1956 Rice Owls football team

1956 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1956 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas A&M $ 6 0 09 0 1
No. 14 TCU 5 1 08 3 0
No. 11 Baylor 4 2 09 2 0
Arkansas 3 3 06 4 0
SMU 2 4 04 6 0
Rice 1 5 04 6 0
Texas 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Rice Owls football team represented Rice Institute during the 1956 college football season. 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.