| 1957 Ripon Redmen football | |
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MWC champion | |
| Conference | Midwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (8–0 MWC) |
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| Home stadium | Ingall Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ripon $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carleton | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coe | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell (IA) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Olaf | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knox | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth (IL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Ripon Redmen football team was an American football team that represented Ripon College as a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their second and final year under head coach John Storzer, the Redmen compiled a perfect 8–0 record (8–0 in conference games), won the MWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 270 to 77. [1] [2] [3]
Ripon halfback Dick Celichowski led the MWC with 72 points scored on 12 touchdowns. Fullback Dave Smith added 54 points on nine touchdowns. Quarterback Pete Mattiacci ranked third for Ripon with 36 points on six touchdowns. [4]
End Peter Kassson was selected as a first-team players on the 1957 Little All-America college football team. [5] Six Ripon players were named to the 1957 MWC all-league team: Kasson; fullback Dave Smith; halfback Dick Celichowski; quarterback Pete Mattiacii; center Tom Cooley; and tackle Ted Peterson. [6]
Several days after the season ended, Jerry Thompson resigned as Ripon's head coach in order to enroll in a seminary to become a Lutheran minister. Despite having the smallest roster in the conference, Thompson emphasized teamwork and inspired his players with prayer before each game, asking not for victory, but "only that they may may behave as gentlemen and that they may be able to give their utmost in playing the game" [7]
The team played its home games at Ingall Field (sometimes referred to as Ingall's Field) in Ripon, Wisconsin.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Monmouth (IL) |
| W 34–0 | |||
| September 28 | at St. Olaf | Northfield, MN | W 31–26 | [8] [9] | ||
| October 5 | Coe |
| W 7–6 | [10] | ||
| October 12 | at Grinnell | Grinnell, IA | W 40–13 | [11] | ||
| October 19 | at
Lawrence | Appleton, WI ( rivalry) | W 28–7 | [12] | ||
| November 2 | at Carleton | Northfield, MN | W 40–19 | [13] | ||
| November 9 | Cornell (IA) |
| W 42–6 | [14] | ||
| November 16 | at Knox | Galesburg, IL | W 48–0 | [15] | ||
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References
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"Ripon Champs Won't Play In Any Bowl Game".
La Crosse Tribune.
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Associated Press. November 18, 1957. p. 14. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Conference Football Standings 1957" (PDF). Midwest Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ripon College Football Record Book" (PDF). Ripon College. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Celichowski Leads Ripon Scorers to Midwest Crown". The Eau Claire Leader. November 21, 1957. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jarock Named to Little All-America: Ripon's Kasson Also Honored". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 4, 1957. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Six Ripon Players Make All-Midwest". The La Crosse Tribune. November 22, 1957. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Coach Tells Why He Is Leaving Job to Enter Ministry". Oshkosh Northwestern. December 2, 1957. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Dumps Oles In Key Game, 31-26". The La Crosse Tribune. September 29, 1957. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Beats Oles 31-26; Kicker Star". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 29, 1957. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Topples Coe, 7-6". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 6, 1957. p. Section IV, page 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Hangs 40-13 Defeat On Grinnell". The Des Moines Register. October 13, 1957. p. 9S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Wallops Lawrence, 28-7". News Record. October 21, 1957. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Beats Carleton 40-19; Nears Crown". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 3, 1957. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Wallops Cornell, Sure Of Title Tie". Marshfield News-Herald. November 11, 1957. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ripon Clinches Title, 48-0". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1957. p. part 2, page 2 – via Newspapers.com.