1957 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1957 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Gus Manolis in his fourth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team was outscored its opponents 195 to 109 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1957 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1957 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Chico State 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –04 –6 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Nevada 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –5 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Manolis died on January 28, 1958, near Alder Springs, California, after suffering an apparent heart attack while helping with the search for a missing boy in Grindstone Canyon in the Mendocino National Forest.[1][2] He finished his tenure as Chico State with an overall record of 23–12–1, for a .653 winning percentage.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Pacific (OR)*
W 48–6
September 28Pepperdine*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 19–13
October 5at Nevada
W 20–19
October 12at Lewis & Clark*
W 13–8
October 19Sacramento State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 20–13
October 25at Los Angeles State*
L 13–14
November 2Humboldt State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 28–7
November 9at Cal Aggies
W 28–6
November 16San Francisco State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 6–23
  • *Non-conference game

[4][5]

Notes
  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References
  1. Booth, Eddie (January 29, 1958). "Sports Fans Stunned By Manolis' Death in Hunt". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Booth, Eddie (January 29, 1958). "CSC Coach, 34, Dies In Mountains (continued)". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 2. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  5. "1957 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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