Bayou Bucket Classic

Bayou Bucket

File:UH Cougar.png	File:Rice Owls logo.png
Houston (24)	Rice (9)
1971 1973 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1995 1999 2005 2006 2007 1973	1972 1975 1980 1986 1993 1994 2000 2001 2004
On hiatus (3)
1996 1997 1998

The Bayou Bucket is an award given to the winner of an annual college football game between the University of Houston Cougars and the Rice University Owls. The name of the award is a reference to one of Houston's popular nicknames as the Bayou City. Although a series between the two teams has existed since 1971, an award for the winner of each meeting was not official until 1974. The series signifies a college and crosstown rivalry.

From 1999 to 2001 Southwestern Bell was the title sponsor for the series, and it was branded as the Southwestern Bell Bayou Bucket. From 2002 to 2005, Houston-based Administaff sponsored the series, and it was branded as the Administaff Bayou Bucket. During the 1996 to 1998 football seasons, the series was on hiatus while the teams realigned themselves with other conferences after the demise of the Southwest Conference. The game for the Bayou Bucket in 1995 was the final game of that specific conference.

Results

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