Week 2 2025 · Final · Sat, 9/6
Houston 35, Rice 9
Houston takes 23K sq mi
Houston beat Rice 35–9 and took 23K sq mi (24 counties), home to 2.73M people. That made Houston the 30th-largest empire.
Houston
3572nd-largest empire · Big 12
- land
- 6,294 sq mi
- land
- counties
- 7
- counties
- people
- 5.95M
- people
Land held before the game
Biggest counties: Harris County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Orange County, TX, Hardin County, TX
Rice
941st-largest empire · American Athletic
- land
- 23K sq mi
- land
- counties
- 24
- counties
- people
- 2.73M
- people
Land held before the game
Biggest counties: Fort Bend County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Lafayette County, LA, Calcasieu County, LA, Rapides County, LA, St. Landry County, LA
