1957 Texas Longhorns football team

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1957 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl vs. #7 Ole Miss, L 7–39
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #11
1957 record 6-4-1 (4-1-1 SWC)
Head coach Darrell Royal
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »
1957 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Rice $ 5 1 0     7 4 0
#11 Texas 4 1 1     6 4 1
#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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1957 college football season. This is the first year for legendary and future Hall of Fame coach, Darrell Royal.[1] On Thanksgiving Day, Texas upset #4 Texas A&M and 1957 Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow at Kyle Field, 9-7.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 21 at Georgia* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 26–7   33,000
September 28 Tulane* #13 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 20–6   35,000
October 5 South Carolina* #20 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 21–27   37,000
October 12 vs. #1 Oklahoma* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) L 7–21   75,504
October 19 at #10 Arkansas Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) W 17–0   27,000
October 26 #13 Rice #19 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 19–14   48,000
November 2 at SMU #13 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX L 12–19   42,000
November 9 Baylor Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX T 7–7   37,000
November 16 #17 TCU Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 14–2   30,000
November 28 at #4 Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) W 9–7   42,000
January 1 vs. #7 Ole Miss* #11 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 7–39   79,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

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