1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

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1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1957 record5–5 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumParramore Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Border Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arizona State $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Western 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arizona 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Sammy Baugh, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 240 to 211.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Parramore Stadium, also known as Parramore Field, in Abilene, Texas.

Three Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1957 All-Border Conference football team: guard Joe Biggs; tackle Ted Edmonston; and quarterback Ken Ford.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Tulsa*
W 14–0
October 5at Ole Miss*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 7–34
October 12at Arizona State
L 26–35
October 19Wichita*dagger
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 27–144,500[5]
October 26at West Texas State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–39
November 2Texas Western
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 33–20
November 9at Arizona
W 26–20
November 16at Texas TechLubbock, TXL 21–2613,000
November 23vs. Oklahoma State*Odessa, TXL 7–32
November 28New Mexico A&M
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 29–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "1957 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "1957 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
  5. ^ Fred Sanner (October 20, 1957). "Cowboys Whack Wichita, 27-14: Ken Ford Passes For Three TD's". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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