1957 Missouri Tigers football team

1957 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Missouri 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Colorado 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Nebraska 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Seven Conference (Big 7) during the 1957 college football season. The team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3 in conference, third) and was outscored by its opponents 157 to 149. Frank Broyles was the head coach for the first and only season.[1][2] The five home games were played on campus at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

Missouri's statistical leaders included Hank Kuhlman with 554 rushing yards, 569 yards of total offense, and 48 points scored, Phil Snowden with 299 passing yards and 567 yards of total offense, and Charley James with 132 receiving yards.[3]

Hired in early January, Broyles was previously the backfield coach for six years at Georgia Tech, his alma mater.[4][5] After his only season with Missouri, he departed for Arkansas of the Southwest Conference and was succeeded by Dan Devine. Hired in mid-December, Devine was previously the head coach for three seasons at Arizona State College in the Border Conference. He led the Sun Devils to an undefeated 10–0 record during his final season in Tempe, finishing twelfth in both polls.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Vanderbilt*
T 7–718,926[7]
September 28Arizona*
W 35–1324,500[8]
October 5No. 5 Texas A&M*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–2826,250[9]
October 11at SMU*
W 7–626,500[10]
October 19at Iowa State
W 35–1312,641
October 26Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
W 14–1326,058
November 2at No. 18 Colorado
W 9–641,000
November 9No. 2 OklahomaNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO (rivalry)
L 14–3939,018
November 16Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbia, MO
L 21–2320,000
November 23at Kansas
L 7–932,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1957 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "New Missouri coach may get annual pay of $12,500, report". Southeast Missorian. Cape Girardeau. Associated Press. January 10, 1957. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Broyles picked by Missouri". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. January 10, 1957. p. 1D.
  6. ^ "Dan Devine gets Tiger grid post on 3-year setup". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Kansas. Associated Press. December 18, 1957. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Mizzou, Vanderbilt tie, 7–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 22, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mizzou clips Arizona, 35–13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 29, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies whomp Missouri for third victory 28–0". The Orange Leader. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Missouri holds SMU on one inch line for 7–6 win". The Salina Journal. October 12, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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