Rice–Texas football rivalry

Rice–Texas football rivalry
	Rice Owls Texas Longhorns
First meeting	October 17, 1914; Texas 41, Rice 0
Latest meeting	September 12, 2015; Texas 42, Rice 28
Next meeting	2019
Statistics
Meetings total	94
All-time series	Texas leads, 72–21–1
Largest victory	Texas, 59–0 (1915)
Longest win streak	Texas, 28 (1966–1993)
Current win streak	Texas, 13 (1995–present)

The Rice–Texas football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Rice Owls and Texas Longhorns.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Texas leads the series 72–21–1 through the 2017 season.^[7]

Game results

Rice victories	Texas victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1914	Austin, TX	Texas	41–0
2	1915	Austin, TX	Texas	59–0
3	1916	Austin, TX	Texas	16–2
4	1917	Austin, TX	Rice	13–0
5	1918	Houston, TX	Texas	14–0
6	1919	Austin, TX	Texas	32–7
7	1920	Houston, TX	Texas	21–0
8	1921	Austin, TX	Texas	56–0
9	1922	Houston, TX	Texas	29–0
10	1923	Austin, TX	Texas	27–0
11	1924	Houston, TX	Rice	19–6
12	1925	Austin, TX	Texas	27–6
13	1926	Houston, TX	Texas	20–0
14	1927	Austin, TX	Texas	27–0
15	1928	Houston, TX	Texas	13–6
16	1929	Austin, TX	Texas	29–0
17	1930	Houston, TX	Rice	6–0
18	1931	Austin, TX	Rice	7–0
19	1932	Houston, TX	Texas	18–6
20	1933	Austin, TX	Texas	18–0
21	1934	Houston, TX	Rice	20–9
22	1935	Austin, TX	Rice	28–19
23	1936	Houston, TX	Rice	7–0
24	1937	Austin, TX	Rice	14–7
25	1938	Houston, TX	Rice	13–6
26	1939	Austin, TX	Texas	26–12
27	1940	Houston, TX	Rice	13–0
28	1941	Austin, TX	Texas	40–0
29	1942	Houston, TX	Texas	12–7
30	1943	Austin, TX	Texas	58–0
31	1944	Houston, TX	Rice	7–0
32	1945	Austin, TX	Rice	7–6
33	1946	Houston, TX	Rice	18–13
34	1947	Austin, TX	Texas	12–0
35	1948	Houston, TX	Texas	20–7
36	1949	Austin, TX	Rice	17–15
37	1950	Houston, TX	Texas	35–7
38	1951	Austin, TX	Texas	14–6
39	1952	Houston, TX	Texas	20–7
40	1953	Austin, TX	Rice	18–13
41	1954	Houston, TX	Rice	13–7
42	1955	Austin, TX	Texas	32–14
43	1956	Houston, TX	Rice	28–7
44	1957	Austin, TX	Texas	19–14
45	1958	Houston, TX	Rice	34–7
46	1959	Austin, TX	Texas	28–6
47	1960	Houston, TX	Rice	7–0
48	1961	Austin, TX	Texas	34–7

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
49	1962	Houston, TX	Tie	14–14
50	1963	Austin, TX	Texas	10–6
51	1964	Houston, TX	Texas	6–3
52	1965	Austin, TX	Rice	20–17
53	1966	Houston, TX	Texas	14–6
54	1967	Austin, TX	Texas	28–6
55	1968	Houston, TX	Texas	38–14
56	1969	Austin, TX	Texas	31–0
57	1970	Houston, TX	Texas	45–21
58	1971	Austin, TX	Texas	39–10
59	1972	Houston, TX	Texas	45–9
60	1973	Austin, TX	Texas	55–13
61	1974	Houston, TX	Texas	27–6
62	1975	Austin, TX	Texas	41–9
63	1976	Houston, TX	Texas	42–15
64	1977	Austin, TX	Texas	72–15
65	1978	Houston, TX	Texas	34–0
66	1979	Austin, TX	Texas	26–9
67	1980	Houston, TX	Texas	41–28
68	1981	Austin, TX	Texas	31–3
69	1982	Houston, TX	Texas	34–7
70	1983	Austin, TX	Texas	42–6
71	1984	Houston, TX	Texas	38–13
72	1985	Austin, TX	Texas	44–16
73	1986	Houston, TX	Texas	17–14
74	1987	Austin, TX	Texas	45–26
75	1988	Houston, TX	Texas	20–13
76	1989	Austin, TX	Texas	31–30
77	1990	Houston, TX	Texas	26–10
78	1991	Austin, TX	Texas	28–7
79	1992	Houston, TX	Texas	23–21
80	1993	Austin, TX	Texas	55–38
81	1994	Houston, TX	Rice	19–17
82	1995	Austin, TX	Texas	37–13
83	1997	Houston, TX	Texas	38–31
84	1998	Austin, TX	Texas	59–21
85	1999	Austin, TX	Texas	18–13
86	2003	Houston, TX	Texas	48–7
87	2004	Austin, TX	Texas	35–13
88	2005	Austin, TX	Texas	51–10
89	2006	Houston, TX	Texas	52–7
90	2007	Austin, TX	Texas	58–14
91	2008	Austin, TX	Texas	52–10
92	2010	Houston, TX	Texas	34–17
93	2011	Austin, TX	Texas	34–9
94	2015	Austin, TX	Texas	42–28
Series: Texas leads 72–21–1

Kennedy speech

On September 12, 1962, Rice Stadium hosted the speech in which President John F. Kennedy challenged Americans to meet his goal, set the previous year, to send a man to the moon by the end of the decade. In the speech, he used a reference to Rice University football to help frame his rhetoric:

"But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon! We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."

Kennedy's comments implied Rice had a history of losing to Texas; however, the two football teams had split 5–5 in their previous 10 meetings and would tie the following month. On the other hand, Kennedy's comments about Rice-Texas might have been as forward-looking as his statements about going to the moon (which did occur in 1969): Since 1963, Rice has gone just 2-42 against Texas, including 28 straight losses between 1966 and 1993 and 12 straight from 1995 to the present.

References

↑ Bill Durnal (October 16, 1938). "Southwest's Most Bitter Feud Due Saturday in U.T.-Rice Tilt". Austin American-Statesman. p. 10. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. The Texas-Rice rivalry began in 1914 and has continued without interruption.
↑ Weldon Hart (October 21, 1941). "Rice-Texas Rivalry Soon to Celebrate 12th Real Birthday, and It's No Genteel Ivy-Clad Business". Austin American-Statesman. p. P11. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. It remains that Texas-Rice rivalry. In its adult status as reached in 1930, has been full of sound and fury, signifying a genuine grudge
↑ "More Fuel Heaped on Blaze of Rice-Texas Grid Rivalry". Austin American-Statesman. October 20, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. The Rice-Texas series has been one of bitter rivalry since the Owls rose up and bumped off the great '30 Texas team that later won the championship. They repeated in '31 to add fuel to the fire.
↑ Bill Parker (October 26, 1935). El Paso Times. Associated Press. p. 10 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/433173422/. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Blistering rivalry exists between these two teams. Rice must win to retain a chance at the Conference bunting. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "More Fuel Heaped on Blaze of Rice-Texas Grid Rivalry". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "When Rice beat Texas: Oct.16, 1994". Houston Chronicle. 11 September 2015. After 28 consecutive losses to the Longhorns, and with their long rivalry taking its final steps toward extinction, the Owls pushed the Longhorns around for all the world -- or at least all of it wired into ESPN -- to see.
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[1] Bill Durnal (October 16, 1938). "Southwest's Most Bitter Feud Due Saturday in U.T.-Rice Tilt". Austin American-Statesman. p. 10. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. The Texas-Rice rivalry began in 1914 and has continued without interruption.

[2] Weldon Hart (October 21, 1941). "Rice-Texas Rivalry Soon to Celebrate 12th Real Birthday, and It's No Genteel Ivy-Clad Business". Austin American-Statesman. p. P11. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. It remains that Texas-Rice rivalry. In its adult status as reached in 1930, has been full of sound and fury, signifying a genuine grudge

[3] "More Fuel Heaped on Blaze of Rice-Texas Grid Rivalry". Austin American-Statesman. October 20, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. The Rice-Texas series has been one of bitter rivalry since the Owls rose up and bumped off the great '30 Texas team that later won the championship. They repeated in '31 to add fuel to the fire.

[4] Bill Parker (October 26, 1935). El Paso Times. Associated Press. p. 10 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/433173422/. Retrieved September 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Blistering rivalry exists between these two teams. Rice must win to retain a chance at the Conference bunting. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] "More Fuel Heaped on Blaze of Rice-Texas Grid Rivalry". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved July 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "When Rice beat Texas: Oct.16, 1994". Houston Chronicle. 11 September 2015. After 28 consecutive losses to the Longhorns, and with their long rivalry taking its final steps toward extinction, the Owls pushed the Longhorns around for all the world -- or at least all of it wired into ESPN -- to see.

[7] ttp://www.winsipedia.com/texas/vs/rice

Rice Owls football
Venues	West End Park (1912) Rice Field (1913–1948) 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

Texas Longhorns football
Venues	Clark Field (1896–1924) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Houston Nebraska Oklahoma: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat) Rice TCU Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	History Brown years Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" Hex Rally 1969 "Game of the Century" Longhorn Band Godzillatron The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2008 Texas Tech game 1 Second Left
People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draft
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 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
National championship seasons in bold

Statistics
Rice Owls Texas Longhorns
First meeting	October 17, 1914 Texas 41, Rice 0
Latest meeting	September 12, 2015 Texas 42, Rice 28
Next meeting	2019
Meetings total	94
All-time series	Texas leads, 72–21–1
Largest victory	Texas, 59–0 (1915)
Longest win streak	Texas, 28 (1966–1993)
Current win streak	Texas, 13 (1995–present)

Rice–Texas football rivalry

Game results

Kennedy speech

See also

References