1957 NAIA football season

1957 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–December 1957
Postseason	December 21, 1957
National Championship	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL
Champion	Pittsburg State
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The 1957 NAIA football season was the second season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

The season was played from August to December 1957, culminating in the second annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was also called the Holiday Bowl.

Pittsburg State defeated Hillsdale in the championship game, 27–26, to win their first NAIA national title. ^[1]

Conference standings

1957 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Pittsburg State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 St. Benedict's 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Emporia State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1957 Central Church College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dana $ 3 – 0 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Westmar 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Tarkio 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Concordia (NE) 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 College Conference of Illinois football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wheaton (IL) + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Lake Forest + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 North Central (IL) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Millikin 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Augustana (IL) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Carroll (WI) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Elmhurst 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1957 Evergreen Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central Washington $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Puget Sound 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Western Washington 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Eastern Washington 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Whitworth 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Pacific Lutheran 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 UBC 0 – 6 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion	1957 Frontier Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arizona State–Flagstaff $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 New Mexico Highlands 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 New Mexico Western 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Panhandle A&M 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 New Mexico Military 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saint Joseph's (IN) $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Butler 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 DePauw 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Ball State 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Valparaiso 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2 Evansville 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Indiana State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1957 Iowa Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Luther $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Upper Iowa 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Parsons 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Simpson 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wartburg 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Buena Vista 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Central (IA) 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Dubuque 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 5 – 2 Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kansas Wesleyan $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Baker 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 McPherson 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bethel (KS) 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ottawa 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 College of Emporia 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Friends 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Bethany (KS) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hillsdale $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Hope 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Albion 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Alma 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 Kalamazoo 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Adrian 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Olivet 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1957 Mid-Ohio League football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bluffton $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Ashland 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Defiance 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Findlay 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Ohio Northern 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 Midwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ripon $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Carleton 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Coe 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Cornell (IA) 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 2 Grinnell 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 2 St. Olaf 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Knox 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Lawrence 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Concordia (MN) $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Macalester 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Gustavus Adolphus 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Saint John's (MN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Augsburg 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Hamline 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1957 Minnesota State College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Winona State + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Bemidji State + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Moorhead State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Mankato State 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 St. Cloud State 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1957 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Culver–Stockton $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 William Jewell 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 2 Tarkio 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Central (MO) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Missouri Valley 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 + – Conference co-champions A game between Missouri Valley and William Jewell scheduled for October 26 was cancelled when more than 20 players on each team were stricken by the flu.	1957 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carroll (MT) $ 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 3 – 2 Eastern Montana 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Western Montana 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Rocky Mountain 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 2 – 1 Montana Mines 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 Northern Montana * 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Northern Montana was not a full conference member in football until 1958.
1957 Nebraska College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hastings $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Peru State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Doane 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Kearney State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Chadron State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Midland 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Wayne State (NE) 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Kearney State forfeited conference wins over Peru State and Doane.	1957 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Jamestown $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Minot State 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Valley City State 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Wahpeton Science 4 – 2 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Dickinson State 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Mayville State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Ellendale 2 – 4 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Bismarck JC 1 – 5 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Bottineau 0 – 6 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? $ – Conference champion	1957 North State Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lenoir Rhyne $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Elon 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0 Catawba 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Appalachian State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Guilford 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 East Carolina 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1957 Northwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Linfield $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Willamette 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2 College of Idaho 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Whitman 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Lewis & Clark 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Pacific (OR) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T SW Oklahoma State $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Northeastern State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Central State (OK) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 East Central 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Southern Oregon $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Oregon College 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Oregon Tech 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Portland State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Eastern Oregon 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1957 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lock Haven + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Shippensburg + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1 West Chester 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Edinboro 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Slippery Rock 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Kutztown 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Bloomsburg 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 East Stroudsburg 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Indiana (PA) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Mansfield 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 California (PA) 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Millersville 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Clarion 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Cheyney 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.	1957 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Idaho State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Western State (CO) 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Colorado College 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Colorado Mines 0 – 3 – 2 0 – 6 – 3 Adams State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Huron $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Northern State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 General Beadle 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Southern State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 South Dakota Mines 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2 Yankton 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Black Hills 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Sioux Falls 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Texas College 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Langston 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1957 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fairmont State $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 West Virginia Tech 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 West Virginia State 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 2 Glenville State 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1 Concord 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Shepherd 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 West Liberty State 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Potomac State 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Salem 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Davis & Elkins 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Bluefield State * 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Bethany (WV) * 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Did not qualify for conference standings Conference standings based on power ratings	1957 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Platteville State $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 River Falls State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Whitewater State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Oshkosh State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Eau Claire State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Superior State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 La Crosse State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Stevens Point State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Stout State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Milwaukee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

1957 Holiday Bowl

	Championship December 21, 1957 Holiday Bowl [2]
	Pittsburg State		27
	Hillsdale		26

See also

• 1957 NCAA University Division football season
• 1957 NCAA College Division football season

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
2. "1957 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 8, 2015.