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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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28Utah State*No. 12
W 70–1443,000
October 5Washington State*No. 8
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 20–1347,334
October 12at IndianaNo. 8
W 47–723,000
October 19No. 13 WisconsindaggerNo. 6
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 21–758,147
October 26at NorthwesternNo. 3
W 6–042,719
November 2at No. 12 MichiganNo. 3
NBCT 21–2190,478[1]
November 9MinnesotaNo. 5
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 44–2058,103
November 16at No. 6 Ohio StateNo. 5
L 13–1782,935
November 23at No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 8
NBCW 21–1358,734
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1957 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 72 John Burroughs Jr
OL/DL 50 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

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Further information: 1957 NCAA University Division football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AP9 (4)12 (1)8 (3)8 (4)6 (10)3 (16)3 (20)5 (12)5 (19)8 (2)6 (7)6 (7)
Coaches5

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Game summaries

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Utah State

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See also: 1957 Utah State Aggies football team

Washington State

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See also: 1957 Washington State Cougars football team

Indiana

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See also: 1957 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Wisconsin

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See also: 1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Northwestern

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See also: 1957 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Michigan

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See also: 1957 Michigan Wolverines football team

Minnesota

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See also: 1957 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

Ohio State

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See also: 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
1 234Total
No. 5 Hawkeyes 6 070 13
• No. 6 Buckeyes 3 707 17
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,935
  • Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
 
Scoring summary
1OSUSutherin 18 yard field goalOSU 3–0
IOWADuncan 8 yard pass to Prescott (kick failed)IOWA 6–3
2OSUKremblas 1 yard run (Sutherin kick)OSU 10–6
3IOWADuncan 1 yard run (Prescott kick)IOWA 13–10
4OSUWhite 5 yard run (Sutherin kick)OSU 17–13

Game Statistics

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Notre Dame

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1 234Total
• No. 8 Hawkeyes 7 707 21
No. 9 Fighting Irish 0 670 13
 
Scoring summary
15:39IOWAJohn Nocera 36-yard run (Prescott kick)IOWA 7–0
2IOWARandy Duncan 24-yard interception return (Prescott kick)IOWA 14–0
NDMonty Stickles 45-yard pass from George Izo (kick blocked)IOWA 14–6
3NDRon Toth 15-yard run (Stickles kick)IOWA 14–13
4IOWADon Norton 16-yard pass from Duncan (Prescott kick)IOWA 21–13
See also: 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Postseason awards

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See also: 1957 College Football All-America Team and 1957 All-Big Ten Conference football team

1958 NFL Draft

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Main article: 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

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References

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  1. ^ Tommy Devine (November 3, 1957). "Iowa Settles for 21-21 Tie with U-M". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Iowa 1957 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "OHIO STATE RALLY HALTS IOWA, 17-13". The New York Times. November 17, 1957. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Irish Say Hawks As Good As Oklahoma" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 27, 1957. p. 5. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2018.


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