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Rice University is doing everything it can to ensure it has a full stadium for its game against 22nd-ranked North Texas on Saturday night.
They’re offering free 12-ounce beers for students 21 and older at a stand near their stadium, a free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream voucher, a free T-shirt for the first 500 students and a $15 voucher for two food trucks. All benefits require a student ID.
Rice announced the student benefits in a post on X, which has since been deleted, but Pak Gazette Digital confirmed the promotion is still ongoing.
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Rice Owls defensive back Khary Crump (12) is ejected from the game during a game between the Rice Owls and the UTSA Roadrunners at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on October 11, 2025. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
To further incentivize attendance, the residential college with the highest attendance can win a $500 gift card to a local grocery store and a speaker.
The game is important as Rice comes into the matchup at 5-5 and with a win would be eligible to participate in a bowl game. This is the team’s fourth consecutive home game and they have gone 1-2 in the previous three.
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Rice Owls assistant coach Johnathan Wilson cheers during a game between the Rice Owls and the UTSA Roadrunners at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on October 11, 2025. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The Owls lost to UConn 37-34 in overtime, lost to Memphis 38-14 and beat UAB last week 24-17 to get back to .500. To get the important sixth victory of the season, they will have to defeat a 9-1 North Texas team that has won four in a row.
North Texas’ only loss of the season came in October against South Florida, when they lost 63-36. Rice will play South Florida on the road next week.
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Rice Owls quarterback Chase Jenkins (4) passes during a game between the Rice Owls and the Naval Academy Midshipmen at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, Sept. 27, 2025. (Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Rice hopes a boisterous student section can help propel it to victory over North Texas in its final home game of the season.
