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 50points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant, the Aggies competed in the Gator Bowl.
| 1957 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 0–3 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 8–3 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | vs. Maryland* | No. 2 | NBC | W 21–13 | 25,000 | [1] | |
| September 28 | at Texas Tech* | No. 2 | W 21–0 | 27,000 | |||
| October 5 | at Missouri* | No. 5 | W 28–0 | ||||
| October 12 | Houston* | No. 3 |
| W 28–6 | 33,000 | ||
| October 19 | at TCU | No. 3 | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 26 | Baylor | No. 2 |
| W 14–0 | 42,000 | ||
| November 2 | at No. 11 Arkansas | No. 1 | W 7–6 | ||||
| November 9 | SMU | No. 1 |
| W 19–6 | 28,000 | ||
| November 16 | at No. 20 Rice | No. 1 | L 6–7 | ||||
| November 28 | Texas | No. 4 |
| L 7–9 | 42,000 | [2] | |
| December 27 | vs. No. 13 Tennessee* | No. 8 | CBS | L 0–3 | 43,709 | [3] | |
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Roster
edit- QB Charlie Milstead, So.
Team players drafted into the NFL
edit| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| John David Crow | Halfback | 1 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Charlie Krueger | Tackle | 1 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Bobby Joe Conrad | Back | 5 | 58 | New York Giants |
| Bobby Marks | Back | 8 | 91 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Ken Hall | Back | 14 | 165 | Baltimore Colts |
| Roddy Osborne | Back | 17 | 204 | Cleveland Browns |
Awards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aggies fight off Terps, penalties for 21–13 win". The Kilgore News Herald. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns kick Aggies from SWC title picture, 9–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 29, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols hurdle Aggies 3 to 0 in bruising battle". The Courier-Journal. December 29, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
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