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The 1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1957 Big Ten season. In their 16th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 in conference games), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 167 to 133.[1]

Record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPRon Hanson
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1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Hanson
CaptainDale Smith
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1956
1958 
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1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State $700910
No. 3 Michigan State510810
No. 6 Iowa411711
No. 19 Wisconsin430630
Purdue430540
Michigan331531
Illinois340450
Minnesota350450
Indiana060180
Northwestern070090
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom Haller (675 passing yards, 51.0% completion percentage), fullback Ray Nitschke (514 rushing yards, 6.5 yards per carry), and end Rich Kreitling (12 receptions for 203 yards).[2] End Ron Hanson was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at UCLA*L 6–1648,714[4]
October 5Colgate*W 40–041,594[5]
October 12at Ohio StateL 7–2182,239[6]
October 19No. 4 Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 34–1369,619[7]
October 26at No. 8 Michigan StateNo. 16L 14–1964,353[8]
November 2Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–2147,690[9]
November 9No. 11 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 20–1946,007[10]
November 16at WisconsinNo. 15L 13–2452,384[11]
November 23Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 27–027,017[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13]
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