The 1957–58 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1957 and January 1958 to end the 1957 college football season. A total of seven team-competitive games, and four all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Gator Bowl on December 28, 1957, and concluded on January 11, 1958, with the season-ending Senior Bowl all-star game. __TOC__
Schedule The following table lists bowl games involving University Division teams; bowl games at lower levels are listed in the See also section.
The seven team-competitive bowls were unchanged from the prior season.
DateGameSiteTime(US EST)TVMatchup(pre-game record)APpre-gamerankUPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank12/28Gator BowlGator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida2:00 p.m.CBSTennessee 3 (7–3) (SEC)Texas A&M 0 (8–2) (SWC)#13#9#16#101/1Orange BowlBurdine Stadium Miami, Florida1:30 p.m.CBSOklahoma 48 (9–1) (Big Seven)Duke 21 (6–2–2) (ACC)#4#16#4#141/1Sugar BowlTulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana1:45 p.m.NBCOle Miss 39 (8–1–1) (SEC)Texas 7 (6–3–1) (SWC)#7#11#8#111/1Cotton Bowl ClassicCotton Bowl Dallas, Texas4:15 p.m.CBSNavy 20 (8–1–1) (Independent)Rice 7 (7–3) (SWC)#5#8#6#71/1Sun BowlKidd Field El Paso, Texas4:15 p.m.Louisville 34 (8–1) (Independent)Drake 20 (7–1) (Independent)NRNRNRNR1/1Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena, California4:45 p.m.NBCOhio State 10 (8–1) (Big Ten)Oregon 7 (7–3) (PCC)#2NR#1#171/1Tangerine BowlTangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida8:00 p.m.East Texas State 10 (8–1) (Lone Star)Mississippi Southern 9 (8–2) (Independent)n/an/a
Conference performance in bowl games ConferenceGamesRecordBowls W L Pct.Won Lost Independents 4 Cotton, Sun Tangerine, Sun SWC 3 Gator, Sugar, Cotton SEC 2 Gator, Sugar Big Seven 1 Orange Big Ten 1 Rose Lone Star 1 Tangerine ACC 1 Orange Pacific Coast 1 Rose
See also Holiday Bowl (NAIA) Prairie View Bowl
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