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1957 Hardin Simmons

5–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Border Conference).

Schedule and results

Hardin Simmons in 1957, game by game: won at Tulsa 14–0; lost at No. 15 Ole Miss 7–34; lost at Arizona State 26–35; won vs. Wichita State 27–14; lost at West Texas 19–39; won vs. UTEP 33–20; won at Arizona 28–20; lost at Texas Tech 21–26; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–32; won vs. New Mexico State 29–20+14−27Won 14–0 at Tulsa+14TulsaLost 7–34 at No. 15 Ole Miss-27No. 15 Ole MissLost 26–35 at Arizona State-9Arizona StateWon 27–14 vs. Wichita State+13Wichita StateLost 19–39 at West Texas-20West TexasWon 33–20 vs. UTEP+13UTEPWon 28–20 at Arizona+8ArizonaLost 21–26 at Texas Tech-5Texas TechLost 7–32 vs. Oklahoma State-25Oklahoma StateWon 29–20 vs. New Mexico State+9New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atTulsaW 14–⁠037%
Oct 5at15Ole MissL 7–⁠3425%
Oct 12atArizona StateL 26–⁠3523%
Oct 19vsWichita StateW 27–⁠1476%
Oct 26atWest TexasL 19–⁠3940%
Nov 2vsUTEPW 33–⁠2036%
Nov 9atArizonaW 28–⁠2065%
Nov 16atTexas TechL 21–⁠2660%
Nov 23vsOklahoma StateL 7–⁠3252%
Nov 28vsNew Mexico StateW 29–⁠2082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 29–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠240
Coach
—
Elo
1463 +0 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.1 No. 76 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1957 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State4–⁠010–⁠012
West Texas3–⁠17–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠26–⁠3
Hardin Simmons3–⁠25–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠43–⁠7
Arizona0–⁠41–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.