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1957 Ole Miss

9–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1957, game by game: won at Trinity (Texas) 44–0; won at Kentucky 15–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 34–7; won at Vanderbilt 28–0; won at Tulane 50–0; lost vs. Arkansas 6–12; won vs. Houston 20–7; won vs. LSU 14–12; won vs. No. 7 Tennessee 14–7; tied at No. 13 Mississippi State 7–7; won vs. Texas 39–7+50−6Won 44–0 at Trinity (Texas)+44Trinity (Texas)Won 15–0 at Kentucky+15KentuckyWon 34–7 vs. Hardin Simmons+27Hardin SimmonsWon 28–0 at Vanderbilt+28VanderbiltWon 50–0 at Tulane+50TulaneLost 6–12 vs. Arkansas-6ArkansasWon 20–7 vs. Houston+13HoustonWon 14–12 vs. LSU+2LSUWon 14–7 vs. No. 7 Tennessee+7No. 7 TennesseeTied 7–7 at No. 13 Mississippi State0No. 13 Mississippi Sta…Won 39–7 vs. Texas+32Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atTrinity (Texas)W 44–⁠085%
Sep 28atKentuckyW 15–⁠052%
Oct 5vsHardin SimmonsW 34–⁠775%
Oct 12atVanderbiltW 28–⁠062%
Oct 18atTulaneW 50–⁠068%
Oct 26vsArkansasL 6–⁠1268%
Nov 2vsHoustonW 20–⁠774%
Nov 9vsLSUW 14–⁠1279%
Nov 16vs7TennesseeW 14–⁠756%
Nov 30at13Mississippi StateT 7–⁠760%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsTexasSugar BowlW 39–⁠769%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 39–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 19
  2. Wk 3: 15
  3. Wk 4: 14
  4. Wk 5: 11
  5. Wk 6: 6
  6. Wk 7: 14
  7. Wk 8: 14
  8. Wk 9: 8
  9. Wk 10: 5
  10. Wk 11: 7
  11. Final: 7

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
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 5
Points
271–⁠59
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1723 +126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.7 No. 2 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jackie Simpson and Gene Hickerson

Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 5Ray Brown BBaltimore Colts
Rd 6Billy Lott BNew York Giants

All-SEC

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1957 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn7–⁠010–⁠01
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Mississippi State4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠114
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠117
Tennessee4–⁠38–⁠313
LSU4–⁠45–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia Tech3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠43–⁠7
Alabama1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠52–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠73–⁠7

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