1957 college football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1957 Oklahomahttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=199 Archived copy 2009-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090816164013/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=199 2009-08-16 dead September 20 – November 30, 1957 6 December 28, 1957 January 1, 1958 Auburn (AP)Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) John David Crow (halfback, Texas A&M) The 1957 college football season was the 89th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It concluded with two teams having claim to the major college national championship: Auburn compiled a 10–0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press (AP) writers poll and No. 2 in the final United Press International (UPI) coaches poll. Auburn has also been recognized as national champion by Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, Sagarin Ratings, and Williamson System.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 January 4, 2019 113, 120 Auburn was ineligible for a bowl game, however, having been placed on probation by the Southeastern Conference, after having paid two high school players $500 apiece."Auburn Barred From Bowl Games, Placed on Probation by S.E.C.," Charleston Gazette, February 14, 1956, p13 Ohio State compiled an 8–1 regular season record and was ranked No. 1 in the final UPI coaches poll."Auburn or Ohio State-Which Is Grid Champ?", Montana Standard (Butte, MT), December 3, 1957, p11 They would go on to defeat Oregon in the Rose Bowl, and after the bowls were given the Grantland Rice Award representative of the national championship by the Football Writers Association of America.International News Service January 4, 1958 Ohio State Is Winner Of Grantland Rice Award https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-1957-grantland-rice-awa/149053724/ The Buffalo News New York City Buffalo June 10, 2024 The Buckeyes received two of the five first-place votes in the balloting conducted by Look Magazine. In the voting by a five-man panel, Ohio State got eight points to five apiece for Auburn, Navy, and Michigan State. Other notable teams from the 1957 season include: Florida A&M (9–0, black college national champion); Pittsburg State (11–0, NAIA national champion); Arizona State (10–0, top-ranked offense outscored opponents, 397 to 66); and Middle Tennessee (10–0, Ohio Valley champion). John David Crow of Texas A&M won the Heisman Trophy, and Bob Reifsnyder of Navy won the Maxwell Award. The statistical leaders among the major college teams included Washington State quarterback Bob Newman with 1,444 yards of total offense, Utah quarterback Lee Grosscup with 1,398 passing yards, and Arizona State halfback Leon Burton with 1,126 rushing yards and 96 points scored. Conference and program changes Conference changes One conference began play in 1957: Gulf Coast Athletic Conference – active through the 1963 season One conference played its final season in 1957: Central Church College Conference – conference active since the 1951 season Membership changes School 1956 Conference 1957 Conference Cincinnati Bearcats Independent Missouri Valley Detroit Titans Missouri Valley Independent East Tennessee State Buccaneers VSAC Ohio Valley North Texas State College Eagles Gulf Coast Missouri Valley Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Missouri Valley Independent Season chronology September In the preseason poll released on September 16, the defending champion Sooners of the University of Oklahoma—who had won 40 consecutive games dating back to 1953—were the first place choice for 127 of 174 writers casting votes, followed by Texas A&M, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Tennessee.http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/ Archived copy 2009-01-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111002010550/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/ 2011-10-02 As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games. September 20 - Abner Haynes and Leon King suited up for North Texas State College against Texas Western at Kidd Field in El Paso, marking the first time a major college football team based in Texas fielded African-American players. King scored a 33-yard touchdown, while Haynes had a long touchdown run called back "despite never stepping out of bounds and the whistle not blowing until he crossed the goal line." Texas Western escaped with a 14–13 win.https://swcroundup.com/news/2018/10/3/the-1957-north-texastexas-western-game-and-the-integration-of-texas-college-football https://web.archive.org/web/20190810212114/https://swcroundup.com/news/2018/10/3/the-1957-north-texastexas-western-game-and-the-integration-of-texas-college-football dead August 10, 2019 The 1957 North Texas/Texas Western Game and the Integration of Texas College Football The SWC Round-Up September 20–21 - The U.S. Air Force Academy, founded two years earlier played its first major college schedule in 1957. The Falcons made their debut at UCLA on Friday night and lost 47–0. They would finish their first season 3–6–1, but were undefeated the following year. On Saturday, No. 1 Oklahoma won at No. 8 Pittsburgh 26–0, breaking the all-time record for consecutive wins. No. 2 Texas A&M beat Maryland 21–13 in a game at Dallas. No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Tennessee had not yet begun their seasons. No. 11 Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 13–0 and rose to third, while No. 12 Navy won 46–6 at Boston College and rose to fifth. The first AP poll was No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 Navy. September 28 - No. 1 Oklahoma was idle. No. 2 Texas A&M won at Texas Tech 21–0 and No. 3 Georgia Tech played to a scoreless tie with No. 15 SMU. No. 4 Michigan State beat Indiana 54–0. No. 5 Navy beat visiting William & Mary 33–6. No. 6 Minnesota, which beat Washington 46–7, and No. 7 Duke, which had beaten Virginia 40–0, rose into the top five. The next poll was No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Duke, and No. 5 Texas A&M. October October 5 - No. 1 Oklahoma beat Iowa State 40–14. No. 2 Michigan State won at California 19–0. No. 3 Minnesota beat visiting Purdue 21–17, No. 4 Duke beat Maryland 14–0, and No. 5 Texas A&M won at Missouri 28–0. The next poll was No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Duke. October 12 - A crowd of 75,504 watched in Dallas as No. 1 Oklahoma had a difficult time with unranked Texas; the Longhorns picked off four passes and the score was 7–7 at the half before the Sooners preserved their winning streak 21–7 in a game that wasn't pretty."Sooners Pressed in 21–7 Triumph," Oakland Tribune, October 13, 1957, p61 At the same time, No. 2 Michigan State won 35–6 at No. 6 Michigan, leading the AP voters to re-evaluate. No. 3 Texas A&M won 28–6 over Houston. No. 4 Minnesota won 41–6 at Northwestern. No. 5 Duke narrowly beat No. 15 Rice in Houston, 7–6. The Spartans took over the top spot in the next poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Duke. October 19 - No. 1 Michigan State lost 20–13 to Purdue and fell out of the top five, while No. 2 Oklahoma beat Kansas 47–0 and reclaimed the top spot. No. 3 Texas A&M won 7–0 at TCU and No. 4 Minnesota lost at Illinois 34–14. No. 5 Duke beat Wake Forest 34–7, and No. 6 Iowa beat No. 13 Wisconsin 21–7, while No. 9 Auburn beat Georgia Tech 3–0 in Atlanta and rose to fifth place in the polls. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 Iowa, No. 4 Duke, and No. 5 Auburn. October 26 - No. 1 Oklahoma edged Colorado 14–13, and lost the top spot again, despite being 5–0. No. 2 Texas A&M beat Baylor 14–0 and replaced the Sooners in the next poll. No. 3 Iowa won 6–0 at Northwestern and rose to third. No. 4 Duke went to neighboring Raleigh to play No. 11 North Carolina State and ended with a 14–14 tie. No. 5 Auburn won at Houston 48–7. No. 7 Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh 13–7 and rose to fifth. The next poll: No. 1 Texas A&M, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Iowa, No. 4 Auburn, and No. 5 Notre Dame. November November 2 - No. 1 Texas A&M got past No. 11 Arkansas 7–6 in Fayetteville, and No. 2 Oklahoma won at Kansas State 13–0. No. 3 Iowa played No. 12 Michigan to a 21–21 tie, and No. 4 Auburn beat No. 19 Florida 13–0. No. 5 Notre Dame lost 20–6 to visiting No. 16 Navy, and No. 6 Michigan State won 21–7 at Wisconsin to rise into the top five. The next poll: No. 1 Texas A&M, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 Iowa. November 9 - No. 1 Texas A&M beat SMU 19–6 and No. 2 Oklahoma won at Missouri 39–14. No. 3 Auburn beat No. 17 Mississippi State 15–7 in Birmingham, No. 4 Michigan State beat No. 15 Notre Dame 34–6, and No. 5 Iowa beat Minnesota 44–20. The poll remained unchanged. November 16 - No. 1 Texas A&M lost 7–6 to No. 20 Rice in Houston. No. 2 Oklahoma had won a record 47 consecutive games when they hosted Notre Dame. The Irish, 4–2 and on a losing streak, were an 18–point underdog coming into Norman. The Sooners, who had scored in 123 consecutive games dating back to 1945, were unable to reach the end zone, but had held off the Irish on two goal line stands. In the final minutes, Notre Dame was on the 3–yard line on fourth down, when Dick Lynch "crossed up the Sooners" and ran around right end for a touchdown. Oklahoma's desperate passing drive at game's end was stopped by a Notre Dame interception, and the crowd of 62,000 was stunned into silence... and then stood up and applauded for both the Sooners and the Irish. Oklahoma's previous defeat, more than four years earlier, had been at the hands of Notre Dame as well."Irish Down Sooners In Stunning 7–0 Upset," Ada (Okla.) Evening News, November 17, 1957, p9 Final score: Notre Dame 7, Oklahoma 0. No. 3 Auburn beat Georgia 6–0 at Columbus, Georgia while No. 4 Michigan State beat Minnesota 42–13. No. 5 Iowa lost 17–13 at No. 6 Ohio State; the 7–1 Buckeyes rose to third, while the 6–1–1 Hawkeyes fell to eighth. No. 8 Mississippi, which beat No. 7 Tennessee 14–7 in Memphis, rose to fifth. The next poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Texas A&M, and No. 5 Mississippi. November 23 - No. 1 Michigan State closed its season with a 27–0 win over Kansas State, but fell to third. No. 2 Auburn won at Florida State 29–7. As the only unbeaten (9–0) school among the majors, Auburn was voted No. 1 in the AP poll. No. 3 Ohio State wrapped up its season with a win 31–14 at No. 19 Michigan and was first in the UPI poll. No. 4 Texas A&M and No. 5 Mississippi were idle, while No. 6 Oklahoma won 53–6 at Nebraska and returned to the top five. The poll: No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 Texas A&M, and No. 5 Oklahoma. November 28–30 - Thanksgiving Day saw Bear Bryant's No. 4 Texas A&M team lose 9–7 to Texas. On Saturday, No. 1 Auburn shut out rival Alabama 40–0 at their annual meeting in Birmingham to close its season 10–0, while the Crimson Tide finished at 2–7–1. Bryant, who had transformed the Aggies from a 1–9 team in 1953 to a contender (Texas A&M was undefeated in 1956, and their two losses in 1957 were by a total of three points), would accept the job as head coach at his alma mater Alabama at season's end. No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan State were both 8–1 in the regular season, but Ohio State was 7–0 in Big Ten play, compared to the 5–1 Spartans, and got the Rose Bowl bid against unranked Oregon. No. 5 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 53–6 and prepared for the Orange Bowl. No. 8 Navy, which won the Army–Navy Game 14–0 in Philadelphia, finished with an 8–1–1 record, a bid to meet SWC champion Rice in the Cotton Bowl, and a fifth-place finish in the final poll. The services were split as to the national champion. The AP Trophy went to Auburn, the choice of a majority of writers for No. 1, and the only major college program to finish unbeaten (Arizona State, then a lesser power, also finished 10–0). Auburn, however, was on probation and was ineligible for a bowl (conference runner-up Mississippi received the SEC's automatic slot in the Sugar Bowl), and the UPI coaches poll awarded No. 1 to the Ohio State Buckeyes (8–1). Both Auburn and Ohio State are recognized in the NCAA Football Guidebook as unofficial national champions for 1957. The final AP poll was: No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 Navy, while the UPI poll was No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 Iowa. Conference standings Major conference standings Major independents Minor conference standings Non-major independents NAIA standings Bowl games 1957–58 NCAA football bowl games Major bowls Wednesday, January 1, 1958 Bowl Winner Runner-up Orange No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners 48 No. 16 Duke Blue Devils 21 Sugar No. 7 Mississippi Rebels 39 No. 11 Texas Longhorns7 Cotton No. 5 Navy Midshipmen 20 No. 8 Rice Owls7 Rose No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 10 No. 17 Oregon Ducks7 Other bowls Bowl Location Date Winner Score Runner-up Sun El Paso, TXJanuary 1Louisville34–20Drake Gator Jacksonville, FL December 28 No. 13 Tennessee3–0 No. 9 Texas A&M Small college Bowl Location Date Winner Score Runner-up Tangerine Orlando, FLJanuary 1East Texas State10–9Mississippi Southern NAIA postseason The 1957 NAIA football season was the second season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season culminated in the second annual NAIA Football National Championship, played in 1957 at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 8, 2015 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was also called the Holiday Bowl. ChampionshipDecember 21, 1957Holiday Bowl1957 NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1957_NAIA_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 8, 2015 Pittsburg State 27 1957 Hillsdale Dales Hillsdale 26 Final polls 1957 college football rankings Final polls were released in the first week of December. auto + AP Poll Rank Team 1st Points1Auburn 210 3,1232Ohio State71 2,6463 Michigan State 30 2,5504 Oklahoma 22 2,1825 Navy 6 1,9156 Iowa 7 1,5697 Ole Miss 3 1,3168 Rice - 1,1869 Texas A&M - 77610 Notre Dame - 60811 Texas - 40912 Arizona State 10 32413 Tennessee - 17514 Mississippi State - 21715 NC State - 14516 Duke - 10117 Florida - 9118 Army - 8919 Wisconsin - 8720 VMI 1 86 4em + UP poll Rank Team 1st Points1Ohio State143072Auburn112903Michigan State82834Oklahoma -1955Iowa -1926Navy -1777Rice -1178Ole Miss -819Notre Dame -6010Texas A&M -5811Texas -36 12Arizona State 23213Army -1913Duke -19 13Wisconsin -1916Tennessee -817Oregon -718Clemson -618UCLA -620NC State -5 Undefeated teams Thirteen college football teams finished the 1957 season with unbeaten and untied records: Team Record Pointsfor Pointsagainst Notes Arlington State 12–042562Pioneer Conference and Junior Rose Bowl champion Pittsburg 11–034779Central Intercollegiate, Holiday Bowl, and NAIA national champion Arizona State 10–039766Border Conference champion, AP/UP No. 12 Auburn 10–020728SEC and AP poll national champion Middle Tennessee10–024140Ohio Valley Conference champion Florida A&M 9–034342SIAC and black college national champion Idaho State 9–028085Rocky Mountain Conference champion Ripon 8–027077Midwest Conference champion St. Norbert 8–025084Independent West Chester 8–032640PSTCC champion Fairmont State 7–014742WVIAC champion Juniata 7–025327Independent Hobart 6–014150Independent "16 Collegiate Elevens Enjoy Perfect Seasons", The New York Times. December 2, 1957. Page 44. Retrieved March 15, 2011. Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total John David Crow Texas A&M HB 241 176 108 1,183 Alex Karras Iowa DT 128 109 91 693 Walt Kowalczyk Michigan State HB 116 93 96 630 Lou Michaels Kentucky OT 60 57 36 330 Tom Forrestal Navy QB 34 42 46 216 Bob Anderson Army HB 25 45 39 204 Dan Currie Michigan State C 49 16 18 197 Clendon Thomas Oklahoma HB 21 39 44 185 Lee Grosscup Utah QB 21 28 28 147 Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dPRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5619%2C801187 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Heisman vote goes to Crow by wide edge December 4, 1957 2Dhttp://heisman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=23&path=football Heisman Trophy John David Crow 1957 January 30, 2017 Statistical leaders Individual Total offense The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1957 season: Major college RankPlayerTeamGamesPlays Total Yds TdRTouchdowns-for-which-responsible is player's total of touchdowns scored and touchdown passes thrown1Bob NewmanWashington State102631444162Bill AustinRutgers92731425153Dwight NicholsIowa State103111419124Bob StranskyColorado102151387155Tom GreeneHoly Cross92121381166Lee GrosscupUtah101821274157Ken FordHardin-Simmons102281247188King HillRice101721244109Randy DuncanIowa915411831510Tom ForrestalNavy10191116910 Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1958 National Collegiate Athletic Association 67 Small college Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds1Stan JacksonCal Poly Pomona930121452Terry StevensUpper Iowa927119143Norm JarockSt. Ambrose818715584Jack RedwineFlorence State1018914385BowlenOregon College of Education815614286Brad HustadLuther921914016WebbSt. Ambrose822814018FieldsWhittier914813559Lenny LylesLouisville9132134610Larry MagilliganHofstra102201343 Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1958 National Collegiate Athletic Association 75 Passing The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1957 season: Major college RankPlayerTeamGamesCompl.Att.Pct.Compl.Yds.Int.TDs1Ken FordHardin-Simmons10115205.561125411142Bob NewmanWashington State10104188.553139113133Lee GrosscupUtah1094137.68613982104Bob WintersUtah State1092179.5141139975Billy BakerFurman1088150.587846566Tom FloresPacific1082184.4469801057Tom ForrestalNavy1080159.50311171788Jon DouglasStanford1078146.5349576109Roger LaBrascaDrake874145.510105410129Tom GreeneHoly Cross974159.46512971211 Small college RankPlayerTeamGamesCompl.Att.Pct.Compl.Yds.Int.TDs1Jay RoelenPepperdine9106214.495142816132Stan JacksonCal Poly Pomona9105231.45518698183Ken FujiiNevada91022054981116764Larry MagilliganHofstra1093189.492130312155WebbSt. Ambrose888168.52414336136GreenChattanooga108717549711911977AylingAlma981158.51310918118VickEvansville779152.52011801279ParrishLinfield976160.4751102121710SochorSan Francisco State1072124.5811050111517Bobby BeathardCal Poly963126.5008848318GoodnightDePauw86299.626946411 Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1958 National Collegiate Athletic Association 76 Rushing The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg1Leon BurtonArizona State1011261179.622Bob StranskyColorado1010971835.993Bob AndersonArmy99831536.424Bill AustinRutgers99461934.905Chuck SheaStanford108401635.156Jim BakhtiarVirginia108221944.247Clendon ThomasOklahoma108161306.288Jim TaylorLSU107621624.709Nub BeamerOregon State107601734.3910Wray CarltonDuke107491435.2411Don PerkinsNew Mexico107441126.6412Bob McAniffCornell97001405.0013Jim ShofnerTCU106821315.2114Bobby MulgadoArizona State106811215.6315Pete HartHardin-Simmons106691205.5816Bobby CravensKentucky106691414.7417Dwight NicholsIowa State106682113.1718Pete DawkinsArmy96651245.3619Jim PaceMichigan96641235.4020Jim ShanleyOregon106641683.95 Small college Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg1Brad HustadLuther914012196.402FieldsWhittier913551489.163Norm JarockSt. Norbert813061488.824Lenny LylesLouisville912011239.765Walter BeachCentral Michigan1010841407.746Dick MaggardCollege of Idaho1010491765.967Tom DingleWooster910221795.718PolkinghorneWashington U.810091566.479SmithDenison99961516.6010FingerhutSaint Joseph's99821337.38 Receiving The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Player Team Games Receptions ReceivingYards Touchdowns1Stuart VaughanUtah105375652Gary KappUtah State104563343Don EllingsenWashington State104555944Fred DuganDayton103754635Jim GibbonsIowa93658746Al JamisonColgate93342067Jerry MertensDrake82950968Gene LeekArizona102931019Chuck ChatfieldPacific1028404110Pete JokanovichNavy283399 Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1958 National Collegiate Athletic Association 69 Small college Rank Player Team Games Receptions ReceivingYards Touchdowns 1Jim WhitakerNevada94052742Donald BaldwinHofstra103947963Lawson PersleyMississippi Vocational83666774Ron CreccoMarietta83658025Don HoganCal Poly Pomona93566076Larry GatesEvansville73355647Bob HerrickNorth Dakota83354268WalkerSan Diego93345269Rudy OsunaPepperdine933346310Clint WestemeyerSt. Ambrose8315534 Scoring The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG1Leon BurtonArizona State9616002Bobby MulgadoArizona State9393613Jim TaylorLSU86121404Bob AndersonArmy8414005Dick ChristyNC State8313216Billy AtkinsAuburn82111317Joe BellandArizona State7813008Bob StranskyColorado7712509Bill AustinRutgers74122010Wray CarltonDuke711011011Pete DawkinsArmy66110011Merrill DouglasUtah66110013Overton CurtisUtah State6396114Jim WigginsOklahoma State62102015OldhamNavy61719016Albert KorpakDetroit60812016Jim PaceMichigan60100017MaynardTexas Western59811018Bobby JordanVMI5692019Jim ShanleyOregon5490019Bobby GordonTennessee5490019Eddie DoveColorado5490019Don ClarkOhio State5490019Walt KowalczykMichigan State5490019Joe FrancisOregon State5490019Claude ChaneyDayton5490019Jack FanningWashington State5490019Clendon ThomasOklahoma54900 Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1958 National Collegiate Athletic Association 72 Small college Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG1Lenny LylesLouisville13221602Bill GromanHeidelberg11419003MohlmanSt. Benedict's109161304BullardLenoir Rhyne10217004JarockSt. Norbert10217004HerakovichRose Poly10217007IglehartWiley97122508HenleyHuron9616009PhilpottFresno State941410010AbrahamianTufts921480 Team Total offense The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Arizona State106724449444.92Colorado107434152415.23Navy107193844384.44Iowa95993459384.35Michigan State96693455383.96Army96483376375.17Oklahoma107763600360.08Ole Miss106733556355.69Utah106283476347.69Rice106723476347.6 Small college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Denison96313877430.82Ripon84853418427.33Florida A&M73992913416.14Saint Joseph's96203700411.15St. Norbert85473242405.36Lincoln (MO)95643523391.47Amherst85943120390.08Williams74592712387.49William Jewell95743482386.910Tufts85403033379.1 Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1958 National Collegiate Athletic Association 77 Rushing offense The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game 1Colorado322.42Ole Miss305.73Ohio State297.94Army297.15Oklahoma297.06Arizona State292.27Wisconsin270.88Michigan State263.09Princeton258.110Miami (FL)254.0 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game 1Denison372.12Florida A&M359.73Lincoln (MO)351.84Saint Joseph's350.95Tufts339.36Luther329.47St. Norbert310.68Whittier304.19William Jewell302.910Louisville298.9 Passing offense The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Utah195.22Washington State180.83Holy Cross167.64Arizona154.05Drake153.96Arizona State152.77Hardin-Simmons151.08Navy146.99Iowa143.210Penn State131.9 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game1Cal Poly Pomona236.02St. Ambrose191.53Mississippi Vocational182.64Hillsdale169.65Evansville168.76Pepperdine166.87Ripon160.58Grambling158.39North Dakota157.510Upper Iowa153.9 Total defense The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Auburn105291330133.02Navy105541626162.63Georgia Tech105461778177.84Tennessee105741847184.75Michigan State95561724191.66Miami (FL)105792002200.27TCU105702022202.28Florida94941822202.49Cincinnati105562065206.510Ole Miss105612074207.4 Small college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1West Chester946281290.22Florida A&M7319739105.63Livingstone94281059117.74Saint Joseph's94631073119.25Susquehanna6284724120.76Norfolk State6250751125.27Juniata7378905129.38Shaw83991077134.69St. Augustine's7299976139.410North Carolina A&T84141154144.3 Rushing defense The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Auburn67.42Miami (FL)99.83Arizona State103.54Princeton108.25Navy109.66Iowa112.77Boston College114.78Michigan State117.29Cincinnati122.010Syracuse123.0 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game1West Chester27.92Florida A&M48.13Allen71.64Prairie View73.05South Carolina State74.36Juniata75.67Norfolk State77.58Saint Joseph's77.99Buffalo78.110Livingstone81.8 Passing defense The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1957 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Georgia Tech33.42Missouri40.33Tulane41.34VPI48.55Ole Miss50.06Tennessee50.17Navy53.07Florida53.09Kentucky53.110Texas A&M53.4 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game1Lake Forest25.02North Carolina College29.73Haverford31.74Livingstone34.15South Carolina State34.96Vermont35.87Howard36.68Susquehanna37.59Coe38.910Wilkes40.1 See also 1957 College Football All-America Team References