1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Team
The 1957 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. This was the 57th year of football at OSU and the third under Cliff Speegle. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma A&M officially changed its name to Oklahoma State University prior to this season, and the program competed their first season as an independent after over three decades in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Cowboys finished the season with a 6–3–1 record. Schedule After the season The 1958 NFL Draft took place on December 2, 1957, at The Warwick in Philadelphia. The following Oklahoma State player was selected during the draft. References {{Oklahoma State Cowboys football navbox Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys football seasons Oklahoma State Cowboys football The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in col ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cliff Speegle
Clifton M. Speegle (November 4, 1917 – September 5, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater from 1955 to 1962, compiling a record of 36–42–3. During his tenure, Oklahoma State was 0–8 in the Bedlam Series, their rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma Sooners. Speegle was fired in 1962. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma from 1938 to 1940. Head coaching record References External links * * Cliff Speegle's obituary 1917 births 1994 deaths American football centers Chicago Cardinals players Colgate Raiders football coaches Edmonton Elks coaches Oklahoma Sooners football players Oklahoma State Cowboys football coaches Toronto Argonauts coaches UTEP Miners football coaches Southwest Conference commissioners People from Kiowa County, Oklahoma {{OKState-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oklahoma State–Tulsa Football Rivalry
The Oklahoma State–Tulsa football rivalry is a college football college rivalry, rivalry game between Oklahoma State Cowboys football, Oklahoma State and Tulsa Golden Hurricane football, Tulsa. The two teams first played each other in 1914, and the rivalry has been played on and off for a total of 75 games as of 2021. Series history From 1935 to 1956, the two teams both competed in the Missouri Valley Conference football, Missouri Valley Conference. In those 22 seasons, the conference champion would be won by either Oklahoma State or Tulsa 16 times.Missouri Valley Conference Champions They played each other annually from 1926 to 1965. Then played again regularly from 1981 to 2000. The two universities are approximately 70 miles apart via the Cimarron Turnpike. In 1992, the ''Tulsa World'' reported t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norman, Oklahoma
Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, behind the state capital, Oklahoma City. It is 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of OKC, OK, OKC. Norman was settled during the Land Run of 1889, which opened the former Unassigned Lands of Indian Territory to American pioneer settlement. The city was named in honor of Abner Norman, the area's initial land surveyor, and was formally incorporated on , 1891. Norman has prominent higher education and related research industries, as it is home to the University of Oklahoma, the largest university in the state, with nearly 32,000 students. The university is well known for its sporting events by teams under the banner of the nickname Oklahoma Sooners, "Sooners," with over 85,000 people routinely attending American football, f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1957 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 1957 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, and were members of the Big Seven Conference. They were two-time defending national champions (1955, 1956), led by head coach Bud Wilkinson, in his eleventh season. The Sooners won their first seven games in 1957, but were upset at home by unranked Notre Dame on November 16, stopping Oklahoma's record-breaking win streak at It was their only loss of the season; they finished fourth in both final polls in early and won the Orange Bowl Schedule Rankings Postseason NFL Draft The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. References Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Orange Bowl champion seasons Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners foo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Odessa American
The ''Odessa American'' is a newspaper based in Odessa, Texas, that serves Odessa and the rest of Ector County. The newspaper has daily editions (sold at $2) and Sunday/Thanksgiving Day editions (sold at $3). The paper is particularly notable for its Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of Baby Jessica McClure when she was rescued from her well in neighboring Midland, Texas. The ''American'' was owned by Freedom Communications until 2012, when Freedom papers in Texas were sold to AIM Media Texas AIM Media Texas is a United States publisher of daily and non-daily newspapers, primarily in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. In 2012, Freedom Communications began selling most of its newspaper portfolio. Former Dallas Morning News presid .... History In 1895, William C. "Uncle Billy" Griffin came to Odessa from Midland and began publishing Ector County's first newspaper, the Odessa ''Weekly News''. The ''Weekly News'' lasted only one year, and was followed by six other short-lived ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Odessa, Texas
Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small section of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, making it the 28th-most populous city in Texas; it is the principal city of the Odessa metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ector County. The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which had a 2010 census population of 278,801; a report from the United States Census Bureau estimated that the combined population as of July 2015 is 320,513. In 1948 Odessa was also the home of First Lady Barbara Bush, and the onetime home of former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Former President George H. W. Bush has been quoted as saying "At Odessa we became Texans and proud of it." Etymology Odessa is said to have been named after Odesa, Ukraine, because of the local ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Football Team
The 1957 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Sammy Baugh, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 240 to 211. The team played its home games at Parramore Stadium, also known as Parramore Field, in Abilene, Texas Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statis .... Three Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1957 All-Border Conference football team: guard Joe Biggs; tackle Ted Edmonston; and quarterback Ken Ford.2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65. Schedule References {{DEF ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Wakarusa River, Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. Lawrence was central to the "Bleeding Kansas" period (1854–1861), and the site of the Wakarusa War (1855) and the Sacking of Lawrence (1856). During the American Civil War it was also the site of the Lawrence massacre (1863). Lawrence began as a center of Free-Stater (Kansas), free-state politics. Its economy diver ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located in Lawrence, Kansas, on the campus of the University of Kansas. The stadium was opened in 1921, and is the seventh oldest college football stadium in the country, and is widely recognized as the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Nicknamed "The Booth", the stadium is dedicated as a memorial to Kansas students who died in World War I, and is one of seven major veteran's memorials on the campus. The stadium is at the center of all seven war memorials - adjacent to the stadium, further up the hill is a Korean War memorial honoring Kansas students who served, just a few hundred feet south of the stadium stands the University of Kansas World War II Memorial, the Kansas Memorial Campanile and Carillon, the University of Kansas Vietnam War Memorial sits adjacent to the Campanile to the west, the Victory Eagle - World War I statue located on Jayhawk Boulevard, southeast of the stadium, and the Kansas Memorial Union, a vet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1957 Kansas Jayhawks Football Team
The 1957 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Chuck Mather, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–4–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished second in the Big Seven Conference, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 230 to 115. They played two ranked teams, losing to No. 2 Oklahoma by a 47–0 score and to No. 9 Oregon State by a 34–6 score. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. The team's statistical leaders included Homer Floyd with 505 rushing yards and 189 receiving yards and Wally Strauch with 320 passing yards. Lynn McCarthy, Wally Strauch, and Bob Kraus were the team captains.2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184. Schedule References {{Kansas Jayhawks football navbox Kansas Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1957 Wyoming Cowboys Football Team ...
The 1957 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys compiled a 4–3–3 record (3–2–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the Skyline Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 139 to 135. The 1957 season was Bob Devaney's first as a head coach. He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Schedule References {{Wyoming Cowboys football navbox Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys football seasons Wyoming Cowboys football The Wyoming Cowboys football program represents the University of Wyoming in college football. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I and have won 14 conference titles. The head coac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1957 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Team
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The 1957 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 190 to 120. The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Bell with 489 passing yards, Ronnie Rice with 426 rushing yards, and Jimmie Knox with 201 receiving yards.2017 Media Guide, p. 158. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium. Schedule References Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Texas Tech" or "TTU"). The team competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a NCAA Division I, Division I NCAA D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |