1957 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1957 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference Big Seven Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Falter, Marv Walter
Home stadium Clyde Williams Field
Seasons
←  1956
1958  →
1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Kansas 4 –2 –05 –4 –1
Missouri 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
Colorado 3 –3 –06 –3 –1
Iowa State 2 –4 –04 –5 –1
Kansas State 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
Nebraska 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only year under head coach Jim Myers, the Cyclones compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 160 to 142. [1] [2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Brian Dennis, left tackle Andris Poncius, left guard Bob Bird, center Jack Falter, right guard Dave Munger, right tackle Don Metcalf, right end Jim Stuelke, quarterback Marv Walter, left halfback Dwight Nichols, right halfback Jim Lary, and fullback Bob Harden. [2] John Falter and Marv Walter were the team captains. [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dwight Nichols with 668 rushing yards and 751 passing yards, Brian Dennis with 252 receiving yards, and Dwight Nichols and Terry Ingram with 24 points each. [3] [4] Dwight Nichols was selected as a first-team all-conference player. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 212:00 pm Denver *
W 10–012,385 [6]
September 2811:30 amat Syracuse *
T 7–712,705
October 52:00 pmat No. 1 Oklahoma
L 14–4053,392
October 121:35 pmat Kansas
KMBC/KRNT W 21–621,809
October 192:00 pm Missouri
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
L 13–3512,641
October 262:00 pm Kansas State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA (rivalry)
L 10–1414,421
November 22:00 pmat Drake *
L 0–206,557
November 92:00 pm Nebraska
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
KMBC/KRNTW 13–06,083
November 162:00 pm South Dakota *
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 33–05,095 [7]
November 233:05 pmat Colorado
L 21–3826,140
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "1957 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 150.
  3. ↑ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
  4. ↑ "1957 Iowa State Cyclones Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ 2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
  6. ↑ "10-0 Triumph For Cyclones". The Des Moines Register. September 22, 1957. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Brad Wilson (November 3, 1957). "Cyclones Rip South Dakota, 33-0; Nichols Sets Mark". Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 5S – via Newspapers.com.
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