1957 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1957 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a conference mark of 3–3, placing fourth in the SWC.

1957 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek (1st season)
Captain	Ray Masters, Jerry Cornelison
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl

1957 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Rice $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 11 Texas	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
No. 9 Texas A&M	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Baylor	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 13–6	45,000
September 28	at No. 3 Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 0–0	30,000
October 11	Missouri*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–7	26,500
October 19	No. 19 Rice		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 21–27	36,000
November 2	No. 13 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 19–12	42,000
November 9	at No. 1 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 6–19	28,000
November 16	Arkansas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 27–22	25,500
November 23	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 14–7	15,000
November 30	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–21	25,000
December 7	No. 10 Notre Dame*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 21–54	51,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game