1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team information
American college football season
1957Pittsburg State Gorillas football
NAIA national champion CIC champion
NAIA Championship (Holiday Bowl), W 27–26 vs. Hillsdale
Conference
Central Intercollegiate Conference
Record
11–0 (5–0 CIC)
Head coach
Carnie Smith (9th season)
Home stadium
Brandenburg Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v
t
e
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
The 1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburg State College (now known as Pittsburg State University) as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1957 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Carnie Smith, the Gorillas compiled a perfect 11–0 record (5–0 against CIC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 347 to 79. They won the CIC championship and defeated Hillsdale, 27–26, before a national television audience in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA championship.[1][2]
Carnie Smith was the unanimous pick as the CIC Coach of the Year, and Tom Miller was named the CIC Lineman of the Year. A total of eleven Pittsburg State players were included on the All-CIC teams selected by the United Press (UP): quarterback John Matous (UP-2); halfbacks Dick Adamson (UP-1) and Bill Samuels (UP-2); fullback John Ewing (UP-1); end Carroll Cobble (UP-1); tackles Ted Stahura (UP-1) and Leonard Mansfield (UP-1); guards Miller (UP-1) and Kenny Yoss (UP-2); and center Robert Gordon (UP-2).[3]
^"Pittsburg State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Pick Mohlman As Top Back". Atchison Daily Glove. December 2, 1957. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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