Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: Jess C. Neely Conference: Southwest-
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1956 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1956 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 22 | vs.
Alabama
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20 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | vs.
Louisiana State
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23 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | @
Florida
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0 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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13 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Texas
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28 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Utah
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27 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | @
Arkansas
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12 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | @
Texas A&M
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7 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 24 | vs.
Texas Christian
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17 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 1 | @
Baylor
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13 |
46 |
L |
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1956 Season Totals |
Record | 4-6
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Points Scored | 160 |
Scoring Average | 16.0 |
Points Allowed | 169 |
Defense Average | 16.9 |
Opponents Record | 53-46
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Conference Record | 1-5 |
Home Record | 4-2
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Away Record | 0-4
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1956 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1956 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1956 All Southwest Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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