1957 Iowa
7–1–1 (4–1–1 Big Ten), coached by Forest Evashevski, finished No. 6 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 9 Notre Dame 21–13Nov 23
Over the best-ranked team it beat, on the road.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Utah State | W 70–14 | 75% |
| Oct 5 | vs Washington State | W 20–13 | 78% |
| Oct 12 | at Indiana | W 47–7 | 73% |
| Oct 19 | vs 13Wisconsin | W 21–7 | 72% |
| Oct 26 | at Northwestern | W 6–0 | 79% |
| Nov 2 | at 12Michigan | T 21–21 | 46% |
| Nov 9 | vs Minnesota | W 44–20 | 72% |
| Nov 16 | at 6Ohio State | L 13–17 | 46% |
| Nov 23 | at 9Notre Dame | W 21–13 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 21–13; No. 6 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 9
- Wk 2: 12
- Wk 3: 8
- Wk 4: 8
- Wk 5: 6
- Wk 6: 3
- Wk 7: 3
- Wk 8: 5
- Wk 9: 5
- Wk 10: 8
- Wk 11: 6
- Final: 6
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
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 4–1–1 3rd in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 6 peak No. 3
- Points
- 263–112
- Coach
- Forest Evashevski
- Elo
- 1700 +88 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 19.9 No. 10 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bob Commings
- Most valuable player
- Bob Commings
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 1 | Alex Karras DT | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 4 | Frank Rigney OT | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 5 | Jim Gibbons E | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Jim GibbonsEAP-1; UP-1
Alex KarrasOTAP-1; UP-1
Frank BloomquistOGAP-1; UP-2
Second team
- Randy DuncanBUP-2
- Dick KleinOTAP-2; UP-2
- Bob CommingsOGAP-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 Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | 2 |
 Michigan State | 5–1 | 8–1 | 3 |
| Iowa | 4–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 4–3 | 6–3 | 19 |
 Purdue | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–8 | |
| Northwestern | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.