Rice Stadium (Rice University)

  • Rice Owls (NCAA, 1950 )
  • Houston Cougars (NCAA, 1951-1964 )
  • Houston Oilers (AFL, 1965-1967 )
  • Team Texas ( AAFL ) (since 2008)
  • Bluebonnet Bowl ( NCAA, 1959-1967, 1985-1986)

The Rice Stadium is an American football stadium on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. It is the home of the Rice University football team since its completion in 1950. In 2006, the playing surface of the stadium artificial turf was converted to FieldTurf.

Super Bowl VIII

On January 13, 1974 Super Bowl VIII was held in this stadium between the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins. The game ended 24:7 for the Miami Dolphins. It was the first Super Bowl, which was held in Houston, only 30 years later, the Super Bowl XXXVIII returned to Houston. This Super Bowl was played but already at Reliant Stadium.

Speech by John F. Kennedy

On September 12, 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave a speech in which he challenged Americans to set a goal to send to the end of the decade, a man on the moon in Rice Stadium.

In a packed football stadium at Rice University in Houston, he put his vision of America's position in the battle for space in front of a cheering crowd is:

" Why, many ask the moon, why should that be our goal? And they may well ask why they did not climb the highest mountain, why, 35 years ago we flew across the Atlantic? , We have decided to moon. fly We have decided to come into this decade to the moon not because it would be easy, but just because it's hard, because this task will help us to put our best energies and abilities to try out, because we are ready to take up this challenge and they do not postpone reluctantly be and because we intend to win. "

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