1957–58 NCAA football bowl games

{{short description|College football postseason game series}}

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{{Infobox College football bowl games

| season = 1957

| image =

| image_caption =

| regular_season =

| number_of_bowls = 7

| all_star_games = Blue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
North–South Shrine Game
Senior Bowl

| bowl_start = December 28, 1957

| bowl_end =
January 1, 1958{{efn|Excludes all-star games.}}

| championship_bowl =

| championship_location =

| champions = Auburn (AP)
Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA)

| conference1 = Independents

| conference1_teams = 4

| conference1_wins = 2

| conference1_losses = 2

| conference1_ap_poll =

| conference2 = SWC

| conference2_teams = 3

| conference2_wins = 0

| conference2_losses = 3

| conference2_ap_poll =

| conference3 = SEC

| conference3_teams = 2

| conference3_wins = 2

| conference3_losses = 0

| conference3_ap_poll =

| conference4 = Big Ten

| conference4_teams = 1

| conference4_wins = 1

| conference4_losses = 0

| conference4_ap_poll =

| conference5 = Big Seven

| conference5_teams = 1

| conference5_wins = 1

| conference5_losses = 0

| conference5_ap_poll =

| conference6 = Lone Star

| conference6_teams = 1

| conference6_wins = 1

| conference6_losses = 0

| conference6_ap_poll =

| conference7 = ACC

| conference7_teams = 1

| conference7_wins = 0

| conference7_losses = 1

| conference7_ap_poll =

| conference8 = PCC

| conference8_teams = 1

| conference8_wins = 0

| conference8_losses = 1

| conference8_ap_poll =

}}

The 1957–58 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1957 and January 1958 to end the 1957 college football season. A total of seven team-competitive games,{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1957-bowls.html | title=1957 College Football Bowl Games | access-date=June 7, 2023 | work=Sports Reference }} and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Gator Bowl on December 28, 1957, and concluded on January 11, 1958, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game.

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Schedule

The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams;{{efn|Teams in this seasons's Tangerine Bowl were not from the University Division, but the bowl is included due to its history with such teams.}} bowl games at lower levels are listed in the See also section.

The seven team-competitive bowls were unchanged from the prior season.

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Date

!Game

!Site

!Time{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-bowl-lineup/125993505/ |title=Bowl Lineup |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |page=6 |date=January 1, 1958 |accessdate=June 7, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}
(US EST)

!TV

!Matchup
(pre-game record)

!AP
pre-game
rank

!UPI (Coaches)
pre-game
rank

12/28

|Gator Bowl

|Gator Bowl Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida

|2:00 p.m.

|CBS

|Tennessee 3 (7–3) (SEC)
Texas A&M 0 (8–2) (SWC)

|#13
#9

|#16
#10

1/1

|Orange Bowl

|Burdine Stadium
Miami, Florida

|1:30 p.m.

|CBS

|Oklahoma 48 (9–1) (Big Seven)
Duke 21 (6–2–2) (ACC)

|#4
#16

|#4
#14

1/1

|Sugar Bowl

|Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana

|1:45 p.m.

|NBC

|Ole Miss 39 (8–1–1) (SEC)
Texas 7 (6–3–1) (SWC)

|#7
#11

|#8
#11

1/1

|Cotton Bowl Classic

|Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas

|4:15 p.m.

|CBS

|Navy 20 (8–1–1) (Independent)
Rice 7 (7–3) (SWC)

|#5
#8

|#6
#7

1/1

|Sun Bowl

|Kidd Field
El Paso, Texas

|4:15 p.m.

|{{mdash}}

|Louisville 34 (8–1) (Independent)
Drake 20 (7–1) (Independent)

|NR
NR

|NR
NR

1/1

|Rose Bowl

|Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California

|4:45 p.m.

|NBC

|Ohio State 10 (8–1) (Big Ten)
Oregon 7 (7–3) (PCC)

|#2
NR

|#1
#17

1/1

|Tangerine Bowl

|Tangerine Bowl (stadium)
Orlando, Florida

|8:00 p.m.

|{{mdash}}

|East Texas State 10 (8–1) (Lone Star)
Mississippi Southern 9 (8–2) (Independent)

|n/a

|n/a

See also

Notes

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References

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