Matchup Index

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Rice Owls

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish leads 6-0
wins
1915 to 2026
Notre Dame Fighting Irish have won 6 straight
Rice Owls 0

Series timeline

▲ Notre Dame Fighting Irish ahead (peak +6)
1915: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 55-21973: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28-01974: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-31988: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 54-112014: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-172026: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 52-0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rice Owls Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6 (1915–2026). Current: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6.

Splits

SplitNotre Dame Fighting Irish record
Regular season6-0
Hosted by Notre Dame Fighting Irish4-0
Hosted by Rice Owls2-0
Last 6 seasons (1915 to 2026)6-0
Largest Notre Dame Fighting Irish win55-2 (1915)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Sep 12, 2026 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 52-0 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 2
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2014 Aug 30, 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-17 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 1
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1988 Nov 5, 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 54-11 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 11
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1974 Oct 12, 1974 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-3 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Week 6
1973 Oct 13, 1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28-0 at Rice Owls Week 7
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1915 Nov 27, 1915 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 55-2 at Rice Owls Week 11

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.