Game Day: Rice Owls at Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) face another former Southwest Conference team this week as the Rice Owls (0-2, 0-0 C-USA) head to Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.  Saturday’s contest marks the 96th time these two teams have played one another with the last matchup taking place 2019.  Rice last won in Austin in 1965, when Rice kicker Richard Parker made good on a 33-yard FG gave the Owls a 20-17 win.  The last time Rice beat the Longhorns was in 1994 at Rice Stadium (19-17) in which the game was moved to a Sunday night due to the MLB player’s strike vacating an ESPN slot that evening. 

After a less-than-desirable outcome in Fayetteville last weekend, the Longhorns look to get things back on track against the Owls, who are still in search of win #1 on the season.

Relevant Information:

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