1957 LSU Tigers football team

1957 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1957 record 5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Paul Dietzel (3rd year)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1957 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Auburn $ 7 0 0     10 0 0
#7 Ole Miss 5 0 1     9 1 1
#14 Mississippi State 4 2 1     6 2 1
#17 Florida 4 2 1     6 2 1
#13 Tennessee 4 3 0     8 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 1     5 3 2
LSU 4 4 0     5 5 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 1     4 4 2
Georgia 3 4 0     3 7 0
Tulane 1 5 0     2 8 0
Alabama 1 6 1     2 7 1
Kentucky 1 7 0     3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1957 college football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 5–5 with an SEC record of 4–4.[1] It was Dietzel's third season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 21 Rice* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 14–20   50,912
September 28 Alabama Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 28–0   33,728
October 5 at Texas Tech* Clifford B. and Audrey Jones StadiumLubbock, TX W 19–14   19,278
October 12 #17 Georgia Tech Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 20–13   59,476
October 19 Kentuckydagger #17 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 21–0   53,824
October 26 at Florida #10 Florida FieldGainesville, FL (Rivalry) L 14–22   27,740
November 2 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN L 0–7   18,500
November 9 #14 Ole Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl) L 12–14   26,261
November 16 #12 Miss State Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 6–14   51,213
November 30 Tulane Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 25–6   48,040
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. 1957 Gumbo, LSU Press, p. 200–215
  2. "1957 LSU football schedule". LSUSports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
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