Matchup Index

Rice Owls vs Tennessee Volunteers

Rice Owls 1
Tennessee Volunteers leads 2-1
wins
1946 to 1968
Tennessee Volunteers have won 2 straight
Tennessee Volunteers 2

Series timeline

▲ Rice Owls ahead (peak +1) ▼ Tennessee Volunteers ahead (peak +1)
1946: Rice Owls 8-0 (postseason)1966: Tennessee Volunteers 23-31968: Tennessee Volunteers 52-0

Rice Owls Tennessee Volunteers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Rice Owls 1 (1946), Tennessee Volunteers 2 (1966–1968). Current: Tennessee Volunteers 2.

Splits

SplitRice Owls record
Regular season0-2
Postseason1-0
Hosted by Rice Owls1-1
Hosted by Tennessee Volunteers0-1
Last 3 seasons (1946 to 1968)1-2
Largest Rice Owls win8-0 (1946)
Largest Tennessee Volunteers win52-0 (1968)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1946Jan 1, 1947Rice Owls 8-0 at Rice Owls Bowls (SR Week 17)

Every meeting

1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1968 Oct 5, 1968 Tennessee Volunteers 52-0 at Rice Owls Week 4
1966 Oct 1, 1966 Tennessee Volunteers 23-3 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1946 Jan 1, 1947 Rice Owls 8-0 at Rice Owls Bowls (SR Week 17) Postseason

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.