1957 St. Norbert Green Knights football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1957

| team = St. Norbert Green Knights

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Independent

| record = 8–0

| head_coach = Mel Nicks

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = J. R. Minahan Stadium

}}

{{1957 NCAA College Division independents football records}}

The 1957 St. Norbert Green Knights football team was an American football team that represented St. Norbert College as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mel Nicks, the Knights compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 84. The team played home games at Minahan Stadium in De Pere, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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|September 14||{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Eau Claire State Blugolds|title=Eau Claire State}}|Minahan Stadium|De Pere, WI|W 33-6||

|September 21||{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Carroll Pioneers|title=Carroll (WI)}}|Minahan Stadium|De Pere, WI|W 38-13||

|September 28|at|{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Mankato State Indians|title=Mankato State}}||Mankato, MN|W 14-6||{{cite news|title=Knights Score in 3rd, Top Mankato 14-6|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=September 30, 1957|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-knights-score-in/143435766/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 6|at|{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Loras Duhawks|title=Loras}}||Dubuque, IA|W 29-7||{{cite news|title=Knights Rip Loras 29-7 for Fourth Straight: Rebound From Early Duhawk Score To Romp|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|author=Len Wagner|date=October 7, 1957|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-knights-rip-lora/143436849/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 12||{{cfb link|year=1957|team=St. Ambrose Fighting Bees|title=St. Ambrose}}|Minahan Stadium|De Pere, WI|W 33-20||

|October 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1957|team=Whitewater State Quakers|title=Whitewater State}}||Whitewater, WI|W 19-7||{{cite news|title=Quakers Get Bad Breaks and Lose to Undefeated St. Norbert, 19-7|newspaper=Janesville Daily Gazette|date=October 28, 1957|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/janesville-daily-gazette-quakers-get-bad/143436335/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 2||Michigan Tech|Minahan Stadium|De Pere, WI|W 43-19||

|November 9||{{cfb link|year=1957|team=La Crosse State Indians|title=La Crosse State}}|Minahan Stadium|De Pere, WI|W 41-6||{{cite news|title=St. Norbert Raps LSC, 41-6: Green Knights Close Season Undefeated|newspaper=La Crosse Tribune|date=November 10, 1957|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-st-norbert-raps-l/143436034/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/614/stats/12711 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 16, 2024 }}{{cite web|title=1957 Football|publisher=St. Norbert College|access-date=March 13, 2024|url=https://athletics.snc.edu/sports/football/schedule/1957}}

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