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1957 Langston Lions football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–9 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAnderson Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Southern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Texas College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Langston 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Langston Lions football team represented Langston University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by 28th-year head coach Caesar Felton Gayles, the Lions compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

After the 1957 season, Langston withdrew from the SWAC. For the 1958 season, Langston joined the previously-segregated Oklahoma Collegiate Conference.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Southwestern State (OK)*
L 0–7[1]
September 21vs. Central State (OK)*Guthrie, OKL 6–14[2]
October 5Tennessee A&I*
Canceled [3]
October 12at Texas College
L 6–26[4]
October 19vs. Lincoln (MO)*
L 2–194,000[5]
October 26Southern
  • Anderson Stadium
  • Langston, OK
L 20–40[6]
November 2vs. Texas Southern
L 18–393,500[7]
November 9Wiley
  • Anderson Stadium
  • Langston, OK
L 7–21[8]
November 16at Arkansas AM&N
L 20–26[9]
November 23at Prairie View A&M
L 0–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Bulldogs beat halftime gun, outscramble Langston, 7–0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 15, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bronchos trim Langston, 14–6". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Langston–Tennessee State game cancelled". The Black Dispatch. October 4, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas team pops Langston, 26–7". The Daily Oklahoman. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "4000 watch Mo-Cats tame Lions". The Call. September 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern downs Langston, 40–20". Tulsa World. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern rips Lions, 39–18". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wiley dumps Lions, 21–7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ark. AM&N adds to Langston's woes in winning 26 to 20". The Call. November 22, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prairie View paddles Langston in mud tilt". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Langston Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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