1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. This was the 57th year of football at OSU and the third under Cliff Speegle. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma A&M officially changed its name to Oklahoma State University prior to this season, and the program competed their first season as an independent after over three decades in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Cowboys finished the season with a 6–3–1 record.[1]

1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
1957 record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
(Capacity: 39,000)
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Navy      9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame      7 3 0
No. 18 Army      7 2 0
Drake      7 2 0
Penn State      6 3 0
Detroit      6 3 0
Dayton      6 3 1
Oklahoma State      6 3 1
Boston University      5 3 0
Holy Cross      5 3 1
Syracuse      5 3 1
Pacific (CA)      5 3 2
Rutgers      5 4 0
Miami (FL)      5 4 1
Florida State      4 6 0
Pittsburgh      4 6 0
Air Force      3 6 1
Colgate      3 6 0
Villanova      3 6 0
San Jose State      3 7 0
Texas Tech      2 8 0
Marquette      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at ArkansasL 0–12
September 28at North Texas StateW 25–19
October 5Wichita
W 26–0
October 12Tulsa
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma (rivalry)
W 28–13
October 19at HoustonT 6–6
November 2Texas Tech
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma (rivalry)
W 13–025,000
November 9at Wyoming
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 39–6
November 16KansasL 7–13
November 22Hardin–SimmonsOdessa, TexasW 32–7
November 30at No. 5 OklahomaL 6–53
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1958 NFL Draft took place on December 2, 1957 at The Warwick in Philadelphia. The following Oklahoma State player was selected during the draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Team
Jon Evans E 26th 308 Pittsburgh Steelers

[2][3]

References

  1. "Oklahoma State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. "1958 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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