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Army Black Knights Vs Rice Owls Tickets
In the Army Black Knights vs. Rice Owls game, varsity teams from two American colleges will face each other, competing to determine the better team. The Army Black Knights hail from the United States Military Academy whereas the Owls represent Rice University. Both universities are part of the top flight college sports league in the US, the NCAA Division I, and have thousands of fans all over the country. Many of these fans have already purchased Army Black Knights vs Rice Owls tickets for this particular fixture.
The US Military Academy is a member of several conferences including the Patriot League, the Atlantic Hockey Conference and the Collegiate Sprint Football League. The Black Knights play football independently. The program's athletics director is Boo Corrigan and the academy is located at West Point in New York. The teams play football at the Michie Stadium, basketball at the Christl Arena and baseball at the Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field. Ice hockey is played at the Tate Rink, often cheered on by Mule, the program's official mascot. The team's official colors are gold and black, with their uniforms easily recognized in the upcoming Army Black Knights vs Rice Owls game.
Often referred to as Army in the sports media, the Black Knights have the fiercest rivalry with the Naval Academy, particularly in football.. The rivalry is so fierce that a tunnel has been named Beat Navy and the "Beat Navy" slogan is used by cadets to greet seniors. The Black Knights also face the Paladins from the Royal Military College of Canada each year in the West Point Weekend hockey game in what is the Longest Running Annual International Sporting Event in the world.
At the Army Black Knights vs Rice Owls game, they will face Rice University's teams. This athletics program is led by Rick Greenspan and is part of the Conference USA in the NCAA Division I.
Based in Houston, Texas, sixteen varsity teams represent Rice in various sports. Amongst these sports, football is played at the Rice Stadium whereas basketball is played at the Tudor Fieldhouse. Sammy the Owl is the teams' mascot, and the university is the second smallest in the NCAA Division I FBS. They have a fierce rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin and a cross-town rivalry with the University of Houston. Their baseball team is one of the top ranked teams in the US and has won fifteen of the last sixteen Conference Championships. They have also won the College World Series once and ranked third two more times, with seven College World Series appearances so far. Their football team has also won six Bowl games and a number of Conference Championships. It comes as no surprise then that many of the team's fans have bought Army Black Knights vs Rice Owls tickets for this upcoming, hopefully exciting game.