1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
1957 record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadium Lewis Field
(Capacity: 39,000)
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Navy   911
No. 10 Notre Dame   730
No. 18 Army   720
Drake   720
Penn State   630
Detroit   630
Dayton   631
Oklahoma State   631
Boston University   530
Holy Cross   531
Syracuse   531
Pacific (CA)   532
Rutgers   540
Miami (FL)   541
Florida State   460
Pittsburgh   460
Air Force   361
Colgate   360
Villanova   360
San Jose State   370
Texas Tech   280
Marquette   0100
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. This was the 57th year of football at OSU and the third under Cliff Speegle. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma A&M officially changed its name to Oklahoma State University prior to this season, and the program competed their first season as an independent after over three decades in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Cowboys finished the season with a 6–3–1 record. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Arkansas L 0–12
September 28at North Texas State W 25–198,000 [2]
October 5 Wichita
W 26–0
October 12 Tulsa
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma (rivalry)
W 28–13
October 19at Houston T 6–6
November 2 Texas Tech
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 13–025,000
November 9at Wyoming
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 39–6
November 16 Kansas L 7–13
November 22 Hardin–Simmons Odessa, Texas W 32–7
November 30at No. 5 Oklahoma L 6–53
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1958 NFL Draft took place on December 2, 1957 at The Warwick in Philadelphia. The following Oklahoma State player was selected during the draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Team
Jon EvansE26th308 Pittsburgh Steelers

[3] [4]

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