| Year Game Played: | 1957 |
| Game Name: | Sugar Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1956 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Baylor |
| Visitor Nickname: | Bears |
| Visitor School: | Baylor University |
| Home Name Short: | Tennessee |
| Home Nickname: | Volunteers |
| Home School: | University of Tennessee |
| Visitor Record: | 8–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | SWC |
| Home Record: | 10–0 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Sam Boyd |
| Home Coach: | Bowden Wyatt |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 11 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 11 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 2 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 2 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Tulane Stadium |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Referee: | Fred Koster (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Ray Scott, Herman Hickman |
The 1957 Sugar Bowl to the featured the second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers and the 11th-ranked Baylor Bears. Behind a strong defense, the Baylor Bears upset undefeated Tennessee.
After a scoreless first quarter of play, Baylor scored on a 12-yard scoring pass from quarterback Bobby Jones to Jerry Marcontell to take a 6–0 lead. The score was set up by Del Shofner's 54-yard run. In the third stanza, quarterback Johnny Majors scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put Tennessee on top at 7–6. In the fourth quarter, Buddy Humphrey's one-yard touchdown run gave Baylor a 13–7 advantage. Baylor's defense provided the difference as they didn't allow any more points.
Shofner was named Sugar Bowl MVP.