1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

The 1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team represented Pittsburg State University during the 1957 NAIA football season. The team won the NAIA championship.[1]

1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football
NAIA national champion CIC champion
NAIA Championship (Holiday Bowl), W 27–26 vs. Hillsdale
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Conference
1957 record	11–0 (5–0 CIC)
Head coach	Carnie Smith (9th season)
Home stadium	Brandenburg Stadium

1957 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pittsburg State $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
St. Benedict's	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Fort Hays State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Washburn	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Emporia State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Southwestern (KS)	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	Truman State		W 40–14
September 21	at Missouri State		W 13–0
September 28	Central Missouri		W 31–0
October 5	at Missouri S&T		W 14–6
October 12	Benedictine		W 17–13
October 19	Fort Hays State		W 54–0
October 26	at Washburn		W 21–6
November 2	at Emporia State		W 46–0
November 9	Southwestern		W 64–7
November 16	at Northeastern State		W 20–7
December 21	Hillsdale		W 27–26

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)