Texas Football Team History
Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883 Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium Capacity: 94,113 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Darrell Royal Conference: Southwest-
1957 Season Highlights
Darrell Royal enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.
1957 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Georgia
26
7
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Tulane
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
South Carolina
21
27
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Oklahoma
7
21
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Arkansas
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Rice
19
14
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Southern Methodist
12
19
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Baylor
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Texas Christian
14
2
W
Thu., Nov. 28 @
Texas A&M
9
7
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Mississippi
7
39
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1957 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 159
Scoring Average 14.5
Points Allowed 149
Defense Average 13.5
Opponents Record 62-48
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 3-1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 6-3-1
AP
11 6-3-1
Coaches
11 6-3-1
UP
1957 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1957 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.