1957 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1957 Texas A&M Aggies football
Gator Bowl, L 0–3 vs. Tennessee
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 9
1957 record 8–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach Bear Bryant
Home stadium Kyle Field
1957 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Rice $ 5 1 0     7 4 0
#11 Texas 4 1 1     6 4 1
#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
  • $ 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 50points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant, the Aggies competed in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 21 vs. Maryland* No. 2 Cotton BowlDallas, TX NBC W 21–13  
September 28 at Texas Tech* No. 2 Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (Rivalry) W 21–0  
October 5 Missouri* No. 5 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 28–0  
October 12 Houston* No. 3 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 28–6  
October 19 at TCU No. 3 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 7–0  
October 26 Baylor No. 2 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos) W 14–0  
November 2 at No. 11 Arkansas No. 1 Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) W 7–6  
November 9 SMU No. 1 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 19–6  
November 16 at No. 20 Rice No. 1 Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 6–7  
November 28 Texas No. 4 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 7–9  
December 27 vs. No. 13 Tennessee* No. 8 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) CBS L 0–3  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
John David Crow Halfback12 St. Louis Cardinals
Charlie Krueger Tackle1 9 San Francisco 49ers
Bobby Joe Conrad Back5 58 New York Giants
Bobby Marks Back891 Los Angeles Rams
Ken Hall Back14 165 Baltimore Colts
Roddy Osborne Back17 204 Cleveland Browns

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Awards and honors

References

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