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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Alabama	20	13	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Louisiana State	23	14	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Florida	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Southern Methodist	13	14	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Texas	28	7	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Utah	27	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Arkansas	12	27	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Texas A&M	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Texas Christian	17	20	L
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Baylor	13	46	L

1956 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	160
Scoring Average	16.0
Points Allowed	169
Defense Average	16.9
Opponents Record	53-46
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	0-4

1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1956 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas A&M	9-0-1	223	81		6-0	141	54	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Texas Christian	8-3	231	110	Won 28-27	5-1	141	42	Othol Abe Martin
Baylor	9-2	202	73	Won 13-7	4-2	115	53	Sam B. Boyd
Arkansas	6-4	160	155		3-3	99	121	Jack Mitchell
Southern Methodist	4-6	125	202		2-4	60	139	Chalmer E. Woody Woodard
Rice	4-6	160	169		1-5	90	135	Jess C. Neely
Texas	1-9	101	272		0-6	68	170	Edwin B. Ed Price

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.