1957 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1957

| team = Central Michigan Chippewas

| sport = football

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| conference = Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = IIAC

| record = 4–6

| conf_record = 4–2

| head_coach = Kenneth Kelly

| hc_year = 7th

| mvp = Gordon Rinquist

| captain =

| stadium = Alumni Field

}}

{{1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1957 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College, which was renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 4–6 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 222 to 220.{{cite web|title=Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide|publisher=Central Michigan University|accessdate=July 20, 2016|pages=100, 110|year=2015|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026171041/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cmu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015-Football-Media-Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The team's statistical leaders included Herb Kipke with 511 passing yards and Walter Beach with 1,084 rushing yards and 313 receiving yards.2015 Media Guide, pp. 88-89. Guard Gordon Rinquist received the team's Most Valuable Player award.2015 Media Guide, p. 95. Three Central Michigan players (Beach, Rinquist, and fullback Theo Winieckie) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.2015 Media Guide, p. 96.

Schedule

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|September 14|vs|{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}|Arthur Hill Stadium|Saginaw, MI|L 7-14||

|September 21| |Western Michigan|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)|L 0-33||

|September 28| |{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Hillsdale Dales|title=Hillsdale}}|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|L 14-35||

|October 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Illinois State Redbirds|title=Illinois State Normal}}| |Normal, IL|L 20-24||

|October 11|at|Eastern Michigan|Briggs Field|Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)|L 6-39||{{cite news|title=Fifth Loss for Chips: Eastern Michigan Has Easy Time Winning Over Central, 39-6|newspaper=The Lansing State Journal|date=October 12, 1957|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17023023/fifth_loss_for_chips_eastern_michigan/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 19| |Northern Illinois|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 52-12||

|October 26|at|Louisville|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|L 0-40|5,500|{{cite news|title=U. of L. Hands Cent. Michigan 40 to 0 Beating|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Larry Boeck|date=October 27, 1957|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32428242/u_of_l_hands_cent_michigan_40_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 2| |Eastern Illinois|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 61-6||{{cite news |title=Central Michigan in 61-6 Romp |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108443279/lansing-state-journal/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |work=Lansing State Journal |agency=United Press |date=November 3, 1957 |page=64 |via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9|at|Southern Illinois|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 21-12||

|November 16| |{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 39-7||

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Central Michigan) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/129/stats/12711 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 14, 2022 }}

References

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