1957 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1957 Texas A&M Aggies football
Gator Bowl, L 0–3 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record8–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1957 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Maryland*No. 2
NBCW 21–1325,000[1]
September 28at Texas Tech*No. 2
W 21–027,000[2]
October 5at Missouri*No. 5
W 28–026,250[3]
October 12Houston*No. 3
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 28–633,000[4]
October 19at TCUNo. 3
W 7–046,000[5]
October 26BaylorNo. 2
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 14–042,000[6]
November 2at No. 11 ArkansasNo. 1
W 7–631,000[7]
November 9SMUNo. 1
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 19–628,000[8]
November 16at No. 20 RiceNo. 1
L 6–772,000[9]
November 28TexasNo. 4
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–942,000[10]
December 27vs. No. 13 Tennessee*No. 8
CBSL 0–343,709[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

  • QB Charlie Milstead, So.

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Aggies fight off Terps, penalties for 21–13 win". The Kilgore News Herald. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Milstead leads Aggies to 21–0 win over Tech". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies whomp Missouri for third victory 28–0". The Orange Leader. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies whip Houston, 28–6". The Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies hold off Froggies for 7–0 victory". The Odessa American. October 20, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies tame Baylor, 14–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hard-fighting Porkers edged by Aggies 7–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Crow paces Cadets to 19–6 win over SMU". The Bryan Daily Eagle. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Owls use rugged defense to turn back No. 1 team". Wichita Falls Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns kick Aggies from SWC title picture, 9–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 29, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vols hurdle Aggies 3 to 0 in bruising battle". The Courier-Journal. December 29, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
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