1957 Mississippi State Maroons football team

The 1957 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2–1, with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished thiird in the SEC.[1]

1957 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record6–2–1 (4–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
No. 17 Florida 4 –2 –16 –2 –1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
LSU 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 3 –4 –14 –4 –2
Georgia 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Alabama 1 –6 –12 –7 –1
Kentucky 1 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Maroons finished the season ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 1942 and would not finish another season ranked until 1974. Head coach Wade Walker was named SEC Coach of the Year.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Memphis State*
W 10–6[3]
October 5at Tennessee
L 9–1425,000[4]
October 12Arkansas State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 47–1312,000[5]
October 19at Florida
W 29–2040,000[6]
October 26at Alabama
W 25–1328,000[7][8]
November 2Tulane
W 27–627,000[9]
November 9at No. 3 AuburnNo. 17
L 7–1543,000[10]
November 16at LSUNo. 12
W 14–653,000[11]
November 30No. 7 Ole MissNo. 13
T 7–735,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1957 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. Lowery, Logan (December 28, 2013). "Former MSU coach, athletic director dies". InsideMSUSports.com.
  3. "Maroons trim Tigers in Rain". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vols win SEC thriller over Maroons, 14–9". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Powerful Maroons rout Arkansas State, 47–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1957. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Woodruff's Gators fumble way to 29–20 defeat". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Land, Charles (October 27, 1957). "Stunned State steams by Crimson Tide, 25 to 13". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 10. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  8. Cox, Don (October 27, 1957). "Maroons subdue Bama, 25 to 13, nip homecoming". The Gadsden Times. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  9. "State triumphs 27–6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Zipp Newman (November 10, 1957). "After State takes 7-0 lead -- Auburn roars back for 15-7 win". The Birmingham News. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Stacy and State defeat LSU for circuit victory". The Selma Times-Journal. November 17, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Miss. State, Ole Miss play to 7–7 draw". Greensboro Daily News. December 1, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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