1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRon Hanson
CaptainDale Smith
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 0 09 1 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 1 08 1 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 1 17 1 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 3 06 3 0
Purdue 4 3 05 4 0
Michigan 3 3 15 3 1
Illinois 3 4 04 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 04 5 0
Indiana 0 6 01 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 16th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 4–5 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference. End Ron Hanson was selected as the team's most valuable player.