1957 Iowa State
4–5–1 (2–4 Big Seven), coached by Jim Myers. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 33–0Nov 16
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsDenver | W 10–0 | 34% |
| Sep 28 | at Syracuse | T 7–7 | 17% |
| Oct 5 | at 1Oklahoma | L 14–40 | 10% |
| Oct 12 | at Kansas | W 21–6 | 38% |
| Oct 19 | vs Missouri | L 13–35 | 52% |
| Oct 26 | vs Kansas State | L 10–14 | 57% |
| Nov 2 | at Drake | L 0–20 | 36% |
| Nov 9 | vs Nebraska | W 13–0 | 55% |
| Nov 16 | vs South Dakota | W 33–0 | 88% |
| Nov 23 | at Colorado | L 21–38 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colorado 38–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 103rd-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
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 142–160
- Coach
- Jim Myers
- Elo
- 1387 +21 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.6 No. 80 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Falter and Marv Walter
All-Big Seven
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Dwight NicholsBAP-1
Second team
- Dave MungerOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Kansas | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Colorado | 3–3 | 6–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Nebraska | 1–5 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.