1957 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1957 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Ralph Hatley, Memphis State compiled a 6–4 record.

1957 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     8 0 0
Juniata     7 0 0
Hobart     6 0 0
Hofstra     9 1 0
Louisville     9 1 0
Rose Poly     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
Montana State     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     8 3 0
Sewanee     5 2 1
Tampa     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     4 2 1
Washington University     5 3 0
Abilene Christian     5 3 1
Delaware     4 3 0
Carthage     4 3 1
Memphis State     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Hawaii     4 4 1
Chattanooga     4 5 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Howard (AL)     4 5 0
Trinity (TX)     3 5 0
Bucknell     3 6 0
Pepperdine     3 6 0
La Verne     3 7 1
UC Riverside     1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace     1 6 1
Washington & Jefferson     1 6 1
Drexel     1 7 0
Temple     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     0 8 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Arkansas TechW 20–6[1]
September 28at Mississippi StateL 6–10[2]
October 5Austin Peay
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 41–0[3]
October 12Tennessee Tech
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 40–7[4]
October 19Mississippi Southern
L 6–1410,614[5]
November 2at KentuckyL 7–53[6]
November 9Arkansas State
W 34–04,268[7]
November 16at Louisiana Tech
W 17–7[8]
November 23East Tennessee State
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 24–7[9]
November 28at ChattanoogaL 0–74,250[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Memphis State takes 20–6 win". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1957. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maroons trim Tigers in Rain". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1957. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Memphis State mauls Governors". The Tennessean. October 6, 1957. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Memphis State blasts Tennessee Tech, 40–7". The Tennessean. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southerners turn back Memphis St". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 20, 1957. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kentucky's Wildcats trounce Memphis State Tigers 53–7". The Jackson Sun. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis State rolls to 34–0 win". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1957. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers claw Tech, 17 to 7". The Tennessean. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ETSC loses at Memphis". Kingsport Times-News. November 24, 1957. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clark's circus catch of Green pass beats Memphis State 7–0 for UC". The Chattanooga Times. November 29, 1957. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.