1957 Tulane

2–⁠8 (1–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Andy Pilney.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1957, game by game: lost vs. Virginia Tech 13–14; lost at No. 13 Texas 6–20; won at Marquette 20–6; lost vs. Georgia 6–13; lost vs. No. 11 Ole Miss 0–50; lost vs. Georgia Tech 13–20; lost at Mississippi State 6–27; won at Alabama 7–0; lost at No. 10 Army 14–20; lost at LSU 6–25+14−50Lost 13–14 vs. Virginia Tech-1Virginia TechLost 6–20 at No. 13 Texas-14No. 13 TexasWon 20–6 at Marquette+14MarquetteLost 6–13 vs. Georgia-7GeorgiaLost 0–50 vs. No. 11 Ole Miss-50No. 11 Ole MissLost 13–20 vs. Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechLost 6–27 at Mississippi State-21Mississippi Sta…Won 7–0 at Alabama+7AlabamaLost 14–20 at No. 10 Army-6No. 10 ArmyLost 6–25 at LSU-19LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 25–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

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
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
91–⁠195
Coach
Andy Pilney
Elo
1425 −116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.1 No. 58 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1957 Southeastern Conference standings

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.