1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
| 1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1957 record | 6–4 (2–4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Jack Mitchell (3rd year) |
| Captain | Jay Donathan |
| Captain | Gerald Nesbitt |
| Captain | George Walker |
| Home stadium |
Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
| 1957 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Rice $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1957 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Razorbacks compiled a 6–4 record (2–4 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 187 to 134.[1][2]
Razorback punter/fullback and co-captain Gerald Nesbitt was fourth in the nation in yards per punt, with 42.0.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 21, 1957 | Oklahoma A&M* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 12–0 | ||||||
| September 28, 1957 | Tulsa* | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 41–14 | ||||||
| October 5, 1957 | No. 17 TCU | War Memorial Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 20–7 | ||||||
| October 12, 1957 | at Baylor | No. 11 | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 20–17 | |||||
| October 19, 1957 | Texas | No. 10 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 0–17 | |||||
| October 26, 1957 | vs. No. 6 Ole Miss* | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 12–6 | ||||||
| November 2, 1957 | No. 1 Texas A&M | No. 11 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | L 6–7 | |||||
| November 9, 1957 | at Rice | No. 12 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 7–13 | |||||
| November 16, 1957 | at SMU | Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX | L 22–27 | ||||||
| November 23, 1957 | Texas Tech* | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | W 47–26 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "1957 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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