American college football season
The 1957 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1957 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–4–1 overall and 2–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his fifth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Kansas* | | | T 13–13 | | |
September 28 | at Ohio State* | | | W 18–14 | 81,784 | |
October 5 | at Arkansas | No. 18 | | L 7–20 | | |
October 12 | Alabama* | | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| W 28–0 | 20,000 | [1] |
October 19 | No. 3 Texas A&M | | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
| L 0–7 | | |
October 26 | at Marquette* | | | W 26–7 | 10,945 | |
November 2 | at Baylor | | | W 19–6 | 30,000 | |
November 16 | at Texas | No. 17 | | L 2–14 | 30,000 | [2] |
November 23 | No. 13 Rice | | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| L 0–20 | | |
November 30 | SMU | | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
| W 21–0 | 25,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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