1957 LSU Tigers football team

The 1957 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 5–5 with an SEC record of 4–4.[1] It was Dietzel's third season as head coach at LSU.

1957 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1957 record5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 0 0  10 0 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 0 1  9 1 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 2 1  6 2 1
No. 17 Florida 4 2 1  6 2 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 3 0  8 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 1  5 3 2
LSU 4 4 0  5 5 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 1  4 4 2
Georgia 3 4 0  3 7 0
Tulane 1 5 0  2 8 0
Alabama 1 6 1  2 7 1
Kentucky 1 7 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21Rice*L 14–2050,912
September 28Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 28–033,728
October 5at Texas Tech*W 19–1419,278
October 12No. 17 Georgia Tech
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–1359,476
October 19KentuckyNo. 17
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 21–053,824
October 26at FloridaNo. 10L 14–2227,740
November 2at VanderbiltL 0–718,500
November 9No. 14 Ole MissL 12–1426,261
November 16No. 12 Miss State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 6–1451,213
November 30Tulane
W 25–648,040
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: LSUSports.net: 1957 LSU football schedule[2]

References

  1. 1957 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 200–215
  2. "1957 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2013.


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