1957 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1957 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
1957 record	4–5–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach	Jim Myers (1st season)
Captain	John Falter, Marv Walter
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
Seasons

1957 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Oklahoma	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Kansas	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Colorado	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Nebraska	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Jim Myers, the Cyclones compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 160 to 142. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Brian Dennis, left tackle Andris Poncius, left guard Bob Bird, center Jack Falter, right guard Dave Munger, right tackle Don Metcalf, right end Jim Stuelke, quarterback Marv Walter, left halfback Dwight Nichols, right halfback Jim Lary, and fullback Bob Harden. John Falter and Marv Walter were the team captains.

The team's statistical leaders included Dwight Nichols with 668 rushing yards and 751 passing yards, Brian Dennis with 252 receiving yards, and Dwight Nichols and Terry Ingram with 24 points each. Dwight Nichols was selected as a first-team all-conference player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Denver*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 10–0
September 28	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	T 7–7
October 5	at No. 1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 14–40
October 12	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 21–6
October 19	Missouri	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 13–35
October 26	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 10–14
November 2	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 0–20
November 9	Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 13–0
November 16	South Dakota*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 33–0
November 23	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 21–38
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game