1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Xavier    5 5 0
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at ArkansasL 0–12
September 28at North Texas StateW 25–198,000[2]
October 5WichitaW 26–0
October 12Tulsa
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)
W 28–1321,000
October 19at HoustonT 6–620,000
November 2Texas Techdagger
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 13–025,000
November 9at Wyoming
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 39–6
November 16KansasL 7–13
November 22Hardin–Simmons
W 32–73,500[3]
November 30at No. 5 OklahomaL 6–5352,366
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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

[4][5]

References

  1. "Oklahoma State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. "Pokes score late to nudge North Texas". The Daily Ardmoreite. September 29, 1957. Retrieved November 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Oklahoma State Rips H-SU, 32-7". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. November 24, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "1958 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  5. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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