1957 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1957 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #14
1957 record 621 (421 SEC)
Head coach Wade Walker (2nd year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
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 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1957 college football season. The Maroons finished the season ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 1942 and would not finish another season ranked until 1974. Head coach Wade Walker was named SEC Coach of the Year.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 28 Memphis State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 106  
October 5 at Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN L 914  
October 12 Arkansas State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 4713  
October 19 at Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL W 2920  
October 26 at Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) W 2513  
November 2 Tulane Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS W 276  
November 9 at #3 Auburn #17 Legion FieldBirmingham, AL L 715  
November 16 at LSU #12 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 146  
November 30 #7 Ole Miss #13 Scott FieldStarkville, MS (Egg Bowl) T 77  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. Lowery, Logan (2013-12-28). "Former MSU coach, athletic director dies". InsideMSUSports.com.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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