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1956-1957 Iowa Football Year in Review

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SUMMARY VIDEO

Big Ten Champions and National Champions (Football Research)
Summary: The Hawkeyes were champions of the Big Ten Conference and beat the Oregon State Beavers in the 1957 Rose Bowl, a rematch of a regular season game. They finished with a 9-1 record (5-1 in Big Ten), and ended the year ranked #3 in the nation. They were named National Champions by Football Research. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Ken Ploen with 386 passing yards, Ploen with 487 rushing yards, Ploen with 873 total yards, and Jim Gibbons with 255 receiving yards. Tackle Alex Karras was selected as a first-team All-American.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
9/29/1956	Iowa @ Indiana W 27 - 0 Attendance: 25,000
10/6/1956	#20 Iowa vs Oregon State W 14 - 13 Attendance: 41,027
10/13/1956	Iowa vs Wisconsin W 13 - 7 Attendance: 53,273
10/20/1956	#12 Iowa vs Hawaii W 34 - 0 Attendance: 40,000
10/27/1956	#12 Iowa @ Purdue W 21 - 20 Attendance: 41,415
11/3/1956	#7 Iowa vs #17 Michigan L 14 - 17 Attendance: 58,137
11/10/1956	#15 Iowa @ #6 Minnesota W 7 - 0 Attendance: 64,235
11/17/1956	#7 Iowa vs #6 Ohio State W 6 - 0 Attendance: 57,732
11/24/1956	#3 Iowa vs Notre Dame W 48 - 8 Attendance: 56,632
1/1/1957	#3 Iowa vs #10 Oregon State Rose Bowl W 35 - 19 Attendance: 97,126

Total Wins	Total Losses	Total Ties	Win %
9	1	0	90.00%

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1956-1957 IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Forest Evashevski

Forest Evashevski
Head Coach

1956-1957 IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Don Ahlgren

Don Ahlgren

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [High]

Frank Bloomquist

Frank Bloomquist

Waterloo, Iowa [East]

Don Bowen

Don Bowen (OL)

East St. Louis, Illinois [High]

John Burroughs

John Burroughs (OL)

Washington, DC [High]

Bob Commings

Bob Commings (OL)

Youngstown, Ohio [East]

Dick Deasy

Dick Deasy

Chicago, Illinois [Lane Technical]

Don Dobrino

Don Dobrino (RB)

Mt. Olive, Illinois [High]

Hugh Drake

Hugh Drake (OL)

Shenadoah, Iowa [High]

Randy Duncan

Randy Duncan (QB)

Des Moines, Iowa [Roosevelt]

Kevin Furlong

Kevin Furlong (RB)

Detroit, Michigan [High]

Jim Gibbons

Jim Gibbons (WR)

Chicago, Illinois [Lindblom]

Frank Gilliam

Frank Gilliam (DE)

Steubenville, Ohio [High]

Bill Gravel

Bill Gravel

Hobart, Indiana [High]

Gary Grouwinkel

Gary Grouwinkel (OL)

Columbus Junction, Iowa [Wapello]

Collins 'Mike' Hagler

Collins 'Mike' Hagler

Washington, DC [Armstrong]

Bob Hain

Bob Hain (OL)

Davenport, Iowa [High]

William Happel

William Happel (RB, WR, DB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [McKinley]

Fred Harris

Fred Harris

Bannockburn, Illinois [High]

Toni Hatch

Toni Hatch

Lancaster, Wisconsin [High]

Bob Haussman

Bob Haussman

Gary, Indiana [High]

Don Horn

Don Horn (RB)

Detroit, Michigan [???]

Jon Janda

Jon Janda

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [High]

Ray Jauch

Ray Jauch (RB)

Mendota, Illinois [High]

Bob Jeter

Bob Jeter (RB)

Weirton, West Virginia [Weir]

Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Gary, Indiana [Emerson]

Paul Karras

Paul Karras

Gary, Indiana [Emerson]

Dick Klein

Dick Klein

Pana, Illinois [High]

Delmar Kloewer

Delmar Kloewer

Manilla, Iowa [High]

Melvin Knotts

Melvin Knotts

Burlington, Iowa [High]

George Kress

George Kress

Dubuque, Iowa [Loras Academy]

Jeff Langston

Jeff Langston (TE)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Bill Lapham

Bill Lapham (C)

Des Moines, Iowa [???]

Mac Lewis

Mac Lewis (OL)

Chicago, Illinois [Morgan Park]

Curt Merz

Curt Merz (TE)

Springfield, New Jersey [Jonathan Drayton Regional]

Ernest Mielke

Ernest Mielke (OL)

Chicago, Illinois [???]

Allan Miller

Allan Miller

John Nocera

John Nocera

Youngstown, Ohio [High]

Don Norton

Don Norton (TE)

Anamosa, Iowa [High]

Gerald 'Jerry' Novack

Gerald 'Jerry' Novack (OL)

Lorain, Ohio [High]

Orlando Pellegrino

Orlando Pellegrino

Chicago Heights, Illinois [High]

Charles Pierce

Charles Pierce

Sycamore, Illinois [High]

Ken Ploen

Ken Ploen (QB, DB)

Clinton, Iowa [High]

Bob Prescott

Bob Prescott

Sioux City, Iowa [East]

Frank Rigney

Frank Rigney (OL)

East St. Louis, Illinois [Senior]

John Sawin

John Sawin (OL)

Chicago, Illinois [???]

Bill Scott

Bill Scott

Iowa City, Iowa [High]

Geno Sessi

Geno Sessi (RB)

St. Clairsville, Ohio [High]

Wallace Sheets

Wallace Sheets

Don Shipanick

Don Shipanick (OL)

Chicago, Illinois [???]

Don Suchy

Don Suchy (OL)

Belle Plaine, Iowa [High]

Dick Theer

Dick Theer

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Richard Thiele

Richard Thiele

Gene Veit

Gene Veit

Clinton, Iowa [Lyons]

Marion Walker

Marion Walker

Gary, Indiana [High]

Jim Willett

Jim Willett

Manson, Iowa [High]

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