1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1957 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Mitchell (3rd season);
Captains	Jay Donathan; Gerald Nesbitt; George Walker;
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Oklahoma State*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 12–0
September 28	Tulsa*		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 41–14
October 5	No. 17 TCU		War Memorial Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 20–7
October 12	at Baylor	No. 11	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–17	29,000
October 19	Texas	No. 10	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 0–17	27,000	^[3]
October 26	vs. No. 6 Ole Miss*		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 12–6	30,601	^[4]
November 2	No. 1 Texas A&M	No. 11	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 6–7
November 9	at Rice	No. 12	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–13
November 16	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 22–27	25,500
November 23	Texas Tech*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 47–26	19,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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