1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1957 NCAA University Division 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.

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
1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 6 0 010 1 0
Kansas 4 2 05 4 1
Missouri 3 3 05 4 1
Colorado 3 3 06 3 1
Iowa State 2 4 04 5 1
Kansas State 2 4 03 6 1
Nebraska 1 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. It was their only loss of the season; they finished fourth in both final polls in early December, and won the Orange Bowl in January.

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