Rice University was founded in 1912. Fifteen years later, the University of Houston was erected a few blocks away. Fortunately for sports fans of these schools, it’s been bad blood ever since.
The sports rivalry took a few years to develop to the version we see today. The UH football team didn’t exist until 1946, and the schools didn’t face each other until 1971.
However, they quickly made up for lost time as they saw each other annually for the next 24 years. With that kind of frequency, it’s no wonder that they harbor hostilities. Recently, UH has dominated this series against Rice.