1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Oklahoma Sooners
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Seven Conference
| short_conf = Big 7
| CoachRank = 4
| APRank = 4
| record = 10–1
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = Bud Wilkinson
| hc_year = 11th
| captain = Don Stiller
| captain2 = Clendon Thomas
| stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| champion = Big 7 champion
Orange Bowl champion
| bowl = Orange Bowl
| bowl_result = W 48–21 vs. Duke
}}
{{1957 Big Seven Conference football standings}}
The 1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1957 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference. They were two-time defending national champions (1955, 1956), led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, in his eleventh season.
The Sooners won their first seven games in 1957, but were upset at home by unranked Notre Dame on November 16, stopping Oklahoma's record-breaking win streak at {{nowrap|47 games.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=511QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9w8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7082%2C2769355|work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Irish snap Sooners' string, 7-0 |date=November 17, 1957 |page=1C}}}} It was their only loss of the season; they finished fourth in both final polls in early {{nowrap|December,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aI0jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F5oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2188%2C1221587 |work=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=UPI |title=Coaches rate Buckeyes tops in final poll |date=December 2, 1957 |page=18}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x2xQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8A8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2843%2C1542044 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Auburn tops final poll; Badgers 19th |date=December 3, 1957 |page=4, part 2}}}} and won the Orange Bowl {{nowrap|in January.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V-kVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3912%2C787482 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Sooners cash in on six mistakes; crush Duke, 48-21 |date=January 2, 1958 |page=3, part 2 }}}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1957
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 1
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| score = 26–0
| attend = 59,025
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| rank = 1
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 40–14
| attend = 53,392
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 1
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| tv = NBC
| gamename = Red River Shootout
| score = 21–7
| attend = 75,504
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123802671/sooners-survive-texas-ordeal-217/|work=Tulsa Sunday World|title=Sooners survive Texas ordeal, 21–7|date=October 13, 1957|accessdate=April 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| rank = 2
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 47–0
| attend = 51,582
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| rank = 1
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| tv = NBC
| score = 14–13
| attend = 61,624
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| score = 13–0
| attend = 15,480
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 39–14
| attend = 39,018
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| tv = NBC
| score = 0–7
| attend = 63,170
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 32–7
| attend = 29,844
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = Bedlam Series
| score = 53–6
| attend = 52,366
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 1958
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = Orange Bowl
| tv = CBS
| score = 48–21
| attend = 76,318
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-sooners-explo/138915600/|work=The San Francisco Examiner|title=Sooners explode to rout Duke|date=January 2, 1958|accessdate=January 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Rankings
{{See also|1957 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 11
| poll1_0=1 (127)
| poll1_1=1 (65)
| poll1_2=1 (81)
| poll1_3=1 (65)
| poll1_4=2 (64)
| poll1_5=1 (89)
| poll1_6=2 (51)
| poll1_7=2 (48)
| poll1_8=2 (46)
| poll1_9=6 (4)
| poll1_10=5 (8)
| poll1_11=4 (22)
}}
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1958/draft.htm|title=1958 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Oklahoma Sooners|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL team}} | ||||
| 2 | 19 | Clendon Thomas | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
| 3 | 32 | Bill Krisher | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | 164 | Doyle Jennings | Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 18 | 215 | Dennit Morris | Back | San Francisco 49ers |
References
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{{Oklahoma Sooners football navbox}}
{{Big Eight Conference football champions}}
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