1957 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1957 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 Big 7)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Missouri 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Colorado 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Nebraska 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big 7 Conference in the 1957 college football season. The team was coached by Bill Jennings and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Before the season

New head coach Jennings had only been on the Nebraska football staff for one year, as backfield coach, before ascending to the top spot. With three new assistants on staff, he faced a very difficult 1957 schedule. A home opener against Washington State would be followed by three straight road games, one of which was against longtime nemesis Pittsburgh. Upon the return to Lincoln there would be one more nonconference game against always-tough Syracuse, the first meeting of these teams since 1929. Now in its 16th year, the long stretch of Nebraska futility would be difficult to halt against this slate.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 pmWashington State*
L 12–3431,152
September 2812:00 pmat Army*
L 0–4216,654
October 51:30 pmat Kansas State
W 14–715,033
October 1211:30 amat No. 20 Pittsburgh*
L 0–3439,493
October 192:00 pmSyracuse*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
L 9–2637,582
October 261:30 pmat Missouri
L 13–1426,058
November 22:00 pmKansasdagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
L 12–1429,987
November 92:00 pmat Iowa State
NBCL 0-136,083
November 162:00 pmColorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
L 0–2729,264
November 232:00 pmNo. 6 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
L 7–3229,844
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Halfback Larry Naviaux
Official Roster
  • 16 Baehr, Bob LT (So.)
  • 19 Boellstorff, Doug RG (So.)
  • 83 Brede, Roger E (So.)
  • 35 Brown, Jerry FB (Sr.)
  • 30 Cifra, George FB (Sr.)
  • 54 Cochran, Michael C (So.)
  • 80 Cook, Clarence E (Sr.)
  • 71 Cowan, Mike RT (Jr.)
  • 47 Dillard, Bennie HB (Jr.)
  • 70 Dohrman, Melvin LT (Jr.)
  • 79 Dunham, Guy LT (Jr.)
  • 84 Engel, Raymond E (Sr.)
  • 66 Fitzgerald, Pat RG (So.)
  • 78 Fleming, Bob RT (So.)
  • 10 Flock, WilliamDean HB (Jr.)
  • 42 George, Leo HB (Sr.)
  • 38 Haman, Gene FB (Sr.)
  • 20 Harshman, George QB (Sr.)
  • 73 Hart, Joseph LT (Sr.)
  • 23 Haskins, Clyde QB (So.)
  • 81 Hawkins, William E (Sr.)
  • 46 Hergenreter, Jim HB (So.)
  • 88 Hilding, Marlin E (Sr.)
  • 64 Howerter, Stuart LG (Sr.)
  • 61 Kampe, Lester RG (Sr.)
  • 13 Klasna, Norman HB (So.)
  • 62 Kleiber, Dick RG (Sr.)
  • 65 Klein, Arthur RG (Sr.)
  • 75 Klingaman, Richard RT (Jr.)
  
  • 44 Krhounek, Roger HB (So.)
  • 82 Lee, Michael E (Jr.)
  • 17 Logue, Mike C (So.)
  • 51 Lyall, Bob C (Sr.)
  • 85 Mangialardi, Chris E (So.)
  • 12 Martz, Max HB (So.)
  • 50 McCashland, Dick C (Jr.)
  • 76 Mongerson, Duane LT (So.)
  • 55 Moore, James C (So.)
  • 43 Naviaux, Larry HB (Jr.)
  • 77 Olson, Don RT (So.)
  • 31 Penney, Don FB (So.)
  • 63 Petersen, Jerry LG (Sr.)
  • 68 Ponsiego, John LG (So.)
  • 52 Prusia, Dick C (Sr.)
  • 74 Rhoda, Donald LT (Sr.)
  • 14 Sandage, Gene HB (Sr.)
  • 86 Sapp, Guy E (Jr.)
  • 32 Schroeder, Jerry FB (So.)
  • 67 Siemer, Dale LG (So.)
  • 22 Stinnett, Roy QB (Jr.)
  • 69 Swartz, David LG (So.)
  • 36 Thomas, Douglas QB (Sr.)
  • 21 Tolly, Harry QB (So.)
  • 87 Tuning, Bill E (So.)
  • 72 Wheeler, Jerry RT (Sr.)
  • 40 Zaruba, Carroll HB (Jr.)
  • 53 Zentic, LeRoy C (So.)

Coaching staff

Name Title First year
in this position		 Years at Nebraska Alma mater
Bill Jennings Head coach 1957 1956–1961 Oklahoma
L. F. "Pop" Klein Assistant coach 1945 1945–1958
Don Strasheim 1954 1954–1958 Nebraska
Don Scarbrough Assistant coach 1956 1956–1961
Dick Monroe 1957 1957–1961
Warren Schmakel 1957 1957–1959
Jack Landry 1957 1957

[2][3]

Game summaries

Washington State

1 2Total
• Washington State 34
Nebraska 12

These teams had only met one time prior, a 21-20 defeat of the Cornhuskers in Lincoln in 1920. The Cougars brought with them a reputation as an outstanding passing offense, and true to form used their game plan to roll up points by air faster than Nebraska could respond by ground. The Bill Jennings era opened with a loss.[4][5]

Army

1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• Army 42

In the first meeting of these teams, the Black Knights of West Point utterly obliterated the Cornhuskers in front of a relatively small Michie Stadium crowd. No matter which way they turned, by air or ground, all of Nebraska's attempts to at least avoid the shutout were thwarted. Army went on to finish the season ranked #18 by the AP Poll.[4][5]

Kansas State

1 2Total
• Nebraska 14
Kansas State 7

The Cornhuskers traveled to Manhattan for the first Big 7 contest of the season, again in front of a sparse crowd. While the Cornhuskers managed only two touchdowns on the day, the hapless Wildcats were unable to move the ball enough to score more than once. Nebraska had notched the first win of the year and improved to 32-7-2 in the Kansas State series to date, but there was little time to celebrate. The difficult road trip to Pittsburgh, now ranked #20 by the AP Poll, was next up.[4][5]

Pittsburgh

1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• #20 Pittsburgh 34

For the second time of the season, Nebraska was dealt a punishing road game shutout defeat, this time at the hands of bitter rival Pittsburgh. The Panthers, who nearly always seemed to have Nebraska's number, improved to 15-3-3 over the Cornhuskers all time with their sixth straight win in the series. Nebraska had now stumbled out to a 1-3 start thanks in part to the grueling schedule, and the situation was not looking like it would improve.[4][5]

Syracuse

1 2Total
• Syracuse 26
Nebraska 9
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 37,582

Renewing an old series last updated in 1929, the Orangemen arrived in Lincoln as Nebraska's final nonconference foe of the year. Unfortunately for the struggling Cornhuskers, the slide continued as Syracuse handled the Big Red's efforts with relative ease. With the win, Syracuse also evened up the all-time series between the programs at 4-4-0.[4][5]

Missouri

1 2Total
Nebraska 13
• Missouri 14
See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

Returning to the Big 7 schedule, the downtrodden Cornhuskers traveled to Columbia to face Missouri, and to defend their custody of the Victory Bell. The tone of the season seemed to be set, however, and Nebraska's three-game winning streak against the Tigers was broken by a painful single-point 13-14 loss. Though the Cornhuskers still held a daunting series lead of 28-19-3, the Bell was handed over to the Tigers.[4][5]

Kansas

1 2Total
• Kansas 14
Nebraska 12
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 29,987

Nebraska's hopes to put up a win for the homecoming crowd in Lincoln were dashed when Kansas arrived and dealt a two-point loss to the Cornhuskers, snapping Nebraska's five-game winning streak over the Jayhawks. The Cornhuskers still held a commanding 46-14-3 series edge, but were now just 1-6 on the season.[4][5]

Iowa State

1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• Iowa State 13
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 6,083

If there was hope for a victory to break the slide, it would have most likely been placed against the Cyclones, over which the Cornhuskers had run off 11 straight wins. Iowa State was well aware of Nebraska's skid, and were not intimidated by the visitors from Lincoln. Not only did the Cyclones snap their losing streak, they also dealt the season's third shutout defeat to the Cornhuskers in front of a surprisingly sparse crowd. This loss was Nebraska's fifth in a row, tying an all-time losing streak record set in 1941 and tied in 1945. The Cornhuskers still held a 41-9-1 lead in the series, but this loss was perhaps the lowest point of a very low season.[4]

Colorado

1 2Total
• Colorado 27
Nebraska 0
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 29,264
See also: Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska had just one more game with any hope of a victory before facing the defending league champion Sooners. Even with home field advantage, however, the Cornhuskers fell again and were handed the year's fourth shutout loss, at the hands of the Buffaloes. Colorado's win narrowed the series to 9-7-0, and set a new Nebraska all-time record of six consecutive losses.[4]

Oklahoma

1 2Total
• #6 Oklahoma 32
Nebraska 7
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 29,844
See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

Any fight that might have been left in Nebraska, as they marched onto the field at Memorial Stadium with only a 1-8 record to show for their work, was quickly expended shortly after the season-ending rivalry with Oklahoma was underway. The Sooners were in fact prevented from scoring in the first quarter, a noteworthy accomplishment when considering the opponent, but Nebraska soon folded under the onslaught and ended the 1957 campaign with another loss, the 15th in a row to Oklahoma. Nebraska's all-time losing streak record was extended to seven with the defeat, as the Sooners took over the series at 17-16-3. Oklahoma went on to finish the season ranked #4 by the AP Poll.[4][5]

After the season

It was known going in that Coach Jennings' first year was going to be a tough season, but that did not soften the sting of a 1-9 final record, the most losses in a single season and the worst overall season record in program history. The only other prior year that the Cornhusker football squad had only pulled down a single win was 1899's 1-7-1 campaign. Nebraska's overall program record tumbled to 352-198-34 (.009), the seventh straight year to see a drop in winning percentage, as the Big 7 history also slipped, to 147-63-12 (.689).

Future professional players

References

  1. ^ "1957 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 296)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Assistant coaches". HuskerMax. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "1950s Nebraska football schedules". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "1958 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 134)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved August 3, 2010.

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