1957 SMU Mustangs football team
| 1957 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at California* | W 13–6 | 45,000 | [1] | ||
| September 28 | at No. 3 Georgia Tech* | No. 15 | T 0–0 | 30,000 | [2] | |
| October 11 | Missouri* | L 6–7 | 26,500 | [3] | ||
| October 19 | No. 19 Rice |
| L 21–27 | 36,000 | [4] | |
| November 2 | No. 13 Texas |
| W 19–12 | 42,000 | [5] | |
| November 9 | at No. 1 Texas A&M | L 6–19 | 28,000 | [6] | ||
| November 16 | Arkansas |
| W 27–22 | 25,500 | [7] | |
| November 23 | at Baylor | W 14–7 | 15,000 | [8] | ||
| November 30 | at TCU | L 0–21 | 25,000 | [9] | ||
| December 7 | No. 10 Notre Dame* |
| L 21–54 | 51,000 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Jackson-led Ponies drop Cal, 13 to 6". The Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "SMU ties Georgia Tech". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Missouri holds SMU on one inch line for 7–6 win". The Salina Journal. October 12, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rice Owls overshadow galloping Ponies, 27–21". The Waco Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mustangs spring 19–12 surprise on Longhorns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Crow paces Cadets to 19–6 win over SMU". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Meredith hurls Mustangs over Razorbacks, 27–22". The Roanoke Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Meredith's passes dump Bears, 14–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 24, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "TCU Frogs whip Mustangs". Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. December 1, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Notre Dame smears SMU in 54–21 rout". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 8, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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