| 1957 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Fred Koster (SEC; split crew: SEC, SWC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott, Herman Hickman | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1957 Sugar Bowl to the featured the second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers and the 11th-ranked Baylor Bears. Behind a strong defense, the Baylor Bears upset undefeated Tennessee.
After a scoreless first quarter of play, Baylor scored on a 12-yard scoring pass from quarterback Bobby Jones to Jerry Marcontell to take a 6–0 lead. The score was set up by Del Shofner's 54-yard run. In the third stanza, quarterback Johnny Majors scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put Tennessee on top at 7–6. In the fourth quarter, Buddy Humphrey's one-yard touchdown run gave Baylor a 13–7 advantage. Baylor's defense provided the difference as they didn't allow any more points.
Shofner was named Sugar Bowl MVP.