1957 Northwestern
0–9 (0–7 Big Ten), coached by Ara Parseghian. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at 16Stanford | L 6–26 | 31% |
| Oct 5 | vs 9Oregon State | L 13–22 | 35% |
| Oct 12 | vs 4Minnesota | L 6–41 | 34% |
| Oct 19 | at 18Michigan | L 14–34 | 18% |
| Oct 26 | vs 3Iowa | L 0–6 | 21% |
| Nov 2 | at 8Ohio State | L 6–47 | 14% |
| Nov 9 | vs Wisconsin | L 12–41 | 39% |
| Nov 16 | at Purdue | L 0–27 | 19% |
| Nov 23 | at Illinois | L 0–27 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 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
- 0–9
- Conference
- 0–7 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 57–271
- Coach
- Ara Parseghian
- Elo
- 1323 −133 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.5 No. 79 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bob McKeiver and Al Viola
- Most valuable player
- Willmer Fowler
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.