Program · last held it 1991
Rice
2Reigns
14Days held
0Defenses
Rice last held the belt October 19, 1991. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Rice belt badge →
Belt-game record2–7–1
0–2 defending it · 2–5–1 challenging for it · 10 belt games since 1959
Took the belt2
times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game September 19, 1959
All-time rank of 105 programs82nd
in days held (14) · 43rd in reigns · 88th in defenses (0) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Rice’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
Every belt game 10 games, newest first
September 12, 2026 · Rice at Notre Dame 0–52 as challengerlostNovember 9, 1996 · Rice at BYU 0–49 as challengerlostOctober 19, 1991 · Rice vs. TCU 28–39 as holderlost the beltOctober 12, 1991 · Rice at Baylor 20–17 as challengertook the beltOctober 1, 1966 · Rice at Tennessee 3–23 as holderlost the beltSeptember 24, 1966 · Rice vs. LSU 17–15 as challengertook the beltNovember 6, 1965 · Rice vs. Arkansas 0–31 as challengerlostSeptember 29, 1962 · Rice vs. LSU 6–6 as challengertie, holder kept itJanuary 2, 1961 · Rice vs. Ole Miss 6–14 as challengerlostSeptember 19, 1959 · Rice at LSU 3–26 as challengerlost
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