1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jay Donathan
  • Gerald Nesbitt
  • George Walker
Home stadiumRazorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
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 NCAA University Division 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Oklahoma State*
W 12–0
September 28Tulsa*
W 41–14
October 5No. 17 TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 20–7
October 12at BaylorNo. 11
W 20–1729,000
October 19TexasNo. 10
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
L 0–1727,000[3]
October 26vs. No. 6 Ole Miss*
W 12–630,601[4]
November 2No. 1 Texas A&MNo. 11
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
L 6–7
November 9at RiceNo. 12
L 7–13
November 16at SMU
L 22–2725,500
November 23Texas Tech*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
W 47–2619,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "1957 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Longhorns surprise Arkansas with 17–0 beating". The Galveston Daily News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Porkers knock Rebels from undefeated list". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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