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American college football season
The 1957 LSU Tigers football team was an
American football team that represented
Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the
1957 college football season. In their third year under head coach
Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 4–4, and finished seventh in the SEC.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 |
Rice* | | | L 14–20 | 50,912 |
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September 28 |
Alabama | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| W 28–0 | 33,728 |
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October 5 | at
Texas Tech* | | | W 19–14 | 19,278 |
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October 12 | No. 17
Georgia Tech | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 20–13 | 59,476 |
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October 19 |
Kentucky![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 17 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| W 21–0 | 53,824 |
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October 26 | at
Florida | No. 10 | | L 14–22 | 27,740 |
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November 2 | at
Vanderbilt | | | L 0–7 | 18,500 |
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November 9 | No. 14
Ole Miss | | | L 12–14 | 26,261 |
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November 16 | No. 12
Mississippi State | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| L 6–14 | 51,213 |
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November 30 |
Tulane | | | W 25–6 | 48,040 |
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- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"1957 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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"Rice defeats LSU by 20–14, late rally topples Tigers". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cannon paces Tigers over Alabama, 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 29, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cannon paces Bengals past Raiders, 19–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU topples Tech, 20–13". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers defeat Kentucky club by 21–0 mark". The Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cannon muffled, Tigers lose 1st to Florida 22–14". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 26, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Smith-Moore TD pass gives Vandy 7–0 upset over LSU". Fort Lauderdale News. November 3, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Ball-controlling Rebels come from behind to nip LSU, 14–12". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Stacy and State defeat LSU for circuit victory". The Selma Times-Journal. November 17, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU tops Tulane by 25–6 score". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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