The meeting will be the sixth all-time between the schools on the gridiron in a series that dates back to 1921. The teams last played on Sept. 23, 1989, with Louisiana posting an 18-3 win at Rice Stadium. The meeting is the first of a home-and-home series between the Ragin' Cajuns and Owls with Rice scheduled to return the trip to Cajun Field on Aug. 30, 2025.