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1957 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 7 champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 48–21 vs. Duke
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (6–0 Big 7)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $6–0–010–1–0
Kansas4–2–05–4–1
Missouri3–3–05–4–1
Colorado3–3–06–3–1
Iowa State2–4–04–5–1
Kansas State2–4–03–6–1
Nebraska1–5–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1957 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference. They were two-time defending national champions (1955, 1956), led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, in his eleventh season.

The Sooners won their first seven games in 1957, but were upset at home by unranked Notre Dame on November 16, stopping Oklahoma's record-breaking win streak at 47 games.[1] It was their only loss of the season; they finished fourth in both final polls in early December,[2][3] and won the Orange Bowl in January.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 8 Pittsburgh*No. 1
W 26–058,942–59,025[5]
October 5Iowa StateNo. 1
W 40–1453,392[6]
October 12vs. Texas*No. 1
NBCW 21–775,504[7]
October 19KansasNo. 2
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 47–050,000[8]
October 26ColoradoNo. 1
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
NBCW 14–1361,700[9]
November 2at Kansas StateNo. 2
W 13–015,000[10]
November 9at No. 19 MissouriNo. 2
W 39–1439,500[11]
November 16Notre Dame*No. 2
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
NBCL 0–762,000[12]
November 23at NebraskaNo. 6
W 32–730,000[13]
November 30Oklahoma State*No. 5
W 53–652,366[14]
January 1, 1958vs. No. 16 Duke*No. 4
CBSW 48–2176,318[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [16][17]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AP1 (127)1 (65)1 (81)1 (65)2 (64)1 (89)2 (51)2 (48)2 (46)6 (4)5 (8)4 (22)

NFL draft

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The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[18]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
219Clendon ThomasBackLos Angeles Rams
332Bill KrisherGuardPittsburgh Steelers
14164Doyle JenningsTacklePittsburgh Steelers
18215Dennit MorrisBackSan Francisco 49ers

References

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  1. ↑ "Irish snap Sooners' string, 7-0". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 17, 1957. p. 1C.
  2. ↑ "Coaches rate Buckeyes tops in final poll". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. UPI. December 2, 1957. p. 18.
  3. ↑ "Auburn tops final poll; Badgers 19th". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 3, 1957. p. 4, part 2.
  4. ↑ "Sooners cash in on six mistakes; crush Duke, 48-21". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. January 2, 1958. p. 3, part 2.[dead link]
  5. ↑ John Cronley (September 22, 1957). "OU Speed Dazes Gigantic Panthers". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 1b. Retrieved June 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sooners extend string". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 6, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sooners survive Texas ordeal, 21–7". Tulsa Sunday World. October 13, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Oklahoma's mighty Sooners roar over Jayhawks, 47–0". The Wichita Eagle. October 20, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "61,700 see Oklahoma march from brink of defeat in last period to edge Colorado, 14–13, for 45th win". The Standard-Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sooners barely win 46th game 13–0 over Kansas State". The Enid Morning News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sooners smash Missouri". Grand Forks Herald. November 10, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "It finally happened! Irish 7, OU 0". The Lawton Constitution. November 17, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Oklahoma masters stubborn Huskers, 32–7". The Sioux City Journal. November 24, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Thomas breaks 2 records as Sooners romp 53–6". The Laredo Times. December 1, 1957. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Sooners explode to rout Duke". The San Francisco Examiner. January 2, 1958. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "1957 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1957 Oklahoma)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  18. ↑ "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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