1957 West Texas
7–3 (3–1 Border Conference), coached by Frank Kimbrough. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 35–7Oct 19
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vsMcMurry | W 20–7 | 89% |
| Sep 21 | at Texas Tech | W 19–0 | 48% |
| Sep 28 | at UTEP | L 12–20 | 37% |
| Oct 5 | vs Southern Miss | L 0–34 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | atTrinity (Texas) | W 27–20 | 75% |
| Oct 19 | at New Mexico State | W 35–7 | 70% |
| Oct 26 | vsHardin Simmons | W 39–19 | 60% |
| Nov 2 | at Arizona | W 21–20 | 69% |
| Nov 9 | vs Abilene Christian | W 12–2 | 93% |
| Nov 16 | at Drake | L 19–20 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Drake 20–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 204–149
- Coach
- Frank Kimbrough
- Elo
- 1526 +21 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.6 No. 55 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1957 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 4–0 | 10–0 | 12 |
| West Texas | 3–1 | 7–3 | |
| UTEP | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–4 | 3–7 | |
| Arizona | 0–4 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.