1957 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1957 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1957 record	0-9 (0-7 Big 10)
Head coach	Ara Parseghian (2nd season)
MVP	Willmer Fowler
Captain	Bob McKeiver
Captain	Al Viola
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)
Seasons

1957 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/1 Ohio State †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#3/3 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#6/5 Iowa	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
#19/15 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 0-9 record (0-7 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 57.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28, 1957	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	L 6-26	19,000
October 5, 1957	No. 9 Oregon State*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 13-22	34,500
October 12, 1957	No. 4 Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 6-41	38,000
October 19, 1957	at No. 18 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 14-34	71,513
October 26, 1957	No. 3 Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 0-6	42,719
November 2, 1957	at No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	L 6-47	79,635
November 9, 1957	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 12-41	32,250
November 16, 1957	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana	L 0-27	32,507
November 23, 1957	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)	L 0-27	27,017
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game