| Year: | 1957 |
| Team: | Pittsburg State Gorillas |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Central Intercollegiate Conference |
| Short Conf: | CIC |
| Record: | 11–0 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Carnie Smith |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Stadium: | Brandenburg Stadium |
| Champion: | NAIA national champion CIC champion |
| Bowl: | NAIA Championship (Holiday Bowl) |
| Bowl Result: | W 27–26 vs. |
The 1957 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team was an American football team that represented Pittsburg State College (now known as Pittsburg State University) as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1957 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Carnie Smith, the Gorillas compiled a perfect 11–0 record (5–0 against CIC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 347 to 79. They won the CIC championship and defeated, 27–26, before a national television audience in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA championship.[1] [2]
Carnie Smith was the unanimous pick as the CIC Coach of the Year, and Tom Miller was named the CIC Lineman of the Year. A total of eleven Pittsburg State players were included on the All-CIC teams selected by the United Press (UP): quarterback John Matous (UP-2); halfbacks Dick Adamson (UP-1) and Bill Samuels (UP-2); fullback John Ewing (UP-1); end Carroll Cobble (UP-1); tackles Ted Stahura (UP-1) and Leonard Mansfield (UP-1); guards Miller (UP-1) and Kenny Yoss (UP-2); and center Robert Gordon (UP-2).[3]