1957 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRay Masters, Jerry Cornelison
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1957 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Rice $ 5 1 07 4 0
No. 11 Texas 4 1 16 4 1
No. 9 Texas A&M 4 2 08 3 0
SMU 3 3 04 5 1
Arkansas 2 4 06 4 0
TCU 2 4 05 4 1
Baylor 0 5 13 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 NCAA University Division 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. 15T 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&ML 6–1928,000
November 16Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 27–2225,500
November 23at BaylorW 14–715,000
November 30at TCUL 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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