The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Mayor's Cup (TX)
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →SMU leads the all-time series 49–41–1. They've met 91 times since 1916. SMU once took 10 straight.
Stature & the series, 1916–2023
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
49–41–1
SMU leads
streak
1
SMU in a row
longest run
10
SMU
biggest win
143
Rice, 1916
first met
1916
91 meetings
The coaching duels
Madison Bell vs Jess Neely4–3
Bill Meek vs Jess Neely0–4–1
Hayden Fry vs Jess Neely3–2
Mike Cavan vs Ken Hatfield3–2
June Jones vs David Bailiff3–2
Madison Bell vs Jimmy Kitts2–2
Recent meetings
2023SMU36–31
2012Rice36–14
2011SMU27–24
2010SMU42–31
2009SMU31–28
2008Rice56–27
2007Rice43–42
2006Rice31–27
2005SMU27–7
2004Rice44–10
2003Rice41–20
2002Rice27–15
2001SMU37–20
2000Rice43–14