The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Mayor's Cup (TX)
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →1 player crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
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
biggest crowd
21,632
2023
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
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
60–24
SMU leads
1st-rounders
4–2
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s6–0
1970s6–8
1980s20–2
1990s4–3
2000s3–4
2010s12–6
2020s9–1
Best picks, either side
1983Eric Dickerson Running BackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1984Russell Carter Defensive BackRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
1980Earl Cooper Running BackRd 1, pick 13#13 overall
1986Roderick Jones Defensive BackRd 1, pick 25#25 overall
1986Reggie Dupard Running BackRd 1, pick 26#26 overall
1973Gary Butler Tight EndRd 2, pick 1#27 overall
1977Tommy Kramer QuarterbackRd 1, pick 27#27 overall
1975Louie Kelcher Defensive TackleRd 2, pick 4#30 overall
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