1957 Nebraska
1–9 (1–5 Big Seven), coached by William Jennings. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 14–7Oct 5
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Washington State | L 12–34 | 64% |
| Sep 28 | at Army | L 0–42 | 24% |
| Oct 5 | at Kansas State | W 14–7 | 34% |
| Oct 12 | at 20Pittsburgh | L 0–34 | 20% |
| Oct 19 | vs Syracuse | L 9–26 | 26% |
| Oct 26 | at Missouri | L 13–14 | 28% |
| Nov 2 | vs Kansas | L 12–14 | 60% |
| Nov 9 | at Iowa State | L 0–13 | 45% |
| Nov 16 | vs Colorado | L 0–27 | 24% |
| Nov 23 | vs 6Oklahoma | L 7–32 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 32–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 126th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 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
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 67–243
- Coach
- William Jennings
- Elo
- 1337 −118 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.8 No. 93 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Seven
1 second teamSecond team
Dick McCashlandCAP-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.