1957 SMU Mustangs football team

1957 SMU Mustangs football
1957 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (1st season);
Captains	Ray Masters; Jerry Cornelison;
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
	Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

The 1957 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a conference mark of 3–3, placing fourth in the SWC.

Record4–5–1 (3–3 SWC)

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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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 13–6	45,000	^[1]
September 28	at No. 3 Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 0–0	30,000	^[2]
October 11	Missouri*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–7	26,500	^[3]
October 19	No. 19 Rice		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 21–27	36,000	^[4]
November 2	No. 13 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 19–12	42,000	^[5]
November 9	at No. 1 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 6–19	28,000	^[6]
November 16	Arkansas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 27–22	25,500	^[7]
November 23	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 14–7	15,000	^[8]
November 30	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–21	25,000	^[9]
December 7	No. 10 Notre Dame*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 21–54	51,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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