1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football Central Intercollegiate Conference CIC 11–0 5–0 Carnie Smith 9th Brandenburg Stadium NAIA national championCIC champion NAIA Championship (Holiday Bowl) W 27–26 vs. 1957 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale The 1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburg State College (now known as Pittsburg State University) as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1957 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Carnie Smith, the Gorillas compiled a perfect 11–0 record (5–0 against CIC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 347 to 79. They won the CIC championship and defeated 1957 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale, 27–26, before a national television audience in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA championship.Pittsburg State Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse October 30, 2021 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburg_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150906105200/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburg_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php 2015-09-06http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 Archived copy August 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Carnie Smith was the unanimous pick as the CIC Coach of the Year, and Tom Miller was named the CIC Lineman of the Year. A total of eleven Pittsburg State players were included on the All-CIC teams selected by the United Press (UP): quarterback John Matous (UP-2); halfbacks Dick Adamson (UP-1) and Bill Samuels (UP-2); fullback John Ewing (UP-1); end Carroll Cobble (UP-1); tackles Ted Stahura (UP-1) and Leonard Mansfield (UP-1); guards Miller (UP-1) and Kenny Yoss (UP-2); and center Robert Gordon (UP-2).Pick Mohlman As Top Back Atchison Daily Glove December 2, 1957 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88043501/pick-mohlman-as-top-back/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 14 1957 Truman State Bulldogs Truman State Brandenburg Stadium Pittsburg, KS W 40-14 September 21 at 1957 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State SMS Stadium Springfield, MO W 13-0 Pittsburg Downs Bruins Springfield Leader and Press September 22, 1957 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88057993/pittsburg-downs-bruins/ Newspapers.com September 28 1957 Warrensburg State Mules Warrensburg State Brandenburg Stadium Pittsburg, KS W 31-0 Pittsburg Blanks Mules The Kansas City Star September 25, 1957 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88057239/pittsburg-blanks-mules/ Newspapers.com October 5 at 1957 Missouri Mines Miners Missouri Mines Rolla, MO W 14-6 October 12 1957 St. Benedict's Ravens St. Benedict's Brandenburg Field Pittsburg, KS W 17-13 Pittsburg 17, St. Benedict's 13: Gorillas Frustrate Raven Bid For Lead In CIC Race The Atchison Daily Globe October 13, 1957 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88058345/pittsburg-17-st-benedicts-13/ Newspapers.com October 19 1957 Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State Brandenburg Stadium Pittsburg, KS W 54-0 October 26 at 1957 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Francis G. Welch Stadium Topeka, KS W 21-6 Gorillas Still Undefeated The Atchison Daily Globe October 27, 1957 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88060040/gorillas-still-undefeated/ Newspapers.com November 2 at 1957 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State Emporia, KS W 46-0 November 9 1957 Southwestern Moundbuilders Southwestern (KS) Brandenburg Stadium Pittsburg, KS W 64-7 Gorillas Clinch Title St. Joseph News-Press November 10, 1957 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88059681/gorillas-clinch-title/ Newspapers.com November 16 at 1957 Northeastern State Redmen Northeastern State Tahleuah, OK W 20-7 Unbeaten Gorillas Make NSC Redmen Victim No. 10 Muskogee Sunday Phoenix & Times-Democrat November 17, 1957 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88044427/unbeaten-gorillas/ Newspapers.com December 21 1957 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale St. Petersburg, FL (Holiday Bowl) W 27-26 7,500 Pittsburg Upends Hillsdale, 27-26 Fort Myers News-Press December 22, 1957 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88041216/pittsburg-upends-hillsdale-27-26/ Newspapers.com References Pittsburg State Category:Pittsburg State Gorillas football seasons Category:NAIA football national champions Category:Central Intercollegiate Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Pittsburg State Gorillas football