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1957 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1957 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record6–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 2 1 6 2 1
No. 17 Florida 4 2 1 6 2 1
No. 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 NCAA University Division 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 28Memphis State*W 10–6
October 5at TennesseeL 9–14
October 12Arkansas State*W 47–13
October 19at FloridaW 29–20
October 26at AlabamaW 25–13
November 2TulaneW 27–6
November 9at No. 3 AuburnNo. 17L 7–15
November 16at LSUNo. 12W 14–6
November 30No. 7 Ole MissNo. 13T 7–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

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