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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-

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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
Record	0-9
Points Scored	57
Scoring Average	6.3
Points Allowed	271
Defense Average	30.1
Opponents Record	54-28
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	0-5

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	4-5	167	133		3-4	121	117	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	4-5	201	188		3-5	155	181	Murray Warmath
Indiana	1-8	47	307		0-6	33	253	Bob Hicks
Ohio State	9-1	267	92	Won 10-7	7-0	208	60	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	8-1	264	75		5-1	184	60	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa	7-1-1	263	112		4-1-1	152	72	Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin	6-3	234	122		4-3	129	103	Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue	5-4	178	114		4-3	141	96	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan	5-3-1	187	147		3-3-1	145	141	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern	0-9	57	271		0-7	38	223	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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.