1957 Sugar Bowl

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{{Infobox college football game

| name =

| image = File:TulaneStadiumFront1.jpg

| caption = Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl.

| subheader = 23rd Sugar Bowl

| year_game_played = 1957

| game_name = Sugar Bowl

| football_season = 1956

| visitor_name_short = Baylor

| visitor_nickname = Bears

| visitor_school = Baylor University

| home_name_short = Tennessee

| home_nickname = Volunteers

| home_school = University of Tennessee

| visitor_record = 8–2

| visitor_conference = SWC

| home_record = 10–0

| home_conference = SEC

| visitor_coach = Sam Boyd

| home_coach = Bowden Wyatt

| visitor_rank_AP = 11

| visitor_rank_coaches = 11

| home_rank_AP = 2

| home_rank_coaches = 2

| visitor_1q = 0

| visitor_2q = 6

| visitor_3q = 0

| visitor_4q = 7

| home_1q = 0

| home_2q = 0

| home_3q = 7

| home_4q = 0

| date_game_played = January 1

| stadium = Tulane Stadium

| city = New Orleans, Louisiana

| referee = Fred Koster (SEC;
split crew: SEC, SWC)

| us_network = ABC

| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games

| us_announcers = Ray Scott, Herman Hickman

}}

The 1957 Sugar Bowl to the featured the second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers and the 11th-ranked Baylor Bears. Behind a strong defense, the Baylor Bears upset undefeated Tennessee.

After a scoreless first quarter of play, Baylor scored on a 12-yard scoring pass from quarterback Bobby Jones to Jerry Marcontell to take a 6–0 lead. The score was set up by Del Shofner's 54-yard run. In the third stanza, quarterback Johnny Majors scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put Tennessee on top at 7–6. In the fourth quarter, Buddy Humphrey's one-yard touchdown run gave Baylor a 13–7 advantage. Baylor's defense provided the difference as they didn't allow any more points.

Shofner was named Sugar Bowl MVP.