1957 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1957 Texas A&M Aggies football
Gator Bowl, L 0–3 vs. Tennessee
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record8–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1956
1958  →
1957 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Rice $ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
No. 11 Texas 4 –1 –16 –4 –1
No. 9 Texas A&M 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
SMU 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
Arkansas 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
TCU 2 –4 –05 –4 –1
Baylor 0 –5 –13 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1957 college football season. The Aggies offense scored 158 points while the defense allowed 50 points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant, the Aggies competed in the Gator Bowl. Bryant notably departed for Alabama the following season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Maryland *No. 2
 NBC W 21–1325,000 [1]
September 28at Texas Tech *No. 2
W 21–027,000 [2]
October 5at Missouri *No. 5
W 28–026,250 [3]
October 12 Houston *No. 3
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 28–633,000 [4]
October 19at TCU No. 3
W 7–046,000 [5]
October 26 Baylor No. 2
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 14–042,000 [6]
November 2at No. 11 Arkansas No. 1
W 7–631,000 [7]
November 9 SMU No. 1
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 19–628,000 [8]
November 16at No. 20 Rice No. 1
L 6–772,000 [9]
November 28 Texas No. 4
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–942,000 [10]
December 27vs. No. 13 Tennessee *No. 8
 CBS L 0–343,709 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John David CrowHalfback12 Chicago Cardinals
Charlie KruegerTackle19 San Francisco 49ers
Bobby Joe ConradBack558New York Giants
Bobby MarksBack891 Los Angeles Rams
Ken HallBack14165 Baltimore Colts
Roddy OsborneBack17204 Cleveland Browns

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Aggies fight off Terps, penalties for 21–13 win". The Kilgore News Herald. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Milstead leads Aggies to 21–0 win over Tech". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Aggies whomp Missouri for third victory 28–0". The Orange Leader. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Aggies whip Houston, 28–6". The Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Aggies hold off Froggies for 7–0 victory". The Odessa American. October 20, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Aggies tame Baylor, 14–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Hard-fighting Porkers edged by Aggies 7–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Crow paces Cadets to 19–6 win over SMU". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Owls use rugged defense to turn back No. 1 team". Wichita Falls Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Longhorns kick Aggies from SWC title picture, 9–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 29, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vols hurdle Aggies 3 to 0 in bruising battle". The Courier-Journal. December 29, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
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