Rice and Texas Southern University announce football game in 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There is a first for everything. Rice University and Texas Southern University, two Houston-area schools, have scheduled a football game for 2021.

The Owls will host the Tigers in the first ever football match between the universities. Match-ups between the two in other sports have already occurred.

It was a rough 2017 season for both universities. Rice finished 1-11 with Texas Southern finishing 2-9.