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The 1957 NAIA football season was the second season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season culminated in the second annual NAIA Football National Championship, played in 1957 at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. [12]
The 1957 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan , the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record (7–0 in the SEC), shut out six of ten opponents, won the ...
A national championship in the highest level of college football in the United States, currently the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), is a designation awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best college football team.
The 1957 college football rankings were an effort to rank the American football teams participating in the 1957 college football season.College football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), did not issue rankings or conduct a championship game or playoffs to determine a national champion.
This was the inaugural ACC football season, and seven teams participated. [3] Maryland also won the 1953 NCAA Division I college football national championship. [25] Maryland: 1954: Duke: Virginia participated as an ACC team for the first time. Eight schools participated in the ACC. [3] 1955: Duke: Maryland: 1956: Clemson: 1957: NC State: 1958 ...
The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes.
On November 5, 1964, the NCAA found Daugherty's program at Michigan State guilty of NCAA infractions prior to and during the 1957, 1958, and 1959 seasons. Daughtery's football program was put on probation for three years following the 1964 decision.
Six Auburn teams have been awarded a national championship from NCAA-designated major selectors—1910, 1913, 1957, 1983, 1993, and 2010. [ 27 ] : 111–115 [ 28 ] The 1957 and 2010 championships are consensus national championships [ 27 ] : 120 and claimed by the university.