1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Hanson
CaptainDale Smith
Home stadiumMemorial 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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 16th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 4–5 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] End Ron Hanson was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at UCLA*
L 6–1648,714
October 5Colgate*
W 40–041,594[3]
October 12at Ohio State
L 7–2182,239
October 19No. 4 Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 34–1369,619
October 26at No. 8 Michigan StateNo. 16
L 14–1964,353
November 2Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–2147,690
November 9No. 11 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 20–1946,007[4]
November 16at WisconsinNo. 15
L 13–2452,384
November 23Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 27–027,017
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1957 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Bertine, Bert (October 6, 1957). "Illinois Triumphs, 40 to 0; Nitschke Gets 3 Touchdowns Against Colgate". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Decatur, Ill. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fighting Illini Gain 20-10 Victory Over Michigan in Big Ten Fray". The Pantagraph. November 10, 1957. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.


Categories