1956 Rice Owls football team

1956 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (17th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Texas A&M $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
No. 14 TCU	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Rice	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1956 college football season. ^[1] The Owls were led by 17th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in sixth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Alabama *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 20–13	43,000	[2]
October 6	LSU *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 23–14	55,000	[3]
October 13	at Florida *	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–7	26,000	[4]
October 20	SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 13–14	47,000
October 27	Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 28–7	67,000	[5]
November 3	Utah *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–0
November 10	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 12–27
November 17	at No. 5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–21
November 24	No. 18 TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–20
December 1	at No. 15 Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 13–46
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1956 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
2. "Rice squeezes out 20 to 13 triumph over Alabama". The Knoxville Journal. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Frank Ryan engineers Rice to 23–14 victory over LSU". Victoria Advocate. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Florida defense preserves 7–0 win over Rice". The Orlando Sentinel. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rice rolls past Steers by 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.