Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1957
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 73/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1957Week 8
Texas A&M at Arkansas
Texas A&M 7, Arkansas 6
No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 Arkansas · 1-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1957Week 10
Iowa at Ohio State
Iowa 13, Ohio State 17
No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 4-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1957Week 8
Michigan at Iowa
Michigan 21, Iowa 21
No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 5 Iowa · 0-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1957Week 7
NC State at Duke
NC State 14, Duke 14
No. 10 NC State vs. No. 7 Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1957Week 10
Texas A&M at Rice
Texas A&M 6, Rice 7
No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Rice · 1-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1957PostseasonNeutral site
Oregon vs. Ohio State
Oregon 7, Ohio State 10
No. 15 Oregon vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1957Week 9
Navy at Duke
Navy 6, Duke 6
No. 9 Navy vs. No. 11 Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1957Week 7
Colorado at Oklahoma
Colorado 13, Oklahoma 14
No. 18 Colorado vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1957Week 10
Notre Dame at Oklahoma
Notre Dame 7, Oklahoma 0
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Oklahoma · 7-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1957Week 9
Mississippi State at Auburn
Mississippi State 7, Auburn 15
No. 12 Mississippi State vs. No. 3 Auburn · 8-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1957Week 10
Tennessee at Ole Miss
Tennessee 7, Ole Miss 14
No. 12 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Ole Miss · 7-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1957PostseasonNeutral site
Texas A&M vs. Tennessee
Texas A&M 0, Tennessee 3
No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 18 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1957Week 5
Duke at Rice
Duke 7, Rice 6
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 19 Rice · 1-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1957Week 11
Iowa at Notre Dame
Iowa 21, Notre Dame 13
No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 12 Notre Dame · 8-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1957Week 5
Army at Notre Dame
Army 21, Notre Dame 23
No. 19 Army vs. No. 8 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1957PostseasonNeutral site
Rice vs. Navy
Rice 7, Navy 20
No. 9 Rice vs. No. 8 Navy · 13-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1957Week 7
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Ole Miss 6, Arkansas 12
No. 14 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Arkansas · 6-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1957Week 10
Georgia at Auburn
Georgia 0, Auburn 6
Unranked Georgia vs. No. 2 Auburn · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1957Week 4
Purdue at Minnesota
Purdue 17, Minnesota 21
Unranked Purdue vs. No. 4 Minnesota · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1957Week 6
Auburn at Georgia Tech
Auburn 3, Georgia Tech 0
No. 5 Auburn vs. Unranked Georgia Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1957Week 9
Michigan at Illinois
Michigan 19, Illinois 20
No. 18 Michigan vs. No. 15 Illinois · 1-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1957Week 6
Texas A&M at TCU
Texas A&M 7, TCU 0
No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Unranked TCU · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1957Week 7
Iowa at Northwestern
Iowa 6, Northwestern 0
No. 3 Iowa vs. Unranked Northwestern · 6-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1957Week 8
Navy at Notre Dame
Navy 20, Notre Dame 6
No. 7 Navy vs. No. 15 Notre Dame · 14-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1957Week 2
Maryland at Texas A&M
Maryland 13, Texas A&M 21
Unranked Maryland vs. No. 2 Texas A&M · 8-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.