1957 Michigan State
8–1 (5–1 Big Ten), coached by Duffy Daugherty, finished No. 3 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 6 Michigan 35–6Oct 12
Over the best-ranked team it beat, on the road.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Indiana | W 54–0 | 82% |
| Oct 5 | at California | W 19–0 | 74% |
| Oct 12 | at 6Michigan | W 35–6 | 45% |
| Oct 19 | vs Purdue | L 13–20 | 86% |
| Oct 26 | vs 16Illinois | W 19–14 | 74% |
| Nov 2 | at Wisconsin | W 21–7 | 64% |
| Nov 9 | vs 15Notre Dame | W 34–6 | 76% |
| Nov 16 | vs Minnesota | W 42–13 | 78% |
| Nov 23 | vs Kansas State | W 27–9 | 89% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 27–9; No. 3 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 3
- Wk 2: 4
- Wk 3: 2
- Wk 4: 2
- Wk 5: 1
- Wk 6: 8
- Wk 7: 6
- Wk 8: 4
- Wk 9: 4
- Wk 10: 1
- Wk 11: 3
- Final: 3
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.
National championsa title the school claims
Heisman voteWalt Kowalczyk, third
- Record
- 8–1
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 3 peak No. 1
- Points
- 264–75
- Coach
- Duffy Daugherty
- Elo
- 1731 +85 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 27.2 No. 1 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Patrick F. Burke
- Most valuable player
- Dan Currie
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 1 | Dan Currie C | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 1 | Walt Kowalczyk FB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 4 | Jim Ninowski QB | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 5 | Bob Jewett E | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 6 | Jim Wulff B | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
6 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jim NinowskiB- Walt KowalczykB
Sam WilliamsEAP-2; UP-1- Patrick F. BurkeOTAP-1; UP-1
- Ellison KellyOGUP-1
Dan CurrieCAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Dave KaiserEAP-2; UP-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.