The 1957 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) as a member of the Pioneer Conference (PC) during the 1957 junior college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Chena Gilstrap, the team compiled a perfect 12–0 record, won the PC championship, held 10 opponents to seven points or less, and outscored all opponents by a total of 425 to 62. They also played in the Junior Rose Bowl for the second consecutive year, defeating Cerritos College, 21–12, to claim the junior college national championship.

Arlington led the PC in both total offense (349 yards per game) and total defense (159 yards per game). Arlington's Justin Rowland was the leading pass receiver in the conference, and halfback Kenny Williams was the leading scorer. ^[1]

The Rebels played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Kilgore JC*	Kilgore, TX	W 32–0		[2]
September 21	at Del Mar*	BUC Stadium Corpus Christi, TX	W 39–7	3,000	[3]
September 28	Wharton JC*	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 41–7	5,873	[4] [5]
October 5	at Navarro*	Corsicana, TX	W 33–7		[6]
October 17	at Paris JC*	Noyes Stadium Paris, TX	W 27–7	1,000	[7]
October 25	North Texas State freshman*	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 41–0	1,500	[8]
November 2	Victoria JC*	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 47–13	4,500	[9]
November 9	Cameron State	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 34–7		[10]
November 16	at Ranger JC	Ranger, TX	W 40–0		[11]
November 22	Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX (Silver Bugle)	W 32–0	2,500	[12]
November 28	at San Angelo	Bobcat Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 38–2	5,000	[13]
December 14	vs. Cerritos*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ( Junior Rose Bowl)	W 21–12	36,008	[14] [15] [16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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