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1957–58 NCAA football bowl games
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.
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.
| Date | Game | Site | Time(US EST) | TV | Matchup(pre-game record) | APpre-gamerank | UPI (Coaches)pre-gamerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/28 | Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | 2:00 p.m. | CBS | Tennessee 3 (7–3) (SEC)Texas A&M 0 (8–2) (SWC) | #13#9 | #16#10 |
| 1/1 | Orange Bowl | Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida | 1:30 p.m. | CBS | Oklahoma 48 (9–1) (Big Seven)Duke 21 (6–2–2) (ACC) | #4#16 | #4#14 |
| 1/1 | Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana | 1:45 p.m. | NBC | Ole Miss 39 (8–1–1) (SEC)Texas 7 (6–3–1) (SWC) | #7#11 | #8#11 |
| 1/1 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas | 4:15 p.m. | CBS | Navy 20 (8–1–1) (Independent)Rice 7 (7–3) (SWC) | #5#8 | #6#7 |
| 1/1 | Sun Bowl | Kidd Field El Paso, Texas | 4:15 p.m. | — | Louisville 34 (8–1) (Independent)Drake 20 (7–1) (Independent) | NRNR | NRNR |
| 1/1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | 4:45 p.m. | NBC | Ohio State 10 (8–1) (Big Ten)Oregon 7 (7–3) (PCC) | #2NR | #1#17 |
| 1/1 | Tangerine Bowl | Tangerine Bowl (stadium) Orlando, Florida | 8:00 p.m. | — | East Texas State 10 (8–1) (Lone Star)Mississippi Southern 9 (8–2) (Independent) | n/a | n/a |
| Conference | Games | Record | Bowls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Cotton, Sun | Tangerine, Sun |
| SWC | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | Gator, Sugar, Cotton |
| SEC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Gator, Sugar | — |
| Big Seven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Orange | — |
| Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Rose | — |
| Lone Star | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Tangerine | — |
| ACC | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | Orange |
| Pacific Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | Rose |
- Holiday Bowl (NAIA)
- Prairie View Bowl
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