1957 Michigan Wolverines football team

1957 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1957 record 5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bennie Oosterbaan (10th season)
MVP Jim Pace
Captain Jim Orwig
Home stadium Michigan Stadium
1957 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In its 10th year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 187 to 147.[1][2]

Left tackle Jim Orwig was the team captain. Left halfback Jim Pace received the team's most valuable player award,[2] won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten,[3] and was selected as a first-team All-American and All-Big Ten player.[4][5][6]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jim Van Pelt with 629 passing yards, Jim Pace with 664 rushing yards, and left end Gary Prahst with 233 receiving yards.[7]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 28 at USC* No. 10/6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 16–6   43,569
October 5 Georgia* No. 10/8 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 26–0   84,165
October 12 No. 2/2 Michigan State No. 6/5 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) L 6–35   101,001
October 19 Northwesterndagger No. 18/NR Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 34–14   71,513
October 26 at No. 14/12 Minnesota No. 20/16 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis (Little Brown Jug) W 24–7   63,523
November 2 No. 3/3 Iowa No. 12/12 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI T 21–21   90,583
November 9 at Illinois No. 11/9 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (series) L 19–20   47,886
November 16 Indiana No. 18/NR Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 27–13   56,616
November 23 No. 3/3 Ohio State No. 19/17 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) L 14–31   101,001
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll released prior to game.

[1][2]

Statistical leaders

Michigan's individual statistical leaders for the 1957 season include those listed below.[7][8]

Rushing

PlayerAttemptsNet yardsYards per attemptTouchdowns
Jim Pace1236645.47
Brad Myers692523.62
Jim Byers311615.20
Bob Ptacek601612.70

Passing

PlayerAttemptsCompletionsInterceptionsComp %YardsYds/CompTDLong
Jim Van Pelt8042352.562915.0745
Stan Noskin5224546.134414.3137

Receiving

PlayerReceptionsYardsYds/RecpTDLong
Gary Prahst1523315.5245
Brad Myers915917.7233
Walt Johnson912213.6022
Jim Pace1112211.1214

Kickoff returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Jim Pace511422.8035
Mike Shatusky611018.3024
Stan Noskin36822.7025

Punt returns

PlayerReturnsYardsYds/ReturnTDLong
Jim Pace89812.3165
Bob Ptacek88210.3025
Brad Myers5408.00

Players

The starting lineup of the 1957 football team was made up of the following players. Players who started at least four games are shown with their names in bold.[2]

  • Robert Boshoven - started 1 game at right end
  • Dave Bowers - started 1 game at left end
  • James Byers- started 4 games at fullback
  • Alex Callahan - started 1 game at left guard
  • James Davies - started 9 games at right tackle
  • Larry Faul - started 8 games at left guard
  • Jerry Goebel - started 5 games at center
  • John Herrnstein - started 4 games at fullback
  • Dick Heynen - started 1 game at left tackle
  • Walter Johnson - started 8 games at right end
  • Jerry Marciniak - started 1 game at right guard
  • Brad Myers - started 3 games at right halfback
  • Stan Noskin - started 2 games at quarterback
  • Marv Nyren - started 8 games at right guard
  • Jim Orwig - started 8 games at left tackle
  • Jim Pace - started 9 games at left halfback
  • Gary Prahst - started 8 games at left end
  • Mike Shatusky - started 6 games at right halfback
  • Gene Snider - started 4 games at center
  • Jim Van Pelt - started 7 games at quarterback (7)

Other players on the team included the following:

Awards and honors

Honors and awards for the 1957 season went to the following individuals.[2]

Coaching staff

Michigan's 1957 coaching, training, and support staff included the following persons.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1957 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1957 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vote Pace Most Valuable In Big Ten: Michigan's Halfback Beats Spartans' Currie By 1 Point". Chicago Tribune. December 15, 1957. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1248. ISBN 1401337031.
  5. ↑ "Iowa Tackle Is Lone Repeater On All-America Team". The Gettysburg Times. December 5, 1957. p. 5.
  6. 1 2 "Coaches' All-Big Ten Team". The Sandusky Register. November 30, 1957. p. 8.
  7. 1 2 "1957 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 6, 2017. (statistics retrieved by entering "1957" in the box for "Games & Totals by Season" and then, at the next screen, choosing "Display Season Totals")
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