1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumParramore Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arizona State $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Western 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arizona 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1957 college football season. In its third season under head coach Sammy Baugh, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 240 to 211.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Parramore Stadium, also known as Parramore Field, in Abilene, Texas.

Three Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1957 All-Border Conference football team: guard Joe Biggs; tackle Ted Edmonston; and quarterback Ken Ford.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Tulsa*
W 14–016,500
October 5at Ole Miss*
L 7–3412,000[5]
October 12at Arizona State
L 26–35
October 19Wichita*dagger
W 27–144,500[6]
October 26at West Texas StateCanyon, TXL 13–39
November 2Texas Western
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 33–20
November 9at Arizona
W 26–20
November 16at Texas Tech
L 21–2613,000
November 23vs. Oklahoma State*
L 7–323,500[7]
November 28New Mexico A&M
  • Parramore Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 29–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "1957 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "1957 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  4. ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss overpowers Hardin–Simmons, 34–7". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Fred Sanner (October 20, 1957). "Cowboys Whack Wichita, 27-14: Ken Ford Passes For Three TD's". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma State Rips H-SU, 32-7". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. November 24, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.