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 65–18. The majority of Rice's wins have been within the last few seasons.[3]

Football

The scoreboard at Robertson Stadium before the 2007 Bayou Bucket game

The football rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Bayou Bucket Classic,[4] is the longest running competition between the two institutions. Both teams are part of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.

The first official game between the teams was played in 1971 when Houston joined the now-defunct Southwest Conference of which Rice was also a member. The teams previously met in a 1946 scrimmage marking Houston's inaugural season.[5] For many years the competition included an annual regular-season football game between the schools. The winner of the game receives the Bayou Bucket,[6] which is a full-sized trophy with a golden bucket on top.

Although the last Southwest Conference football game was part of the series,[7] 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. Houston leads this series 32–11 through the 2021 season.[8]

Game results

Houston victories	Rice victories

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
1	September 11, 1971	Rice Stadium	Houston	23	Rice	21
2	September 9, 1972	Rice Stadium	Rice	14	Houston	13
3	September 15, 1973	Astrodome	#18 Houston	24	Rice	6
4	September 14, 1974	Rice Stadium	#19 Houston	21	Rice	0
5	September 13, 1975	Astrodome	Rice	24	Houston	7
6	November 27, 1976	Rice Stadium	#7 Houston	42	Rice	20
7	November 26, 1977	Rice Stadium	Houston	51	Rice	21
8	December 2, 1978	Astrodome	#9 Houston	49	Rice	25
9	December 1, 1979	Rice Stadium	#10 Houston	63	Rice	0
10	November 29, 1980	Astrodome	Rice	35	Houston	7
11	November 28, 1981	Rice Stadium	Houston	40	Rice	3
12	November 27, 1982	Astrodome	Houston	28	Rice	21
13	September 1, 1983	Rice Stadium	Houston	45	Rice	14
14	December 1, 1984	Astrodome	Houston	38	Rice	26
15	November 30, 1985	Rice Stadium	Houston	24	Rice	20
16	November 29, 1986	Astrodome	Rice	14	Houston	13
17	November 28, 1987	Rice Stadium	Houston	45	Rice	21
18	November 26, 1988	Astrodome	#14 Houston	45	Rice	14
19	December 2, 1989	Rice Stadium	#13 Houston	64	Rice	0
20	September 29, 1990	Astrodome	#13 Houston	24	Rice	22
21	November 16, 1991	Rice Stadium	Houston	41	Rice	21
22	November 28, 1992	Astrodome	Houston	61	Rice	34
23	November 26, 1993	Rice Stadium	Rice	37	Houston	7

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team
24	November 26, 1994	Astrodome	Rice	31	Houston	13
25	December 2, 1995	Rice Stadium	Houston	18	Rice	17
26	September 4, 1999	Robertson Stadium	Houston	28	Rice	3
27	September 2, 2000	Rice Stadium	Rice	30	Houston	27
28	September 1, 2001	Robertson Stadium	Rice	21	Houston	14
29	August 31, 2002	Rice Stadium	Houston	24	Rice	10
30	August 30, 2003	Robertson Stadium	Houston	48	Rice	14
31	September 5, 2004	Reliant Stadium	Rice	10	Houston	7
32	November 26, 2005	Robertson Stadium	Houston	35	Rice	18
33	September 2, 2006	Rice Stadium	Houston	31	Rice	30
34	October 13, 2007	Robertson Stadium	Houston	56	Rice	48
35	September 20, 2008	Rice Stadium	Rice	56	Houston	42
36	November 28, 2009	Robertson Stadium	#25 Houston	73	Rice	14
37	September 4, 2010	Rice Stadium	Rice	34	Houston	31
38	October 27, 2011	Robertson Stadium	#18 Houston	73	Rice	34
39	September 29, 2012	Reliant Stadium	Houston	35	Rice	14
40	September 21, 2013	Reliant Stadium	Houston	31	Rice	26
41	September 16, 2017	TDECU Stadium	Houston	38	Rice	3
42	September 1, 2018	Rice Stadium	Houston	45	Rice	27
43	September 11, 2021	Rice Stadium	Houston	44	Rice	7
44	September 24, 2022	TDECU Stadium
Series: Houston leads 32–11[8]

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.
"SRCBB - Matchup Finder". Sports-Reference.
Duarte, Joseph (February 18, 2020). "UH-Rice's 'Bayou Bucket Classic' moved to a Thursday night kickoff". Chron.
Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up, Cougars: Houston Football. The Strode Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-87397-122-1.
"Las Vegas Bowl team history: Houston in Bayou Bucket Classic". December 15, 2016.
Khan, Sam Jr.; Wilson, Dave (December 2, 2020). "'I don't wish either of them well': The demise of the Southwest Conference, 25 years later". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
"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] "SRCBB - Matchup Finder". Sports-Reference.

[4] Duarte, Joseph (February 18, 2020). "UH-Rice's 'Bayou Bucket Classic' moved to a Thursday night kickoff". Chron.

[Eat_Em_Up-5] Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up, Cougars: Houston Football. The Strode Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-87397-122-1.

[6] "Las Vegas Bowl team history: Houston in Bayou Bucket Classic". December 15, 2016.

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

[series-8] "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	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches 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 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Houston Cougars football
Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Rice Stadium (1950–1964) 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 2021

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	Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band
People	Head coaches 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 2021–22

Rice Owls football
Venues	West End Park (1912) Rice Field (1913–1949) Rice Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Houston 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