Friday, October 31
Rice Stadium
6 PM
Rice University
vs
#25 Memphis
Photo by: Maria Lysaker - Rice Athletics
Owls Host #25 Memphis on Halloween Night
10/30/2025 8:30:00 PM | Football
Kickoff set for 6 p.m. (central)
Game #9
Who: Rice (4-4/1-4) vs. #25 Memphis (5-2) 6:00 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Television: ESPN2 Ted Emrich (Play by Play), Dustin Fox (Analyst), Marilyn Payne (Sidelines)
Rice Radio: JP Heath (play-by-play), Nate Griffin (analyst), Jason Metko (Sidelines)
Audio Streaming: RiceOwls.com, Rice Game Day App, Varsity Network
Live Stats: Sidearm
Digital Game Program: Game 9 Memphis
Series Information: Memphis leads 3-2
2025 Rice Football Fact Book
Full Game Notes
Series Notes
•This will be the sixth meeting between the two schools and the third at Rice Stadium.
•Memphis leads the overall series 3-2, including a 27-20 win last year at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and has won the last two (both in Memphis).
•This will be the first at Rice Stadium since a 28-6 Rice win in 2011, which is the largest margin of victory in the series, as the other four were one-score games.
•Memphis took the first meeting in the series with a 38-35 win at Rice Stadium in 2007.
•One year later, Rice stunned the Tigers with a comeback 42-35 win at the Liberty Bowl in 2008. The winning points came on freshman Chris Jammer's 69-yard interception return with 11 seconds remaining, capping an effort that saw the Owls score 22 points in the final 6:28 of the game to pick up the win.
•James Casey set a school record with 208 yards receiving to spark the comeback.
Rice is…
•196-221-7 all-time at Rice Stadium.
•5-4 in American Conference games at Rice Stadium (going 2-2 in 2023 and 3-1 last year) and has won three of its last four conference home games as well as four of its last six American games on home turf, dating back to a 24-21 win over Florida Atlantic to end the 2023 season. •3-2 this year when the opponent scores first, 0-2 when scoring first.
•4-2 this year when the opponent scores first, 0-2 when scoring first.
Ranked at Rice Stadium
•Friday's game will be the Owls' second against a ranked opponent at home in the last three years, both of them vs. American Conference opponents. Prior to the Owls' 30-28 loss to #22 Tulane at Rice Stadium in 2023, Rice had not played a ranked conference foe at home since defeating #21 BYU 27-14 on 10/11/97 on ESPN 2.
•Rice has played 54 games at Rice Stadium against ranked opponents since it opened in 1950 and is 10-41-3, but the Owls have won two of the last three against conference opponents (vs. #20 Utah in 1996 and #21 BYU in 1997).
•The Owls played the first 11 at home before playing the last two on the road, including a 30-6 win at Southern Miss in 2020 during the pandemic.
•Chad Richardson set a school record for rushing by a Rice quarterback in the Owls' last home game on Halloween, totaling 224 yards on the ground in 35-23 win over Colorado State in 1998.
Up Next
Rice's four-game homestand continues on November 8 when the Owls host UAB for Rice's 105th Homecoming game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. with coverage by ESPN+.
Who: Rice (4-4/1-4) vs. #25 Memphis (5-2) 6:00 p.m. CT
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Television: ESPN2 Ted Emrich (Play by Play), Dustin Fox (Analyst), Marilyn Payne (Sidelines)
Rice Radio: JP Heath (play-by-play), Nate Griffin (analyst), Jason Metko (Sidelines)
Audio Streaming: RiceOwls.com, Rice Game Day App, Varsity Network
Live Stats: Sidearm
Digital Game Program: Game 9 Memphis
Series Information: Memphis leads 3-2
2025 Rice Football Fact Book
Full Game Notes
Series Notes
•This will be the sixth meeting between the two schools and the third at Rice Stadium.
•Memphis leads the overall series 3-2, including a 27-20 win last year at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and has won the last two (both in Memphis).
•This will be the first at Rice Stadium since a 28-6 Rice win in 2011, which is the largest margin of victory in the series, as the other four were one-score games.
•Memphis took the first meeting in the series with a 38-35 win at Rice Stadium in 2007.
•One year later, Rice stunned the Tigers with a comeback 42-35 win at the Liberty Bowl in 2008. The winning points came on freshman Chris Jammer's 69-yard interception return with 11 seconds remaining, capping an effort that saw the Owls score 22 points in the final 6:28 of the game to pick up the win.
•James Casey set a school record with 208 yards receiving to spark the comeback.
Rice is…
•196-221-7 all-time at Rice Stadium.
•5-4 in American Conference games at Rice Stadium (going 2-2 in 2023 and 3-1 last year) and has won three of its last four conference home games as well as four of its last six American games on home turf, dating back to a 24-21 win over Florida Atlantic to end the 2023 season. •3-2 this year when the opponent scores first, 0-2 when scoring first.
•4-2 this year when the opponent scores first, 0-2 when scoring first.
Ranked at Rice Stadium
•Friday's game will be the Owls' second against a ranked opponent at home in the last three years, both of them vs. American Conference opponents. Prior to the Owls' 30-28 loss to #22 Tulane at Rice Stadium in 2023, Rice had not played a ranked conference foe at home since defeating #21 BYU 27-14 on 10/11/97 on ESPN 2.
•Rice has played 54 games at Rice Stadium against ranked opponents since it opened in 1950 and is 10-41-3, but the Owls have won two of the last three against conference opponents (vs. #20 Utah in 1996 and #21 BYU in 1997).
Owloween
•Rice is 6-6-1 all-time when playing on Halloween (sorry, no Friday the 13th here), including a 5-5-1 mark at home.•The Owls played the first 11 at home before playing the last two on the road, including a 30-6 win at Southern Miss in 2020 during the pandemic.
•Chad Richardson set a school record for rushing by a Rice quarterback in the Owls' last home game on Halloween, totaling 224 yards on the ground in 35-23 win over Colorado State in 1998.
Up Next
Rice's four-game homestand continues on November 8 when the Owls host UAB for Rice's 105th Homecoming game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. with coverage by ESPN+.
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