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1957 SMU Mustangs football team

1957 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRay Masters, Jerry Cornelison
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a conference mark of 3–3, placing fourth in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at California*
W 13–645,000
September 28at No. 3 Georgia Tech*No. 15
T 0–030,000[1]
October 11Missouri*
L 6–726,500
October 19No. 19 Rice
L 21–2736,000
November 2No. 13 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 19–1242,000[2]
November 9at No. 1 Texas A&M
L 6–1928,000
November 16Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 27–2225,500
November 23at Baylor
W 14–715,000
November 30at TCU
L 0–2125,000
December 7No. 10 Notre Dame*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 21–5451,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "SMU ties Georgia Tech". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mustangs spring 19–12 surprise on Longhorns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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