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The Houston Oilers played home games at Rice Stadium from 1965-67, competing in the AFL before the league's merger with the NFL. The original USFL included a franchise named the Houston Gamblers ...
For the second straight season, the Rice football team will wear light blue jerseys and silver helmets with blue and red striping reminiscent of the Houston Oilers, who played at Rice Stadium from ...
After much speculation, the UFL announced Friday morning that the Houston Roughnecks will be playing their home games at Rice Stadium for the 2024 season. The Roughnecks spent the 2020 and 2023 ...
A former Houston Oilers cornerback ... but the second consecutive year, inside Rice Stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday. “We've got to stop talking about Cris Dishman the great player,” Bloomgren ...
When asked if building a new football stadium is one of the options Rice is considering, McClelland told the Houston Business Journal: “We’re looking at whatever it takes. Our approach is we ...
Adams’ first move was to find the newly christened “Oilers” a place to play, but the options in Houston were somewhat limited. What would seem the most logical choice was Rice University’s football ...
Adams’ first move was to find the newly christened “Oilers” a place to play, but the options in Houston were somewhat limited. What would seem the most logical choice was Rice University’s football ...
Nearly 30 years after they moved away from Houston, the city and its sports teams continue to show love for the Oilers. Rice University's football team will wear special Oilers-themed uniforms ...
Not to mention, the Oilers won the AFL East division in 1967 when they played at Rice Stadium from 1965 to 1967. In fact, the Owls' rival team, Houston Cougars, also paid homage to the Oilers when ...
The Houston Oilers, the city's original pro football franchise, played home games there from 1965-67. "Rice Stadium has been the scene for countless thrilling moments in the rich football history ...
The Oilers played their first five seasons in Jeppesen Stadium, which they rented from Houston ISD, before moving to Rice Stadium in 1965. After three years there, they finally moved into the ...
After much speculation, the UFL announced Friday morning that the Houston Roughnecks will be playing their home games at Rice Stadium for the 2024 season. The Roughnecks spent the 2020 and 2023 ...