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1957 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDick Larson
CaptainJon Jelacic
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Ohio State $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
    No.3Michigan State 5 1 0 8 1 0
    No.6Iowa 4 1 1 7 1 1
    No.19Wisconsin 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–5 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 201 to 188.[1]

    Quarterback Dick Larson received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Fullback Dick Borstad, offensive lineman Perry Gehring and offensive lineman Mike Svendsen were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

    Total attendance at five home games was 314,769, an average of 62,953. The largest crowd was against Purdue.[3]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 28Washington*No. 6
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • W 46–762,468
    October 5PurdueNo. 3
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • W 21–1764,629
    October 12atNorthwesternNo. 4
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 41–638,000
    October 19atIllinoisNo. 4
  • Champaign, IL
  • L 13–3469,619
    October 26No. 20MichiganNo. 14
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
  • L 7–2464,680[4]
    November 2Indianadagger
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • W 34–062,258–63,206[5]
    November 9at No. 5Iowa
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
  • L 20–4458,103
    November 16at No. 4Michigan State
  • East Lansing, MI
  • L 13–4265,718
    November 23No. 18Wisconsin
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
  • L 6–1461,891
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "1957 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  • ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Charles Johnson (October 27, 1957). "Michigan Takes Jug With 24-7 Win; Minnesota Rallies To Stave Off Rout". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. S1, S4 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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