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1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1957 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

September 21, 1957Oklahoma A&M*

W 12–0 September 28, 1957Tulsa*

W 41–14 October 5, 1957No. 17 TCU

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR

L 20–7 October 12, 1957at BaylorNo. 11

W 20–17 October 19, 1957TexasNo. 10

  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR

L 0–17 October 26, 1957vs. No. 6 Ole Miss*

W 12–6 November 2, 1957No. 1 Texas A&MNo. 11

  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)

L 6–7 November 9, 1957at RiceNo. 12

L 7–13 November 16, 1957at SMU

L 22–27 November 23, 1957Texas Tech*

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR

W 47–26

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "1957 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.