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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.
The 2025 Houston Cougars football team will represent the University of Houston in the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars are led by Willie Fritz in his second season as their head coach. The Cougars play their home games at TDECU Stadium located in Houston, Texas.
The American Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football conference opponents for the Owls on August 15, 2024. [1] [2] The Owls will also compete against four nonconference opponents, rival Houston from the Big 12 Conference, Louisiana from the Sun Belt Conference, Prairie View A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and UConn, who will compete as an independent.
The Cougars have controlled the series overall and have been especially dominant recently, having won seven straight — the longest winning streak by either team in the history of the rivalry ...
The 2024 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by Mike Bloomgren in his seventh year as the head coach. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium, located in Houston.
The 2023 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University and competed in their first season as members of the American ... Cougars 35–28. Drive: 5 plays, 25 ...
Houston's most meaningful current rivalry is with cross-town Rice University, which is a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars and Rice Owls have competed in football, annually with a few exceptions, for a trophy known as the "Bayou Bucket", referencing one of the city of Houston's nicknames as the "Bayou City."
Rice Owls: 41: Marshall Thundering Herd: 24 Rice Stadium • (Houston, Texas) 20,247 ... Houston Cougars: 1 2 .333 2006 2009, 2011 3 Marshall Thundering Herd: 1 2 .333