1957 College Football Season
As originally compiled by ku528808, vtbub and John Moynahan:
Television
September 21
Maryland vs Texas A&M @ Dallas - 4:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
September 28
Northwestern @ Stanford- 4:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
October 5
Michigan State @ California- 5:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
October 12
Notre Dame vs Army @ Philadelphia - 1:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Iowa State @ Kansas (NBC) - announcers unknown
Wake Forest @ Maryland (NBC) - Jim Simpson, Charley Harville
Illinois @ Ohio State (NBC) - Mel Allen, Bill Flemming
Washington @ UCLA (NBC) - Chick Hearn, Lee Giroux
Iowa State @ Kansas (KMBC-Kansas City) - Sam Molen
KMBC produced 4 regional Big 8 games in the 1957 season that were broadcast over a 13-station network in 5 states. Kansas City Times, 10/12/57
October 19
Minnesota @ Illinois- 2:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
October 26
Penn State @ Syracuse- 1:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Washington State @ USC (NBC) - Chick Hearn, Lee Giroux
Duke @ N.C. State (NBC) - Jim Simpson, Charley Harville
Minnesota @ Illinois (NBC) - Mel Allen, Bill Flemming
Oklahoma @ Colorado (KMBC-Kansas City) - Sam Molen
November 2
Iowa @ Michigan- 1:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
November 9
Duke vs Navy @ Baltimore - 1:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
North Carolina @ South Carolina (NBC) - Jim Simpson, Charley Harville
Nebraska @ Iowa State (KMBC-Kansas City) - Sam Molen
November 16
Notre Dame @ Oklahoma- 2:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
November 23
Harvard @ Yale- 1:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Notre Dame @ Iowa (NBC) - Mel Allen, Bill Flemming
North Carolina @ Duke (NBC) - Jim Simpson, Charley Harville
Missouri @ Kansas (NBC) - Chick Hearn, Lee Giroux; (KMBC-Kansas City) - Sam Molen
November 28
Colgate @ Brown- 1:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Wyoming @ Denver (NBC) - Chick Hearn, Lee Giroux
Texas A&M @ Texas (NBC) - Mel Allen, Bill Flemming
November 30
ARMY-NAVY game @ Philadelphia 1:15pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
December 7
Pittsburgh @ Miami- 3:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
December 27
Gator Bowl, Tennessee vs Texas A&M (CBS) Joe Boland, Herman Hickman
January 1
Orange Bowl, Pittsburgh vs Duke, 1:30 pm (CBS) Chris Schenkel, Johnny Lujack
Sugar Bowl, Ole Miss vs Texas, 1:30 pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Red Grange
Cotton Bowl, Navy vs Rice, 4:30 pm (CBS) Tom Harmon, Forest Evashevski
Rose Bowl, Ohio State vs Oregon, 4:30 pm (NBC) Mel Allen, Chick Hearn
Radio
NBC
September 28 Nebraska Army: Mel Allen, Al Helfer
October 12 Army Notre Dame: Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
October 19 Pittsburgh Army: Mel Allen, Al Helfer
October 26 Virginia Army: Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
November 2 Army Colgate: Mel Allen, Al Helfer
November 9 Utah Army: Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
November 16 tulane army: Mel Allen, Al Helfer
November 23 Ohio State Michigan: Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
November 30 Army Navy Mel Allen, Al Helfer
Mutual with Harry Wismer and Joe Boland
September 28 Notre dame Purdue
October 5 Indiana Notre Dame
October 12 Michigan Michigan State
October 19 Purdue Michigan State
October 26 Pittsburgh Notre Dame
November 2 Navy Notre Dame
November 9 Notre Dame Michigan State
November 16 Oklahoma Notre Dame
November 23 Iowa Notre Dame
November 30 USC Notre Dame
CBS with Jack Drees PBP and local announcers color
September 21 Oklahoma Pitt
September 28 USC Michigan
October 5 Oregon St Northwestern
October 12 Mich State Mich
October 19 No Carolina Maryland
October 26 Illinois mich state
November 2 Wisconsin Mich State
November 9 NDame Mich State
November 16 Iowa Ohio State
November 23 Ohio State Michigan (Drees) followed by Cal Stanford (unknown pbp);
November 30 Georgia Georgia Tech
Bowl games
North South Mutual Bill Stern
Gator cbs radio Jim Gibbons, Elroy Hirsch
Blue Gray nbc radio Earl Gillespie, Art Gleeson
East west nbc radio Lindsey Nelson, Braven Dyer
Orange cbs radio Joe Boland, Herman Hickman
Sugar nbc radio Ray Scott, Jerry Doggett
Cotton cbs radio Harry Caray, Bill Mercer
Rose nbc radio Al Helfer, Braven Dyer