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 year)
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)

1957 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#3 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#6 Iowa	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
#19 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

The 1957 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1957 college 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#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 28, 1957	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 6-26	19,000
October 5, 1957	#9 Oregon State*		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 13-22	34,500
October 12, 1957	#4 Minnesota		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 6-41	38,000
October 19, 1957	at #18 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 14-34	71,513
October 26, 1957	Iowa		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 0-6	42,719
November 2, 1957	at #8 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 6-47	79,635
November 9, 1957	Wisconsin		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		L 12-41	32,250
November 16, 1957	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		L 0-27	32,507
November 23, 1957	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)		L 0-27	27,017
*Non-conference game.