1957 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 0–9 record (0–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 57.^[2]

1957 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–9 (0–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (2nd season)
MVP	Willmer Fowler
Captains	Bob McKeiver[1] Al Viola
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 6–26	19,000
October 5	No. 9 Oregon State*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 13–22	34,500
October 12	No. 4 Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 6–41	38,000
October 19	at No. 18 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 14–34	70,884	[3]
October 26	No. 3 Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–6	42,719
November 2	at No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 6–47	79,635
November 9	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 12–41	32,250
November 16	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–27	32,507
November 23	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–27	27,017
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game