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The MOB (Marching Owl Band)
The Marching Owl Band is nationally known for its humorous halftime performances and satirical shows.
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1950Opened
47,000Capacity
Open AirRoof
Artificial TurfSurface
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The basics
About Rice Stadium
Historic Houston football stadium that once hosted Super Bowl VIII.
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- stadium
- Sports
- Football
- League
- NCAAF
- Location
- Houston
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Status
- active
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Don’t miss
Landmarks, traditions & experiences
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Special EventsIconic
Blue & Gray Out
Rice Stadium fills with the school's blue and gray colors during big games.
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Crowd ChantsIconic
Hoot! Hoot!
Fans respond with the traditional "Hoot! Hoot!" cheer after scores.
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Architecture
1962 Design Heritage
The stadium represents classic mid-century football architecture.
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Architecture
Historic Olympic Scoreboard
Rice Stadium’s historic scoreboard heritage from the 1960s — a relic of the venue’s mid-century design.
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Architecture
Historic Rice Stadium
The venue hosted Super Bowl VIII and is one of Houston's historic sports landmarks.
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Architecture
Houston Skyline Region Views
The stadium connects with the Houston metro area.
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Architecture
Rice Campus Architecture
The venue blends with Rice's historic surroundings.
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History
1963 Texas Game Legacy
Display celebrating Rice's historic football moments.
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History
Chuck Rohe
Highlights Rice football history.
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History
Heisman Trophy
Honors Rice football legends.
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History
Rice Football Timeline
Showcases program milestones.
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History
Rice Owls Retired Numbers
Honors Rice football legends.
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Experience
Owl Walk
Player arrival tradition.
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Experience
Rice Owls Stadium Tours
Behind-the-scenes access.
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Experience
Sammy the Owl
The mascot experience.
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Historic Marker
Historic Stadium Marker
Marker for Rice Stadium (1950) — the mid-century bowl that hosted JFK and decades of Owl football.
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Historic Marker
JFK Moon Speech Marker
Marker at Rice Stadium for President Kennedy’s 1962 “We choose to go to the Moon” address — delivered here.
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Rituals
Marching Owl Band
The Marching Owl Band (MOB) — Rice’s satirical, non-marching “band” and one of college football’s unique traditions.
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Displays
Rice Athletics Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame exhibits honoring Owl legends and Rice’s Southwest Conference football past.
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Rituals
Rice Walk
The Owls arrive through fans before entering Rice Stadium — the campus walk to kickoff.
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Statue
Sammy Owl Statue
Statue of Sammy the Owl, Rice’s mascot — the campus photo stop outside historic Rice Stadium.
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Displays
Southwest Conference
Exhibits on Rice’s Southwest Conference years and the 1960s Houston football era.
Through the years
History
Home teams
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