1957 TCU
5–4–1 (2–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Alabama 28–0Oct 12
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Kansas | T 13–13 | 78% |
| Sep 28 | at Ohio State | W 18–14 | 43% |
| Oct 5 | at Arkansas | L 7–20 | 49% |
| Oct 12 | vs Alabama | W 28–0 | 82% |
| Oct 19 | vs 3Texas A&M | L 0–7 | 44% |
| Oct 26 | atMarquette | W 26–7 | 83% |
| Nov 2 | at Baylor | W 19–6 | 41% |
| Nov 16 | at Texas | L 2–14 | 59% |
| Nov 23 | vs 13Rice | L 0–20 | 66% |
| Nov 30 | vs SMU | W 21–0 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 18
- Wk 9: 17
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 134–101
- Coach
- Abe Martin
- Elo
- 1581 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.0 No. 31 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 1 | Jim Shofner DB | Cleveland Browns |
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Jim ShofnerB
Buddy DikeB
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.