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1957 Michigan

5–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Bennie Oosterbaan.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1957, game by game: won at USC 16–6; won vs. Georgia 26–0; lost vs. No. 2 Michigan State 6–35; won vs. Northwestern 34–14; won at No. 14 Minnesota 24–7; tied vs. No. 3 Iowa 21–21; lost at Illinois 19–20; won vs. Indiana 27–13; lost vs. No. 3 Ohio State 14–31+26−29Won 16–6 at USC+10USCWon 26–0 vs. Georgia+26GeorgiaLost 6–35 vs. No. 2 Michigan State-29No. 2 Michigan StateWon 34–14 vs. Northwestern+20NorthwesternWon 24–7 at No. 14 Minnesota+17No. 14 MinnesotaTied 21–21 vs. No. 3 Iowa0No. 3 IowaLost 19–20 at Illinois-1IllinoisWon 27–13 vs. Indiana+14IndianaLost 14–31 vs. No. 3 Ohio State-17No. 3 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atUSCW 16–⁠648%
Oct 5vsGeorgiaW 26–⁠085%
Oct 12vs2Michigan StateL 6–⁠3555%
Oct 19vsNorthwesternW 34–⁠1482%
Oct 26at14MinnesotaW 24–⁠748%
Nov 2vs3IowaT 21–⁠2154%
Nov 9atIllinoisL 19–⁠2064%
Nov 16vsIndianaW 27–⁠1388%
Nov 23vs3Ohio StateL 14–⁠3153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 20
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 10: 19

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
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
187–⁠147
Coach
Bennie Oosterbaan
Elo
1617 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.0 No. 22 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Orwig
Most valuable player
Jim Pace

Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 1Jim Pace RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Jim Van Pelt QBWashington Redskins

All-Big Ten

1 first team

First team

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
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.