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Revision as of 20:31, 17 December 2019

1957 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record7–1–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Commings
CaptainBob Commings
Home stadiumIowa 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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28Utah State*No. 12W 70–14
October 5Washington State*No. 8
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 20–1347,334
October 12at IndianaNo. 8W 47–7
October 19No. 13 WisconsindaggerNo. 6
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 21–758,147
October 26at NorthwesternNo. 3W 6–042,719
November 2at No. 12 MichiganNo. 3NBCT 21–2190,478[1]
November 9MinnesotaNo. 5
W 44–2058,103
November 16at No. 6 Ohio StateNo. 5L 13–1782,935
November 23at No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 8NBCW 21–1358,734
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1957 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL/DL   Bob Commings Sr
QB 25 Randy Duncan Jr
E 88 Jim Gibbons Sr
HB 44 Collins Hagler Sr
OT 77 Alex Karras Sr
C Bill Lapham Sr
OT Frank Rigney Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Game summaries

Utah State

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Washington State

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1953 W 54–12

Indiana

Overall record Last meeting Result
14–10–4 1956 W 27–0

Wisconsin

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–23 1956 W 13–7

Northwestern

Overall record Last meeting Result
15–8–3 1952 W 39–14

Michigan

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–15–1 1956 L 14–17

Minnesota

Overall record Last meeting Result
15–34–1 1956 W 7–0

Ohio State

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–10–2 1956 W 6–0

Game Statistics

[2]

Notre Dame

1 234Total
No. 8 Hawkeyes 7 707 21
No. 9 Fighting Irish 0 670 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8–3 1956 W 48–8

[3]

Postseason awards

1958 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Alex Karras Defensive tackle 1 10 Detroit Lions
Frank Rigney Tackle 4 43 Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Gibbons End 5 61 Cleveland Browns
Bill Lapham Center 14 160 Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Van Buren Center 17 196 Philadelphia Eagles
John Burroughs Tackle 18 208 Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Bloomquist Guard 26 306 Washington Redskins

[4]

References

  1. ^ Tommy Devine (November 3, 1957). "Iowa Settles for 21-21 Tie with U-M". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "OHIO STATE RALLY HALTS IOWA, 17-13". The New York Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Irish Say Hawks As Good As Oklahoma" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1957. p. 5. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1958.htm