1957 Baylor Bears football team
| 1957 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (0–5–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | Doyle Traylor, Jerry Marcontell |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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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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The 1957 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Sam Boyd, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
Guard Clyde Letbetter was selected to the All-Southwest Conference team.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Villanova* | No. 7 | W 7–0 | 20,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | No. 14 Houston* | No. 11 |
| W 14–6 | 22,000 | [3] |
| October 5 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 11 | L 7–13 | 41,160 | [4] | |
| October 12 | No. 11 Arkansas |
| L 17–20 | 29,000 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at Texas Tech | W 15–12 | 23,000 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at No. 2 Texas A&M | L 0–14 | 42,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | TCU |
| L 6–19 | 30,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Texas | T 7–7 | 37,000–43,000 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | SMU |
| L 7–14 | 15,000 | [10] | |
| November 30 | at No. 9 Rice | L 0–20 | 43,000 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ Baylor University, "The Round Up 1958" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/25769
- ^ "Bears fight off jitters, win, 7–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears halt Houston for 14–6 victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami upsets Baylor". The El Paso Times. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas' late surge beats Bears, 20–17". The Odessa American. October 13, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor edges Red Raiders in thrilling 15–12 contest". The Odessa American. October 20, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies tame Baylor, 14–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Horned Frogs rap Baylor Bears 19–6". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Traylor leads Bears in tie with Longhorns". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 10, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Meredith's passes dump Bears, 14–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 24, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice in high Cotton, trips Baylor, 20–0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 1, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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