1957 LSU Tigers football team

1957 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1957 record	5–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1957 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Auburn †	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#7 Ole Miss	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
#14 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
#17 Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
#13 Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
LSU	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Alabama	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers had a record of 5–5 with an SEC record of 4–4. It was Dietzel's third season as head coach at LSU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–20	50,912
September 28	Alabama		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 28–0	33,728
October 5	at Texas Tech*		Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 19–14	19,278
October 12	No. 17 Georgia Tech		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–13	59,476
October 19	Kentucky	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–0	53,824
October 26	at Florida	No. 10	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 14–22	27,740
November 2	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–7	18,500
November 9	No. 14 Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	L 12–14	26,261
November 16	No. 12 Miss State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–14	51,213
November 30	Tulane		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 25–6	48,040
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: LSUSports.net: 1957 LSU football schedule