Matchup Index

Northwestern Wildcats vs Rice Owls

Northwestern Wildcats 3
Rice Owls leads 4-3
wins
1967 to 2011
Northwestern Wildcats have won 3 straight
Rice Owls 4

Series timeline

▼ Rice Owls ahead (peak +4)
1967: Rice Owls 50-61990: Rice Owls 31-141991: Rice Owls 36-71997: Rice Owls 40-341998: Northwestern Wildcats 23-142010: Northwestern Wildcats 30-132011: Northwestern Wildcats 28-6

Northwestern Wildcats Rice Owls Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 3 (1998–2011), Rice Owls 4 (1967–1997). Current: Northwestern Wildcats 3.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season3-4
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats1-2
Hosted by Rice Owls2-2
Last 7 seasons (1967 to 2011)3-4
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win28-6 (2011)
Largest Rice Owls win50-6 (1967)

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2011 Nov 12, 2011 Northwestern Wildcats 28-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2010 Sep 18, 2010 Northwestern Wildcats 30-13 at Rice Owls Week 3
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1998 Sep 19, 1998 Northwestern Wildcats 23-14 at Rice Owls Week 4
1997 Sep 20, 1997 Rice Owls 40-34 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1991 Sep 14, 1991 Rice Owls 36-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1990 Sep 22, 1990 Rice Owls 31-14 at Rice Owls Week 5
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1967 Oct 14, 1967 Rice Owls 50-6 at Rice Owls Week 6

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.