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1957 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1957 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–9 (0–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWillmer Fowler
Captains
  • Bob McKeiver[1]
  • Al Viola
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 1 0 8 1 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 1 1 7 1 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 3 0 6 3 0
Purdue 4 3 0 5 4 0
Michigan 3 3 1 5 3 1
Illinois 3 4 0 4 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 0 4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0 1 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 0–9 record (0–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 57.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Stanford*L 6–2619,000
October 5No. 9 Oregon State*L 13–2234,500
October 12No. 4 Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 6–4138,000
October 19at No. 18 MichiganL 14–3470,884[3]
October 26No. 3 Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–642,719
November 2at No. 8 Ohio StateL 6–4779,635
November 9Wisconsin
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 12–4132,250
November 16at PurdueL 0–2732,507
November 23at IllinoisL 0–2727,017
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Tommy Devine (October 20, 1957). "U-M Sputters -- Then Roars, 34-14: Rips 'Cats On 3 TDs in Last Period". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.


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