Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle
By Joseph Duarte
Rice will open the 2013 football season Aug. 31 against Texas A&M in College Station, marking the first meeting between the two schools since the breakup of the Southwest Conference.
“Rice and Texas A&M have a deep tradition on the football field and we are excited about the chance to renew this series next year,” Rice athletic director Rick Greenspan said. “I hear from so many of our fans who relish the memories of those great games in our history and I know how much it will mean to them to once again make the trip up to College Station to see us play.”
Rice and Texas A&M first met in football in 1914 and a year later the two schools were part of the original group of eight institutions that formed the Southwest Conference.
A&M beat the Owls 17-10 in their last meeting on Nov. 9, 1995, at Rice Stadium. The following season, the Aggies joined the Big 12 and Rice began play in the Western Athletic Conference.
The last time the Owls beat the Aggies was a 10-6 win Oct. 25, 1980, in College Station. A&M leads the all-time series 50-27-3.
The Owls will have to drop one of their existing four non-conference games. Texas A&M was originally scheduled to open the 2013 season Aug. 31 at Florida International.
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