24. 1994
    Houston13 — 31Rice
    Nov 26, 1994Rice won
  25. 1995
    Houston18 — 17Rice
    Dec 2, 1995Houston won
  26. 1999
    Houston28 — 3Rice
    Sep 4, 1999Houston won
  27. 2000
    Houston27 — 30Rice
    Sep 2, 2000Rice won
  28. 2001
    Houston14 — 21Rice
    Sep 2, 2001Rice wonRobertson Stadium
  29. 2002
    Houston24 — 10Rice
    Sep 1, 2002Houston wonRice Stadium
  30. 2003
    Houston48 — 14Rice
    Aug 31, 2003Houston wonRobertson Stadium
  31. 2004
    Houston7 — 10Rice
    Sep 5, 2004Rice won
  32. 2005
    Houston35 — 18Rice
    Nov 26, 2005Houston wonRobertson Stadium
  33. 2006
    Houston31 — 30Rice
    Sep 3, 2006Houston wonRice Stadium
  34. 2007
    Houston56 — 48Rice
    Oct 13, 2007Houston wonRobertson Stadium
  35. 2008
    Houston42 — 56Rice
    Nov 29, 2008Rice wonRice Stadium
  36. 2009
    Houston73 — 14Rice
    Nov 29, 2009Houston wonRobertson Stadium
  37. 2010
    Houston31 — 34Rice
    Oct 16, 2010Rice wonRice Stadium
  38. 2011
    Houston73 — 34Rice
    Oct 28, 2011Houston wonRobertson Stadium
  39. 2012
    Houston35 — 14Rice
    Sep 29, 2012Houston won
  40. 2013
    Houston31 — 26Rice
    Sep 21, 2013Houston won
  41. 2017
    Houston38 — 3Rice
    Sep 17, 2017Houston wonTDECU Stadium
  42. 2018
    Houston45 — 27Rice
    Sep 1, 2018Houston wonRice Stadium
  43. 2021
    Houston44 — 7Rice
    Sep 11, 2021Houston wonRice Stadium
  44. 2022
    Houston34 — 27Rice
    Sep 24, 2022Houston wonTDECU Stadium
  45. 2023
    Houston41 — 43Rice
    Sep 9, 2023Rice wonRice Stadium
  46. 2024
    Houston33 — 7Rice
    Sep 15, 2024Houston wonTDECU Stadium
  47. 2025
    Houston35 — 9Rice
    Sep 6, 2025Houston wonRice Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Houston vs Rice35–9Houston won
2024Houston vs Rice33–7Houston won
2023Houston vs Rice41–43Rice won
2022Houston vs Rice34–27Houston won
2021Houston vs Rice44–7Houston won
2018Houston vs Rice45–27Houston won
2017Houston vs Rice38–3Houston won
2013Houston vs Rice31–26Houston won
2012Houston vs Rice35–14Houston won
2011Houston vs Rice73–34Houston won
2010Houston vs Rice31–34Rice won
2009Houston vs Rice73–14Houston won
2008Houston vs Rice42–56Rice won
2007Houston vs Rice56–48Houston won
2006Houston vs Rice31–30Houston won
2005Houston vs Rice35–18Houston won
2004Houston vs Rice7–10Rice won
2003Houston vs Rice48–14Houston won
2002Houston vs Rice24–10Houston won
2001Houston vs Rice14–21Rice won
2000Houston vs Rice27–30Rice won
1999Houston vs Rice28–3Houston won
1995Houston vs Rice18–17Houston won
1994Houston vs Rice13–31Rice won
1993Houston vs Rice7–37Rice won
1992Houston vs Rice61–34Houston won
1991Houston vs Rice41–21Houston won
1990Houston vs Rice24–22Houston won
1989Houston vs Rice64–0Houston won
1988Houston vs Rice45–14Houston won
1987Houston vs Rice45–21Houston won
1986Houston vs Rice13–14Rice won
1985Houston vs Rice24–20Houston won
1984Houston vs Rice38–26Houston won
1983Houston vs Rice45–14Houston won
1982Houston vs Rice28–21Houston won
1981Houston vs Rice40–3Houston won
1980Houston vs Rice7–35Rice won
1979Houston vs Rice63–0Houston won
1978Houston vs Rice49–25Houston won
1977Houston vs Rice51–21Houston won
1976Houston vs Rice42–20Houston won
1975Houston vs Rice7–24Rice won
1974Houston vs Rice21–0Houston won
1973Houston vs Rice24–6Houston won
1972Houston vs Rice13–14Rice won
1971Houston vs Rice23–21Houston won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.