1956 Rice Owls football team

1956 Rice Owls football
Conference Southwest Conference
1956 record 4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach Jess Neely (17th season)
Home stadium Rice Stadium
1956 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Alabama*
W 20–13 
October 6LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–14 
October 13at Florida*
L 0–7 
October 20SMU
L 13–14 
October 27Texas
W 28–7 
November 3Utah*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–0 
November 10at Arkansas
L 12–27 
November 17at No. 5 Texas A&M
L 7–21 
November 24No. 18 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–20 
December 1at No. 15 Baylor
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.
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