1957–58 NCAA football bowl games explained

Season:1957
Number Of Bowls:7
All Star Games:Blue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
North–South Shrine Game
Senior Bowl
Bowl Start:December 28, 1957
Bowl End:
January 1, 1958
Champions:Auburn (AP)
Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA)
Conference1:Independents
Conference1 Teams:4
Conference1 Wins:2
Conference1 Losses:2
Conference2:SWC
Conference2 Teams:3
Conference2 Wins:0
Conference2 Losses:3
Conference3:SEC
Conference3 Teams:2
Conference3 Wins:2
Conference3 Losses:0
Conference4:Big Ten
Conference4 Teams:1
Conference4 Wins:1
Conference4 Losses:0
Conference5:Big Seven
Conference5 Teams:1
Conference5 Wins:1
Conference5 Losses:0
Conference6:Lone Star
Conference6 Teams:1
Conference6 Wins:1
Conference6 Losses:0
Conference7:ACC
Conference7 Teams:1
Conference7 Wins:0
Conference7 Losses:1
Conference8:PCC
Conference8 Teams:1
Conference8 Wins:0
Conference8 Losses:1

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 college 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.__TOC__

Schedule

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

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

DateGameSiteTime[2]
(US EST)
TVMatchup
(pre-game record)
AP
pre-game
rank
UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank
12/28Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
2:00 p.m.CBSTennessee 3 (7–3) (SEC)
Texas A&M 0 (8–2) (SWC)
  1. 13
    #9
  1. 16
    #10
1/1Orange BowlBurdine Stadium
Miami, Florida
1:30 p.m.CBSOklahoma 48 (9–1) (Big Seven)
Duke 21 (6–2–2) (ACC)
  1. 4
    #16
  1. 4
    #14
1/1Sugar BowlTulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
1:45 p.m.NBCOle Miss 39 (8–1–1) (SEC)
Texas 7 (6–3–1) (SWC)
  1. 7
    #11
  1. 8
    #11
1/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
4:15 p.m.CBSNavy 20 (8–1–1) (Independent)
Rice 7 (7–3) (SWC)
  1. 5
    #8
  1. 6
    #7
1/1Sun BowlKidd Field
El Paso, Texas
4:15 p.m.Louisville 34 (8–1) (Independent)
Drake 20 (7–1) (Independent)
NR
NR
NR
NR
1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl
Pasadena, California
4:45 p.m.NBCOhio State 10 (8–1) (Big Ten)
Oregon 7 (7–3) (PCC)
  1. 2
    NR
  1. 1
    #17
1/1Tangerine BowlTangerine Bowl (stadium)
Orlando, Florida
8:00 p.m.East Texas State 10 (8–1) (Lone Star)
Mississippi Southern 9 (8–2) (Independent)
n/an/a

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1957 College Football Bowl Games . June 7, 2023 . .
  2. News: Bowl Lineup . . 6 . January 1, 1958 . June 7, 2023 . newspapers.com.