Under the 10th year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, (who was selected by Sports Illustrated as the fourth greatest athlete in the history of the U.S. state of Michigan in 2003), three out of the four receiving players of the 1957 Michigan Wolverines football team,  had two touched down, while one player had accumulated the highest receiving yards was Gary Prahst.
In its 10th year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 531 record (331 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 187 to 147. Gary Prahst 2 Brad Myers 2 Walt Johnson 0 Jim Pace 2 Yards 233 159 122 122 TD Player He was selected by Sports Illustrated as the fourth greatest athlete in the history of the U.S. state of Michigan in 2003 and one of the eleven greatest college football players of the first century of the game (ending in 1968). 
