American college football season
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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | at Stanford* | | L 6–26 | 19,000 | |
October 5 | No. 9 Oregon State* | | 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 | | 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 | | L 6–47 | 79,635 | |
November 9 | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| L 12–41 | 32,250 | |
November 16 | at Purdue | | L 0–27 | 32,507 | |
November 23 | at Illinois | | L 0–27 | 27,017 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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