Bayou Bucket Classic

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The Bayou Bucket Classic is an annual college football rivalry game between Rice University and the University of Houston, traditionally contested for city bragging rights in Houston, Texas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf college football rivalry game
sports rivalry
alsoKnownAs Bayou Bucket
category American football in Texas
College football rivalries in the United States
Sports in Houston
cityRivalry Houston
surface form: Houston, Texas
competitionLevel Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I FBS
conferenceAffiliation American Athletic Conference
American Conference (Houston) vs. American/Conference USA history (Rice)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division NCAA Division I
firstMeetingYear 1971
formerVenue Houston Astrodome
surface form: Astrodome

Reliant Stadium
frequency annual
hasFanBase Houston Cougars fans
Rice Owls fans
hasFormat single regular-season game
homeTeamUsually Rice Owls
University of Houston Cougars
location Houston
surface form: Houston, Texas
namedAfter bayous of Houston
notableFor crosstown rivalry in Houston
organizer Rice University Department of Athletics
surface form: Rice University athletics department

University of Houston Cougars
surface form: University of Houston athletics department
participant Rice University
University of Houston
purpose city bragging rights in Houston
region Texas
rivalryBetween Houston Cougars
surface form: Houston Cougars football

Rice Owls
surface form: Rice Owls football
sport American football
teamColorsInGame Houston red and white
Rice blue and gray
trophy Bayou Bucket
trophyIntroducedYear 1974
typicalVenue Rice Stadium
TDECU Stadium

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Houston Cougars rivalry Bayou Bucket Classic
Rice Owls rivalry Bayou Bucket Classic