1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	5–5 (3–2 Border)
Head coach	Sammy Baugh (3rd season)
Home stadium	Parramore Stadium

1957 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Arizona State $	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
West Texas State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arizona	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1957 college football season. In its third season under head coach Sammy Baugh, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 240 to 211.^[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Parramore Stadium, also known as Parramore Field, in Abilene, Texas.

Three Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1957 All-Border Conference football team: guard Joe Biggs; tackle Ted Edmonston; and quarterback Ken Ford.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 14–0	16,500
October 5	at Ole Miss*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 7–34	12,000	[5]
October 12	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 26–35
October 19	Wichita*	Parramore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 27–14	4,500	[6]
October 26	at West Texas State	Canyon, TX	L 13–39
November 2	Texas Western	Parramore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 33–20
November 9	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 26–20
November 16	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 21–26	13,000
November 23	vs. Oklahoma State*	W. T. Barrett Stadium Odessa, TX	L 7–32	3,500	[7]
November 28	New Mexico A&M	Parramore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 29–20
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
2. "1957 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
3. "1957 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
4. 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
5. "Ole Miss overpowers Hardin–Simmons, 34–7". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Fred Sanner (October 20, 1957). "Cowboys Whack Wichita, 27-14: Ken Ford Passes For Three TD's". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Oklahoma State Rips H-SU, 32-7". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. November 24, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .