1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Wisconsin Badgers
| sport = football
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| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| CoachRank = 15
| APRank = 19
| record = 6–3
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Milt Bruhn
| hc_year = 2nd
| mvp = Dan Lewis
| captain = William Gehler
| stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
}}
{{1957 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1957
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 60–6
| attend = 52,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 45–13
| attend = 38,889
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-west-virginia-swamped-by/138906727/|work=Miami Sunday News|title=West Virginia swamped by surprising Wisconsin|date=October 6, 1957|accessdate=January 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| score = 23–14
| attend = 40,507
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–21
| attend = 58,147
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 13–16
| attend = 51,051
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 7–21
| attend = 49,826
| source = {{cite news|title=Michigan State Shackles Wisconsin, 21-7: Spartans Keep Title, Rose Bowl Hopes Alive|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|author=Henry J. McCormick|date=November 3, 1957|pages=1, 4 (sports)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-michigan-state-s/167396236/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 41–12
| attend = 32,250
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 24–13
| attend = 52,384
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–6
| attend = 62,939
}}
}}
Team players in the 1958 NFL draft
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Back | 6 | 73 | Detroit Lions |
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| Rocco Cinelli | Tackle | 11 | 125 | Chicago Bears |
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| Sid Williams | Back | 11 | 129 | New York Giants |
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References
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Further reading
- Haney, Richard Carlton. "[http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/wmh/id/49725 Canceled Due to Racism: The Wisconsin Badger Football Games against Louisiana State in 1957 and 1958]". Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 92, no. 1 (Autumn 2008): 44-53.
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