1957 Indiana

1–⁠8 (0–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Bob Hicks.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1957, game by game: lost at No. 4 Michigan State 0–54; lost at No. 16 Notre Dame 0–26; lost vs. No. 8 Iowa 7–47; lost at Ohio State 0–56; won vs. Villanova 14–7; lost at Minnesota 0–34; lost vs. Cincinnati 0–21; lost at No. 18 Michigan 13–27; lost vs. Purdue 13–35+7−56Lost 0–54 at No. 4 Michigan State-54No. 4 Michigan StateLost 0–26 at No. 16 Notre Dame-26No. 16 Notre DameLost 7–47 vs. No. 8 Iowa-40No. 8 IowaLost 0–56 at Ohio State-56Ohio StateWon 14–7 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaLost 0–34 at Minnesota-34MinnesotaLost 0–21 vs. Cincinnati-21CincinnatiLost 13–27 at No. 18 Michigan-14No. 18 MichiganLost 13–35 vs. Purdue-22Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 35–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1957.

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
47–⁠307
Coach
Bob Hicks
Elo
1333 −107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.8 No. 88 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Don Howell
Most valuable player
Tony Aloisio

1957 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠09–⁠12
Michigan State5–⁠18–⁠13
Iowa4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠16
Wisconsin4–⁠36–⁠319
Purdue4–⁠35–⁠4
Michigan3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois3–⁠44–⁠5
Minnesota3–⁠54–⁠5
Indiana0–⁠61–⁠8
Northwestern0–⁠70–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.