The 1957 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Jim Myers, the Cyclones compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 160 to 142.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
| 1957 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (2–4 Big 7) |
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| Captain | John Falter, Marv Walter |
| Home stadium | Clyde Williams Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Brian Dennis, left tackle Andris Poncius, left guard Bob Bird, center Jack Falter, right guard Dave Munger, right tackle Don Metcalf, right end Jim Stuelke, quarterback Marv Walter, left halfback Dwight Nichols, right halfback Jim Lary, and fullback Bob Harden.[2] John Falter and Marv Walter were the team captains.[2]
The team's statistical leaders included Dwight Nichols with 668 rushing yards and 751 passing yards, Brian Dennis with 252 receiving yards, and Dwight Nichols and Terry Ingram with 24 points each.[3][4] Dwight Nichols was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | 2:00 pm | Denver* | W 10–0 | 12,385 | [6] | ||
| September 28 | 11:30 am | at Syracuse* | T 7–7 | 12,705 | |||
| October 5 | 2:00 pm | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 14–40 | 53,392 | |||
| October 12 | 1:35 pm | at Kansas | KMBC/KRNT | W 21–6 | 21,809 | ||
| October 19 | 2:00 pm | Missouri |
| L 13–35 | 12,641 | ||
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | Kansas State |
| L 10–14 | 14,421 | ||
| November 2 | 2:00 pm | at Drake* | L 0–20 | 6,557 | |||
| November 9 | 2:00 pm | Nebraska |
| KMBC/KRNT | W 13–0 | 6,083 | |
| November 16 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota* |
| W 33–0 | 5,095 | [7] | |
| November 23 | 3:05 pm | at Colorado | L 21–38 | 26,140 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1957 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 150.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
- ^ "1957 Iowa State Cyclones Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
- ^ "10-0 Triumph For Cyclones". The Des Moines Register. September 22, 1957. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brad Wilson (November 3, 1957). "Cyclones Rip South Dakota, 33-0; Nichols Sets Mark". Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 5S – via Newspapers.com.