1957 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1957 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #14
1957 record 6–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach Wade Walker (2nd year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »
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 10–6  
October 5 at Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN L 9–14  
October 12 Arkansas State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 47–13  
October 19 at Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL W 29–20  
October 26 at Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) W 25–13  
November 2 Tulane Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS W 27–6  
November 9 at #3 Auburn #17 Legion FieldBirmingham, AL L 7–15  
November 16 at LSU #12 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 14–6  
November 30 #7 Ole Miss #13 Scott FieldStarkville, MS (Egg Bowl) T 7–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015