The 1957 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
| 1957 Langston Lions football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 0–9 (0–6 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Anderson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the 1957 season, Langston withdrew from the SWAC. For the 1958 season, Langston joined the previously-segregated Oklahoma Collegiate Conference.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Southwestern State (OK)* | L 0–7 | [1] | ||
| September 21 | vs. Central State (OK)* | Guthrie, OK | L 6–14 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Tennessee A&I* |
| Canceled | [3] | |
| October 12 | at Texas College |
| L 6–26 | [4] | |
| October 19 | vs. Lincoln (MO)* | L 2–19 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Southern |
| L 20–40 | [6] | |
| November 2 | vs. Texas Southern | L 18–39 | 3,500 | [7] | |
| November 9 | Wiley |
| L 7–21 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| L 20–26 | [9] | |
| November 23 | at Prairie View A&M |
| L 0–19 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Bulldogs beat halftime gun, outscramble Langston, 7–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 15, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bronchos trim Langston, 14–6". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston–Tennessee State game cancelled". The Black Dispatch. October 4, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas team pops Langston, 26–7". The Daily Oklahoman. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "4000 watch Mo-Cats tame Lions". The Call. September 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern downs Langston, 40–20". Tulsa World. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern rips Lions, 39–18". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley dumps Lions, 21–7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ark. AM&N adds to Langston's woes in winning 26 to 20". The Call. November 22, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View paddles Langston in mud tilt". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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