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Northwestern Football Team History


Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern University
 Evanston, IL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Ryan Field
Capacity: 47,130
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1875  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Northwestern.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Stanford  6   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oregon State  13   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Minnesota  6   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Michigan  14   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Iowa  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Ohio State  6   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Wisconsin  12   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Purdue  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Illinois  0   27   L       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record0-9
  Points Scored57
  Scoring Average6.3
  Points Allowed271
  Defense Average30.1
  Opponents Record54-28
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record0-4
  Away Record0-5
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5167133 3-4121117  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 4-5201188 3-5155181  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-847307 0-633253  Bob Hicks
Ohio State 9-126792Won  10-77-020860  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 8-126475 5-118460  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 7-1-1263112 4-1-115272  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 6-3234122 4-3129103  Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue 5-4178114 4-314196  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 5-3-1187147 3-3-1145141  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 0-957271 0-738223  Ara R. Parseghian

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.