Rice vs SMU
Rice411 tie91 meetings
49SMU
SMU leads the series.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SMU win | Houston | L | 31-36 |
| 2012 | Rice win | Houston | W | 36-14 |
| 2011 | SMU win | University Park | L | 24-27 |
| 2010 | SMU win | Houston | L | 31-42 |
| 2009 | SMU win | University Park | L | 28-31 |
| 2008 | Rice win | Houston | W | 56-27 |
| 2007 | Rice win | University Park | W | 43-42 |
| 2006 | Rice win | Houston | W | 31-27 |
| 2005 | SMU win | University Park | L | 7-27 |
| 2004 | Rice win | Houston | W | 44-10 |
| 2003 | Rice win | University Park | W | 41-20 |
| 2002 | Rice win | Houston | W | 27-15 |
| 2001 | SMU win | University Park | L | 20-37 |
| 2000 | Rice win | Houston | W | 43-14 |
| 1999 | SMU win | University Park | L | 2-27 |
| 1998 | Rice win | Houston | W | 23-17 |
| 1997 | SMU win | University Park | L | 6-24 |
| 1996 | Rice win | Houston | W | 35-17 |
| 1995 | Rice win | University Park | W | 34-24 |
| 1994 | Rice win | Houston | W | 17-10 |
| 1993 | Rice win | University Park | W | 31-24 |
| 1992 | Rice win | Houston | W | 28-13 |
| 1991 | Rice win | University Park | W | 31-10 |
| 1990 | Rice win | Houston | W | 30-28 |
| 1989 | Rice win | University Park | W | 35-6 |
| 1986 | SMU win | Houston | L | 3-45 |
| 1985 | SMU win | University Park | L | 15-40 |
| 1984 | SMU win | Houston | L | 17-31 |
| 1983 | SMU win | University Park | L | 6-20 |
| 1982 | SMU win | Houston | L | 14-41 |
| 1981 | SMU win | University Park | L | 12-33 |
| 1980 | SMU win | Houston | L | 14-34 |
| 1979 | SMU win | University Park | L | 17-35 |
| 1978 | SMU win | Houston | L | 0-58 |
| 1977 | SMU win | University Park | L | 24-41 |
| 1976 | Rice win | Houston | W | 41-34 |
| 1975 | Rice win | Houston | W | 28-17 |
| 1974 | SMU win | University Park | L | 14-19 |
| 1973 | SMU win | Houston | L | 16-27 |
| 1972 | SMU win | University Park | L | 14-29 |
| 1971 | SMU win | Houston | L | 10-16 |
| 1970 | SMU win | University Park | L | 0-10 |
| 1969 | SMU win | Houston | L | 14-34 |
| 1968 | SMU win | University Park | L | 24-32 |
| 1967 | Rice win | Houston | W | 14-10 |
| 1966 | SMU win | University Park | L | 24-28 |
| 1965 | SMU win | Houston | L | 14-17 |
| 1964 | Rice win | University Park | W | 7-6 |
| 1963 | Rice win | Houston | W | 13-7 |
| 1962 | SMU win | University Park | L | 7-15 |
| 1961 | Rice win | Houston | W | 10-0 |
| 1960 | Rice win | University Park | W | 47-0 |
| 1959 | Tie | University Park | T | 13-13 |
| 1958 | Rice win | University Park | W | 13-7 |
| 1957 | Rice win | University Park | W | 27-21 |
| 1956 | SMU win | Houston | L | 13-14 |
| 1955 | SMU win | University Park | L | 0-20 |
| 1954 | SMU win | Houston | L | 6-20 |
| 1953 | SMU win | University Park | L | 7-12 |
| 1952 | SMU win | Houston | L | 14-21 |
| 1951 | Rice win | University Park | W | 28-7 |
| 1950 | SMU win | Houston | L | 21-42 |
| 1949 | Rice win | University Park | W | 41-27 |
| 1948 | SMU win | Houston | L | 7-33 |
| 1947 | SMU win | University Park | L | 0-14 |
| 1946 | Rice win | Houston | W | 21-7 |
| 1945 | SMU win | University Park | L | 18-21 |
| 1944 | Rice win | Houston | W | 21-10 |
| 1943 | SMU win | University Park | L | 0-12 |
| 1942 | Rice win | Houston | W | 13-7 |
| 1941 | Rice win | University Park | W | 6-0 |
| 1940 | SMU win | Houston | L | 6-7 |
| 1939 | SMU win | University Park | L | 6-13 |
| 1938 | Rice win | Houston | W | 25-14 |
| 1937 | Rice win | University Park | W | 15-7 |
| 1936 | SMU win | Houston | L | 0-9 |
| 1935 | SMU win | University Park | L | 0-10 |
| 1934 | Rice win | Houston | W | 9-0 |
| 1933 | SMU win | Houston | L | 7-13 |
| 1932 | Rice win | University Park | W | 13-0 |
| 1931 | SMU win | Houston | L | 12-21 |
| 1930 | SMU win | Houston | L | 0-32 |
| 1929 | SMU win | University Park | L | 0-34 |
| 1928 | SMU win | University Park | L | 13-53 |
| 1927 | SMU win | University Park | L | 6-34 |
| 1926 | SMU win | University Park | L | 0-20 |
| 1921 | Rice win | Houston | W | 7-0 |
| 1920 | Rice win | University Park | W | 10-0 |
| 1919 | Rice win | Houston | W | 21-14 |
| 1918 | Rice win | Houston | W | 13-0 |
| 1916 | Rice win | Houston | W | 146-3 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1916.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Rice and SMU?
Rice is 41-49-1 against SMU across 91 meetings on record since 1916. SMU leads the series.
When did Rice last play SMU?
They last met in 2023, a 31-36 loss for Rice.