1956 Rice Owls football team

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 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.

  1. ^ "1956 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.