1957 LSU Tigers football team

1957 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1957 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Auburn $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Ole Miss	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
LSU	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Alabama	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1957 college football season. In their third year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished seventh in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–20	50,912	[2]
September 28	Alabama		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 28–0	33,728	[3]
October 5	at Texas Tech*		Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 19–14	19,278	[4]
October 12	No. 17 Georgia Tech		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–13	59,476	[5]
October 19	Kentucky	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–0	53,824	[6]
October 26	at Florida	No. 10	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 14–22	27,740	[7]
November 2	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–7	18,500	[8]
November 9	No. 14 Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 12–14	26,261	[9]
November 16	No. 12 Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–14	51,213	[10]
November 30	Tulane		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 25–6	48,040	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1957 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
2. "Rice defeats LSU by 20–14, late rally topples Tigers". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cannon paces Tigers over Alabama, 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 29, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cannon paces Bengals past Raiders, 19–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "LSU topples Tech, 20–13". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers defeat Kentucky club by 21–0 mark". The Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cannon muffled, Tigers lose 1st to Florida 22–14". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 26, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Smith-Moore TD pass gives Vandy 7–0 upset over LSU". Fort Lauderdale News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ball-controlling Rebels come from behind to nip LSU, 14–12". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Stacy and State defeat LSU for circuit victory". The Selma Times-Journal. November 17, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU tops Tulane by 25–6 score". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.