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 year)
MVP	Jim Pace
Captain	Jim Orwig
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1957 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#3 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
#6 Iowa	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
#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 college football season. The team's head coach was Bennie Oosterbaan. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28, 1957	at USC*	#10/6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 16–6	43,569
October 5, 1957	Georgia*	#10/8	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 26–0	84,165
October 12, 1957	#2/2 Michigan State	#6/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–35	101,001
October 19, 1957	Northwestern	#18/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 34–14	71,513
October 26, 1957	at #14/12 Minnesota	#20/16	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 24–7	63,523
November 2, 1957	#3/3 Iowa	#12/12	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	T 21–21	90,583
November 9, 1957	at Illinois	#11/9	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il	L 19–20	47,886
November 16, 1957	Indiana	#18/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 27–13	56,616
November 23, 1957	Ohio State	#19/17	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–34	101,001
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Jim Pace	123	664	5.4	7
Brad Myers	69	252	3.6	2
Jim Byers	31	161	5.2	0
Bob Ptacek	60	161	2.7	0

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Jim Van Pelt	80	42	3	52.5	629	15.0	7	45
Stan Noskin	52	24	5	46.1	344	14.3	1	37

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Gary Prahst	15	233	15.5	2	45
Brad Myers	9	159	17.7	2	33
Walt Johnson	9	122	13.6	0	22
Jim Pace	11	122	11.1	2	14

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Jim Pace	5	114	22.8	0	35
Mike Shatusky	6	110	18.3	0	24
Stan Noskin	3	68	22.7	0	25

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Jim Pace	8	98	12.3	1	65
Bob Ptacek	8	82	10.3	0	25
Brad Myers	5	40	8.0	0

Players

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
Willie Smith - tackle
Gene Snider - started 4 games at center
Jim Van Pelt - started 7 games at quarterback (7)

Awards and honors

Captain: Jim Orwig
All-Americans: Jim Pace
All-Conference: Jim Pace
Most Valuable Player: Jim Pace
Meyer Morton Award: Charles Teusher
John Maulbetsch Award: George Genyk

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bennie Oosterbaan
Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, Don Dufek, Bump Elliott, Robert Hollway, Cliff Keen, Matt Patanelli, Walter Weber
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Lynn Evans

References

External links

1957 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) Notre Dame Ohio State (The Ten Year War) Illinois

Culture & lore	Early years Yost era Kipke years Crisler years Oosterbaan years Elliott years Short punt The Ten Year War 1922 Vanderbilt game 24–12 The Vote for the Rose Bowl Miracle at Michigan 2006 "Game of the Century" 2007 Appalachian State game Biff "The Victors" Marching band

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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