1957–58 NCAA football bowl games

The 1957–58 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1957 and January 1958 to end the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. A total of seven team-competitive games,[1] and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Gator Bowl on December 28, 1957, and concluded on January 11, 1958, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game.

1957–58 NCAA football bowl games
Season1957
Number of bowls7
All-star gamesBlue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
North–South Shrine Game
Senior Bowl
Bowl gamesDecember 28, 1957 –
January 1, 1958[lower-alpha 1]
ChampionsAuburn (AP)
Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 4 2–2 (0.500)
SWC 3 0–3 (0.000)
SEC 2 2–0 (1.000)
Big Ten 1 1–0 (1.000)
Big Seven 1 1–0 (1.000)
Lone Star 1 1–0 (1.000)
ACC 1 0–1 (0.000)
PCC 1 0–1 (0.000)

Schedule

The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams;[lower-alpha 2] bowl games at lower levels are listed in the See also section.

The seven team-competitive bowls were unchanged from the prior season.

Date Game Site Time[2]
(US EST)		 TV Matchup
(pre-game record)		 AP
pre-game
rank		 UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
12/28 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida		 2:00 p.m. CBS Tennessee 3 (7–3) (SEC)
Texas A&M 0 (8–2) (SWC)		 #13
#9		 #16
#10
1/1 Orange Bowl Burdine Stadium
Miami, Florida		 1:30 p.m. CBS Oklahoma 48 (9–1) (Big Seven)
Duke 21 (6–2–2) (ACC)		 #4
#16		 #4
#14
1/1 Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana		 1:45 p.m. NBC Ole Miss 39 (8–1–1) (SEC)
Texas 7 (6–3–1) (SWC)		 #7
#11		 #8
#11
1/1 Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas		 4:15 p.m. CBS Navy 20 (8–1–1) (Independent)
Rice 7 (7–3) (SWC)		 #5
#8		 #6
#7
1/1 Sun Bowl Kidd Field
El Paso, Texas		 4:15 p.m. — Louisville 34 (8–1) (Independent)
Drake 20 (7–1) (Independent)		 NR
NR		 NR
NR
1/1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		 4:45 p.m. NBC Ohio State 10 (8–1) (Big Ten)
Oregon 7 (7–3) (PCC)		 #2
NR		 #1
#17
1/1 Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl (stadium)
Orlando, Florida		 8:00 p.m. — East Texas State 10 (8–1) (Lone Star)
Mississippi Southern 9 (8–2) (Independent)		 n/a n/a

See also

Notes
  1. Excludes all-star games.
  2. Teams in this seasons's Tangerine Bowl were not from the University Division, but the bowl is included due to its history with such teams.

References
  1. "1957 College Football Bowl Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  2. "Bowl Lineup". The Palm Beach Post. January 1, 1958. p. 6. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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