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1956 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Institute 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Alabama*
W 20–1343,000[2]
October 6LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–1455,000[3]
October 13at Florida*
L 0–726,000[4]
October 20SMU
L 13–1447,000[5]
October 27Texas
W 28–767,000[6]
November 3Utah*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–022,000[7]
November 10at Arkansas
L 12–2724,000[8]
November 17at No. 5 Texas A&M
L 7–2136,000[9]
November 24No. 18 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–2043,000[10]
December 1at No. 15 Baylor
L 13–4620,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ "Mustangs tip Owls by 14–13". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 21, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice rolls past Steers by 28–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rice Owls pass over Utah, 27–0". The Paris News. November 4, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Razorbacks zoom past Rice, 27–12". Tulsa Daily World. November 11, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies clinch tie for SW crown". The Brownsville Herald. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frogs battle back to edge Owls, 20–17". The Waco Tribune-Herald. November 25, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears whack Rice, get Sugar Bowl bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1956. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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