1957 Baylor
3–6–1 (0–5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Sam Boyd. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 14 Houston 14–6Sep 28
Over the best-ranked team it beat, at home.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Villanova | W 7–0 | 80% |
| Sep 28 | vs 14Houston | W 14–6 | 62% |
| Oct 5 | at Miami | L 7–13 | 47% |
| Oct 12 | vs 11Arkansas | L 17–20 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | at Texas Tech | W 15–12 | 72% |
| Oct 26 | at 2Texas A&M | L 0–14 | 29% |
| Nov 2 | vs TCU | L 6–19 | 59% |
| Nov 9 | at Texas | T 7–7 | 51% |
| Nov 23 | vs SMU | L 7–14 | 66% |
| Nov 30 | at 9Rice | L 0–20 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Rice 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 7
- Wk 2: 11
- Wk 3: 11
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1957.
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 7
- Points
- 80–125
- Coach
- Sam Boyd
- Elo
- 1524 −103 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.1 No. 50 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Doyle Traylor and Jerry Marcontell
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 2 | Bobby Jack Oliver OT | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 3 | Larry Cowart C | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Clyde LetbetterOGAP-1; UPI-2
Second team
- Bobby Jack OliverOTAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 7–4 | 8 |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 6–4–1 | 11 |
| Texas A&M | 4–2 | 8–3 | 9 |
| SMU | 3–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
| TCU | 2–4 | 5–4–1 | |
| Baylor | 0–5–1 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.