1957 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1957 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1957 college football season. The team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3 in conference, third) and was outscored by its opponents 157 to 149. Frank Broyles was the head coach for the first and only season.[1][2] The five home games were played on campus at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
- Frank Broyles (1st season)
| 1957 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–3 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Missouri's statistical leaders included Hank Kuhlman with 554 rushing yards, 569 yards of total offense, and 48 points scored, Phil Snowden with 299 passing yards and 567 yards of total offense, and Charley James with 132 receiving yards.[3]
Hired in early January, Broyles was previously the backfield coach for six years at Georgia Tech, his alma mater.[4][5] After his only season with Missouri, he departed for Arkansas of the Southwest Conference and was succeeded by Dan Devine. Hired in mid-December, Devine was previously the head coach for three seasons at Arizona State College in the Border Conference. He led the Sun Devils to an undefeated 10–0 record during his final season in Tempe, finishing twelfth in both polls.[6]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Vanderbilt* | T 7–7 | 18,926 | [7] | ||
| September 28 | Arizona* | W 35–13 | 24,500 | [8] | ||
| October 5 | No. 5 Texas A&M* |
| L 0–28 | 26,250 | [9] | |
| October 11 | at SMU* | W 7–6 | 26,500 | [10] | ||
| October 19 | at Iowa State | W 35–13 | 16,000 | [11] | ||
| October 26 | Nebraska |
| W 14–13 | 23,000 | [12] | |
| November 2 | at No. 18 Colorado | W 9–6 | 41,000 | [13] | ||
| November 9 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 19 |
| L 14–39 | 39,500 | [14] |
| November 16 | Kansas State |
| L 21–23 | 20,000 | [15] | |
| November 23 | at Kansas | L 7–9 | 32,000 | [16] | ||