1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Eliot (16th season)
MVP	Ron Hanson
Captain	Dale Smith
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1957 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Iowa	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
No. 19 Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Purdue	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 16th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 4–5 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] End Ron Hanson was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–16	48,714
October 5	Colgate*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 40–0	41,594	[3]
October 12	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 7–21	82,239
October 19	No. 4 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 34–13	69,619
October 26	at No. 8 Michigan State	No. 16	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 14–19	64,353
November 2	Purdue		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 6–21	47,690
November 9	No. 11 Michigan		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 20–19	46,007	[4]
November 16	at Wisconsin	No. 15	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–24	52,384
November 23	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 27–0	27,017
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1957 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
2. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
3. Bertine, Bert (October 6, 1957). "Illinois Triumphs, 40 to 0; Nitschke Gets 3 Touchdowns Against Colgate". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Decatur, Ill. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fighting Illini Gain 20-10 Victory Over Michigan in Big Ten Fray". The Pantagraph. November 10, 1957. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.