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Rice University is pulling out of all the stops to ensure it has a packed stadium for its game against No. 22-ranked North Texas Saturday night.
Rice is 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 the perks require a student ID.
Rice announced the student perks in a post to X, which has since been deleted, but Fox News Digital confirmed the promotion is still ongoing.
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Rice Owls defensive back Khary Crump (12) is ejected from a game against the UTSA Roadrunners at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 11, 2025. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
To further encourage 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 a big one. Rice enters the matchup at 5-5 and, with a win, would become eligible for a bowl game. This is the team’s fourth straight home game, and it has gone 1-2 in its previous three.
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Rice Owls assistant coach Johnathan Wilson gives encouragement during a game against the UTSA Roadrunners at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 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 an all-important sixth win of the season, they will have to take down a 9-1 North Texas team that has won four in a row.
North Texas’ lone loss of the season came in October to 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 against the Naval Academy Midshipmen at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md., Sept. 27, 2025. (Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Rice is hoping a boisterous student section will help propel it to victory over North Texas in its final home game of the season.
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