1957 Texas Longhorns football team
| 1957 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 7–39 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| 1957 record | 6–4–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Rice $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. This was the first year as head coach for future College Football Hall of Fame coach, Darrell Royal.[1] On Thanksgiving Day, Texas upset #4 Texas A&M, led Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow, at Kyle Field, 9–7.[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Georgia* |
| W 26–7 | 33,000 | ||
| September 28 | Tulane* | No. 13 | W 20–6 | 35,000 | [3] | |
| October 5 | South Carolina* | No. 20 |
| L 21–27 | 37,000 | |
| October 12 | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* |
| L 7–21 | 75,504 | ||
| October 19 | at No. 10 Arkansas |
| W 17–0 | 27,000 | ||
| October 26 | No. 13 Rice | No. 19 |
| W 19–14 | 48,000 | |
| November 2 | at SMU | No. 13 |
| L 12–19 | 42,000 | |
| November 9 | Baylor |
| T 7–7 | 37,000 | ||
| November 16 | No. 17 TCU |
| W 14–2 | 30,000 | ||
| November 28 | at No. 4 Texas A&M | W 9–7 | 42,000 | |||
| January 1 | vs. No. 7 Ole Miss* | No. 11 | L 7–39 | 79,000 | ||
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References[]
- ^ "Texas Rips Georgia Easily". The Sunday News Journal, via Google News. Daytona Beach, Florida. Associated Press. September 22, 1957.
- ^ "Texas Knocks Aggies Out of Title Race". The Milwaukee Journal, via Google News. November 29, 1957.
- ^ "Texas whips Wave, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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