1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football
NAIA national champion
CIC champion
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Conference
Record11–0 (5–0 CIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBrandenburg Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pittsburg State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
St. Benedict's 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Emporia State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant

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 Hillsdale, 27–26, before a national television audience in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA championship.[1][2]

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).[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Truman State
W 40–14
September 21at Southwest Missouri State
W 13–0[4]
September 28Warrensburg State
  • Brandenburg Stadium
  • Pittsburg, KS
W 31–0[5]
October 5at Missouri MinesRolla, MOW 14–6
October 12St. Benedict's
  • Brandenburg Field
  • Pittsburg, KS
W 17–13[6]
October 19Fort Hays State
  • Brandenburg Stadium
  • Pittsburg, KS
W 54–0
October 26at Washburn
W 21–6[7]
November 2at Emporia StateEmporia, KSW 46–0
November 9Southwestern (KS)
  • Brandenburg Stadium
  • Pittsburg, KS
W 64–7[8]
November 16at Northeastern StateTahleuah, OKW 20–7[9]
December 21HillsdaleSt. Petersburg, FL (Holiday Bowl)W 27–267,500[10]

References

  1. ^ "Pittsburg State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Pick Mohlman As Top Back". Atchison Daily Glove. December 2, 1957. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pittsburg Downs Bruins". Springfield Leader and Press. September 22, 1957. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pittsburg Blanks Mules". The Kansas City Star. September 25, 1957. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pittsburg 17, St. Benedict's 13: Gorillas Frustrate Raven Bid For Lead In CIC Race". The Atchison Daily Globe. October 13, 1957. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gorillas Still Undefeated". The Atchison Daily Globe. October 27, 1957 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gorillas Clinch Title". St. Joseph News-Press. November 10, 1957. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Unbeaten Gorillas Make NSC Redmen Victim No. 10". Muskogee Sunday Phoenix & Times-Democrat. November 17, 1957 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pittsburg Upends Hillsdale, 27-26". Fort Myers News-Press. December 22, 1957. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.