FEATURED GAME
Beat #13 Wisconsin
21
vs
7
Trophy game — beat #13 Wisconsin
Football History
Season Snapshot 1957 at a glance
1957 Iowa Football
7-1-1
Overall
4-1-1
Big Ten
#6
Final AP rank
Forest Evashevski
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
1
Northwestern
Power rating
+16.8
Simple Rating System — #7 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
70
vs Utah State on Sep 28
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Northwestern (6-0)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs (12) Michigan (21-21)
Biggest win
by 56
vs Utah State (70-14)
Rankings & Streaks
Final AP rank
#6
end-of-season Associated Press poll
Longest win streak
5
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
4-0
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
3-1
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
ROAD WIN
Beat #9 Notre Dame
21
vs
13
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Beat Minnesota
44
vs
20
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 24
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Indiana
47
vs
7
Wire-to-wire control — won by 40
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #6 Ohio State
13
vs
17
Tough matchup against #6
Compare This Team
See how the 1957 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1957 Schedule 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Home Utah State | 70–14 | W |
| Oct 5 | Home Washington State | 20–13 | W |
| Oct 12 | Away Indiana | 47–7 | W |
| Oct 19 | Home (13) Wisconsin | 21–7 | W |
| Oct 26 | Away Northwestern | 6–0 | W |
| Nov 2 | Away (12) Michigan | 21–21 | T |
| Nov 9 | Home Minnesota | 44–20 | W |
| Nov 16 | Away (6) Ohio State | 13–17 | L |
| Nov 23 | Away (9) Notre Dame | 21–13 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
29.2
vs
12.4
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+16.8 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
154.8
vs
107.4
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+47.4 difference per game
Rush yards
241.1
vs
112.7
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+128.4 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
8.6
7.8
+0.8
Pass Att
16.2
18.8
-2.6
Pass Cmp %
52.7
41.4
+11.3
Pass Yds
154.8
107.4
+47.4
Pass TD
1.2
0.4
+0.8
Rush Att
50.3
41.3
+9.0
Rush Yds
241.1
112.7
+128.4
Rush Y/A
4.8
2.7
+2.1
Rush TD
2.7
1.3
+1.4
Plays
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Total Yds
—
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Yds/Play
—
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1st Downs
—
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Penalties
—
—
—
Penalty Yds
—
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Fumbles
—
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Interceptions
—
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Turnovers
—
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Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy DuncanQB | 9 | 70 | 119 | 58.8 | 1,124 | 10 | 12 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 16.1 | 124.9 | 145.7 |
| Olen TreadwayQB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | -3.4 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 44.0 |
| John NoceraRB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 4.6 | 444.4 |
| Gene VeitQB | 9 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 3.8 | 51.3 |
| Ron BossrockQB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | -11.8 | 31.0 | 3.4 | -7.9 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Jim GibbonsWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 587 | 16.3 | 4 | 65.2 | 36 | 587 | 4 |
| Collins HaglerRB | 9 | 67 | 456 | 6.8 | 3 | 50.7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 68 | 464 | 3 |
| Bill HappelRB | 9 | 57 | 365 | 6.4 | 4 | 40.6 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 3.6 | 58 | 397 | 4 |
| John NoceraRB | 9 | 48 | 314 | 6.5 | 3 | 34.9 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 5.0 | 52 | 359 | 3 |
| Bill GravelRB | 9 | 83 | 265 | 3.2 | 2 | 29.4 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 4.8 | 85 | 308 | 2 |
| Don HornRB | 9 | 47 | 211 | 4.5 | 3 | 23.4 | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 0 | 10.2 | 55 | 303 | 3 |
| Kevin FurlongRB | 9 | 48 | 241 | 5.0 | 1 | 26.8 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 4.1 | 50 | 278 | 2 |
| George SessiRB | 9 | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 2 | 10.6 | 19 | 164 | 3 |
| Don NortonWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 154 | 19.3 | 2 | 17.1 | 8 | 154 | 2 |
| Ray JauchRB | 9 | 27 | 151 | 5.6 | 3 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 151 | 3 |
| Bob PrescottWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 2 | 10.8 | 7 | 97 | 2 |
| Bob JeterRB | 9 | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 3.4 | 8 | 82 | 0 |
| Randy DuncanQB | 9 | 35 | 59 | 1.7 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 59 | 4 |
| Curt MerzWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
| Gene VeitQB | 9 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry JenkinsonWR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Ron BossrockQB | 9 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -9 | 0 |
| Olen TreadwayQB | 9 | 5 | -11 | -2.2 | 0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | -11 | 0 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy DuncanQB | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| Jim GibbonsWR | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| Bill HappelRB | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2.7 |
| George SessiRB | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2.0 |
| Ray JauchRB | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2.0 |
| Collins HaglerRB | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2.0 |
| Don HornRB | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2.0 |
| John NoceraRB | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2.0 |
| Bill GravelRB | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.3 |
| Kevin FurlongRB | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.3 |
| Bob PrescottWR | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.3 |
| Don NortonWR | 9 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1.3 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 28 | Utah State | W 70–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 5 | Washington State | W 20–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 12 | @ Indiana | W 47–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 19 | Wisconsin | W 21–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 26 | @ Northwestern | W 6–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 2 | @ Michigan | T 21–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 9 | Minnesota | W 44–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 16 | @ Ohio State | L 13–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 23 | @ Notre Dame | W 21–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1957 Roster 19 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Karras* | — | OL | |
| Gene Veit | — | QB | 2 Cmp, 12 Att, 34 Yds, 1 TD |
| Olen Treadway | — | QB | 3 Cmp, 9 Att, 59 Yds, 0 TD |
| Randy Duncan | — | QB | 70 Cmp, 119 Att, 1124 Yds, 10 TD |
| Ron Bossrock | — | QB | 1 Cmp, 5 Att, 31 Yds, 0 TD |
| Bill Gravel | — | RB | 83 Att, 265 Yds, 3.2 Avg |
| Bill Happel | — | RB | 57 Att, 365 Yds, 6.4 Avg |
| Bob Jeter | — | RB | 7 Att, 51 Yds, 7.3 Avg |
| Collins Hagler | — | RB | 67 Att, 456 Yds, 6.8 Avg |
| Don Horn | — | RB | 47 Att, 211 Yds, 4.5 Avg |
| George Sessi | — | RB | 17 Att, 69 Yds, 4.1 Avg |
| John Nocera | — | RB | 48 Att, 314 Yds, 6.5 Avg |
| Kevin Furlong | — | RB | 48 Att, 241 Yds, 5.0 Avg |
| Ray Jauch | — | RB | 27 Att, 151 Yds, 5.6 Avg |
| Bob Prescott | — | WR | 7 Rec, 97 Yds, 13.9 Avg |
| Curt Merz | — | WR | 3 Rec, 45 Yds, 15.0 Avg |
| Don Norton | — | WR | 8 Rec, 154 Yds, 19.3 Avg |
| Jerry Jenkinson | — | WR | 1 Rec, 8 Yds, 8.0 Avg |
| Jim Gibbons | — | WR | 36 Rec, 587 Yds, 16.3 Avg |
1957 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#6
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #3
- Lowest Rank
- #12
- Weeks in Poll
- 12
- Total Weeks
- 12
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#9
9/23
#12
9/30
#8
10/7
#8
10/14
#6
10/21
#3
10/28
#3
11/4
#5
11/11
#5
11/18
#8
11/25
#6
Final
#6
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