Matchup Index

Rice Owls vs SMU Mustangs

Rice Owls 41
SMU Mustangs leads 49-41-1
1 tie
1916 to 2023
SMU Mustangs won the last meeting
SMU Mustangs 49

Series timeline

▲ Rice Owls ahead (peak +5) ▼ SMU Mustangs ahead (peak +17)
1916: Rice Owls 146-31918: Rice Owls 13-01919: Rice Owls 21-141920: Rice Owls 10-01921: Rice Owls 7-01926: SMU Mustangs 20-01927: SMU Mustangs 34-61928: SMU Mustangs 53-131929: SMU Mustangs 34-01930: SMU Mustangs 32-01931: SMU Mustangs 21-121932: Rice Owls 13-01933: SMU Mustangs 13-71934: Rice Owls 9-01935: SMU Mustangs 10-01936: SMU Mustangs 9-01937: Rice Owls 15-71938: Rice Owls 25-141939: SMU Mustangs 13-61940: SMU Mustangs 7-61941: Rice Owls 6-01942: Rice Owls 13-71943: SMU Mustangs 12-01944: Rice Owls 21-101945: SMU Mustangs 21-181946: Rice Owls 21-71947: SMU Mustangs 14-01948: SMU Mustangs 33-71949: Rice Owls 41-271950: SMU Mustangs 42-211951: Rice Owls 28-71952: SMU Mustangs 21-141953: SMU Mustangs 12-71954: SMU Mustangs 20-61955: SMU Mustangs 20-01956: SMU Mustangs 14-131957: Rice Owls 27-211958: Rice Owls 13-71959: Tied 13-131960: Rice Owls 47-01961: Rice Owls 10-01962: SMU Mustangs 15-71963: Rice Owls 13-71964: Rice Owls 7-61965: SMU Mustangs 17-141966: SMU Mustangs 28-241967: Rice Owls 14-101968: SMU Mustangs 32-241969: SMU Mustangs 34-141970: SMU Mustangs 10-01971: SMU Mustangs 16-101972: SMU Mustangs 29-141973: SMU Mustangs 27-161974: SMU Mustangs 19-141975: Rice Owls 28-171976: Rice Owls 41-341977: SMU Mustangs 41-241978: SMU Mustangs 58-01979: SMU Mustangs 35-171980: SMU Mustangs 34-141981: SMU Mustangs 33-121982: SMU Mustangs 41-141983: SMU Mustangs 20-61984: SMU Mustangs 31-171985: SMU Mustangs 40-151986: SMU Mustangs 45-31989: Rice Owls 35-61990: Rice Owls 30-281991: Rice Owls 31-101992: Rice Owls 28-131993: Rice Owls 31-241994: Rice Owls 17-101995: Rice Owls 34-241996: Rice Owls 35-171997: SMU Mustangs 24-61998: Rice Owls 23-171999: SMU Mustangs 27-22000: Rice Owls 43-142001: SMU Mustangs 37-202002: Rice Owls 27-152003: Rice Owls 41-202004: Rice Owls 44-102005: SMU Mustangs 27-72006: Rice Owls 31-272007: Rice Owls 43-422008: Rice Owls 56-272009: SMU Mustangs 31-282010: SMU Mustangs 42-312011: SMU Mustangs 27-242012: Rice Owls 36-142023: SMU Mustangs 36-31

Rice Owls SMU Mustangs Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Rice Owls 8 (1989–1996), SMU Mustangs 10 (1977–1986). Current: SMU Mustangs 1.

Splits

SplitRice Owls record
Regular season41-49-1
Hosted by Rice Owls25-21-1
Hosted by SMU Mustangs16-28
Last 10 seasons (2004 to 2023)5-5
Largest Rice Owls win146-3 (1916)
Largest SMU Mustangs win58-0 (1978)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2023 Nov 4, 2023 SMU Mustangs 36-31 at Rice Owls Week 11
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2012 Nov 17, 2012 Rice Owls 36-14 at Rice Owls Week 12
2011 Nov 26, 2011 SMU Mustangs 27-24 at SMU Mustangs Week 13
2010 Oct 2, 2010 SMU Mustangs 42-31 at Rice Owls Week 5
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Nov 7, 2009 SMU Mustangs 31-28 at SMU Mustangs Week 10
2008 Aug 29, 2008 Rice Owls 56-27 at Rice Owls Week 1
2007 Nov 10, 2007 Rice Owls 43-42 at SMU Mustangs Week 11
2006 Nov 25, 2006 Rice Owls 31-27 at Rice Owls Week 13
2005 Nov 5, 2005 SMU Mustangs 27-7 at SMU Mustangs Week 10
2004 Oct 9, 2004 Rice Owls 44-10 at Rice Owls Week 7
2003 Nov 15, 2003 Rice Owls 41-20 at SMU Mustangs Week 13
2002 Oct 26, 2002 Rice Owls 27-15 at Rice Owls Week 10
2001 Nov 24, 2001 SMU Mustangs 37-20 at SMU Mustangs Week 13
2000 Nov 4, 2000 Rice Owls 43-14 at Rice Owls Week 11
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Oct 30, 1999 SMU Mustangs 27-2 at SMU Mustangs Week 10
1998 Sep 5, 1998 Rice Owls 23-17 at Rice Owls Week 2
1997 Nov 1, 1997 SMU Mustangs 24-6 at SMU Mustangs Week 11
1996 Oct 19, 1996 Rice Owls 35-17 at Rice Owls Week 9
1995 Oct 28, 1995 Rice Owls 34-24 at SMU Mustangs Week 10
1994 Nov 5, 1994 Rice Owls 17-10 at Rice Owls Week 11
1993 Nov 6, 1993 Rice Owls 31-24 at SMU Mustangs Week 11
1992 Oct 10, 1992 Rice Owls 28-13 at Rice Owls Week 7
1991 Nov 9, 1991 Rice Owls 31-10 at SMU Mustangs Week 11
1990 Nov 10, 1990 Rice Owls 30-28 at Rice Owls Week 12
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 2, 1989 Rice Owls 35-6 at SMU Mustangs Week 1
1986 Sep 13, 1986 SMU Mustangs 45-3 at Rice Owls Week 3
1985 Nov 9, 1985 SMU Mustangs 40-15 at SMU Mustangs Week 11
1984 Nov 10, 1984 SMU Mustangs 31-17 at Rice Owls Week 12
1983 Nov 5, 1983 SMU Mustangs 20-6 at SMU Mustangs Week 11
1982 Nov 6, 1982 SMU Mustangs 41-14 at Rice Owls Week 10
1981 Nov 7, 1981 SMU Mustangs 33-12 at SMU Mustangs Week 10
1980 Nov 8, 1980 SMU Mustangs 34-14 at Rice Owls Week 11
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 8, 1979 SMU Mustangs 35-17 at SMU Mustangs Week 2
1978 Nov 11, 1978 SMU Mustangs 58-0 at Rice Owls Week 11
1977 Nov 5, 1977 SMU Mustangs 41-24 at SMU Mustangs Week 10
1976 Nov 6, 1976 Rice Owls 41-34 at Rice Owls Week 10
1975 Oct 18, 1975 Rice Owls 28-17 at Rice Owls Week 7
1974 Oct 19, 1974 SMU Mustangs 19-14 at SMU Mustangs Week 7
1973 Oct 20, 1973 SMU Mustangs 27-16 at Rice Owls Week 8
1972 Oct 21, 1972 SMU Mustangs 29-14 at SMU Mustangs Week 7
1971 Oct 16, 1971 SMU Mustangs 16-10 at Rice Owls Week 6
1970 Oct 17, 1970 SMU Mustangs 10-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 8
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Oct 18, 1969 SMU Mustangs 34-14 at Rice Owls Week 6
1968 Oct 19, 1968 SMU Mustangs 32-24 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1967 Oct 21, 1967 Rice Owls 14-10 at Rice Owls Week 7
1966 Oct 15, 1966 SMU Mustangs 28-24 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1965 Oct 16, 1965 SMU Mustangs 17-14 at Rice Owls Week 6
1964 Oct 17, 1964 Rice Owls 7-6 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1963 Oct 19, 1963 Rice Owls 13-7 at Rice Owls Week 6
1962 Oct 20, 1962 SMU Mustangs 15-7 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1961 Oct 21, 1961 Rice Owls 10-0 at Rice Owls Week 6
1960 Oct 15, 1960 Rice Owls 47-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 17, 1959 Tie 13-13 at Rice Owls Week 6
1958 Oct 18, 1958 Rice Owls 13-7 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1957 Oct 19, 1957 Rice Owls 27-21 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1956 Oct 20, 1956 SMU Mustangs 14-13 at Rice Owls Week 6
1955 Oct 15, 1955 SMU Mustangs 20-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 5
1954 Oct 16, 1954 SMU Mustangs 20-6 at Rice Owls Week 5
1953 Oct 17, 1953 SMU Mustangs 12-7 at SMU Mustangs Week 5
1952 Oct 18, 1952 SMU Mustangs 21-14 at Rice Owls Week 6
1951 Oct 20, 1951 Rice Owls 28-7 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1950 Oct 21, 1950 SMU Mustangs 42-21 at Rice Owls Week 6
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 15, 1949 Rice Owls 41-27 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1948 Oct 16, 1948 SMU Mustangs 33-7 at Rice Owls Week 6
1947 Oct 18, 1947 SMU Mustangs 14-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1946 Oct 19, 1946 Rice Owls 21-7 at Rice Owls Week 6
1945 Oct 20, 1945 SMU Mustangs 21-18 at SMU Mustangs Week 7
1944 Oct 21, 1944 Rice Owls 21-10 at Rice Owls Week 9
1943 Oct 16, 1943 SMU Mustangs 12-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1942 Dec 5, 1942 Rice Owls 13-7 at Rice Owls Week 13
1941 Dec 6, 1941 Rice Owls 6-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 12
1940 Dec 7, 1940 SMU Mustangs 7-6 at Rice Owls Week 13
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Dec 9, 1939 SMU Mustangs 13-6 at SMU Mustangs Week 13
1938 Dec 3, 1938 Rice Owls 25-14 at Rice Owls Week 12
1937 Dec 4, 1937 Rice Owls 15-7 at SMU Mustangs Week 12
1936 Dec 5, 1936 SMU Mustangs 9-0 at Rice Owls Week 12
1935 Oct 19, 1935 SMU Mustangs 10-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 5
1934 Oct 13, 1934 Rice Owls 9-0 at Rice Owls Week 5
1933 Oct 14, 1933 SMU Mustangs 13-7 at Rice Owls Week 5
1932 Oct 8, 1932 Rice Owls 13-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 4
1931 Oct 17, 1931 SMU Mustangs 21-12 at Rice Owls Week 6
1930 Nov 22, 1930 SMU Mustangs 32-0 at Rice Owls Week 11
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 23, 1929 SMU Mustangs 34-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 10
1928 Oct 20, 1928 SMU Mustangs 53-13 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1927 Oct 14, 1927 SMU Mustangs 34-6 at SMU Mustangs Week 5
1926 Nov 6, 1926 SMU Mustangs 20-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 8
1921 Nov 5, 1921 Rice Owls 7-0 at Rice Owls Week 8
1920 Nov 6, 1920 Rice Owls 10-0 at SMU Mustangs Week 7
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Nov 8, 1919 Rice Owls 21-14 at Rice Owls Week 8
1918 Nov 30, 1918 Rice Owls 13-0 at Rice Owls Week 10
1916 Nov 17, 1916 Rice Owls 146-3 at Rice Owls Week 10

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.