The Bayou Bucket trophy is relocating across town. Daelen Alexander ran for three touchdowns - the last in the second overtime - as Rice held off a frantic second-half comeback by the University of ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Rice University and the University of Houston will face off in football for the 44th time on Saturday. It will be the 41st time the winner will receive the Bayou Bucket trophy ...

E.J. Chromcak pulled out a paper from his office file cabinet. Chromcak, the former treasurer of the Touchdown Club of Houston, had read the organization paid $310 for the Bayou Bucket trophy ...

HOUSTON — JT Daniels tied a career high passing for 401 yards and three scores, Daelen Alexander rushed for three touchdowns and Rice defeated Houston 43-41 in double overtime in the 42nd Bayou Bucket ...

The annual Bayou Bucket Classic between Houston and Rice will take place on Saturday, Sept 14 (8 p.m. ET/ TV: ESPN +), marking the 46th meeting of this historic rivalry. In the previous encounter, ...

The University of Houston’s Dean Connors runs the football during a game against Stephen F. Austin on Aug. 28, 2025, at TDECU Stadium. The football teams at the University of Houston and Rice face ...

The battle for the Bayou Bucket could soon come to an end. Houston and Rice's annual rivalry game will still be held in 2024 and 2025, though the schools mutually opted to cancel the scheduled ...

Ahead of the last foreseeable iteration of the Bayou Bucket Classic, the tension between the Houston Cougars and the Rice Owls was the only thing thicker than the September humidity. The historic ...