1957 Texas Longhorns football team

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]

1957 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl, L 7–39 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1957 record6–4–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
1957 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21at Georgia*W 26–733,000
September 28Tulane*No. 13W 20–635,000
October 5South Carolina*No. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 21–2737,000
October 12vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*L 7–2175,504
October 19at No. 10 ArkansasW 17–027,000
October 26No. 13 RiceNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 19–1448,000
November 2at SMUNo. 13
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 12–1942,000
November 9Baylor
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
T 7–737,000
November 16No. 17 TCU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 14–230,000
November 28at No. 4 Texas A&MW 9–742,000
January 1vs. No. 7 Ole Miss*No. 11L 7–3979,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Texas Rips Georgia Easily". The Sunday News Journal, via Google News. Daytona Beach, Florida. Associated Press. September 22, 1957.
  2. "Texas Knocks Aggies Out of Title Race". The Milwaukee Journal, via Google News. November 29, 1957.


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