1957 Duke Blue Devils football team

1957 Duke Blue Devils football
Orange Bowl, L 21–48 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record6–3–2 (5–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
MVPTom Topping
CaptainHal McElhany
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 NC State $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 16 Duke 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Clemson 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1957 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–3–2, with a conference record of 5–1–1, and finished second in the ACC.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at South CarolinaNo. 10
W 26–1440,000[3]
September 28VirginiaNo. 7
W 40–014,000[4]
October 5MarylanddaggerNo. 4
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–025,000[5]
October 12at No. 15 Rice*No. 5
W 7–652,000[6]
October 19Wake ForestNo. 5
W 34–717,600[7]
October 26at No. 11 NC StateNo. 4
T 14–1421,000[8]
November 2at Georgia Tech*No. 7
L 0–1340,000[9]
November 9vs. No. 7 Navy*No. 16
T 6–631,000[10]
November 16No. 14 ClemsonNo. 11
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–622,000[11]
November 23North CarolinaNo. 11
L 13–2140,000[12]
January 1vs. Oklahoma*No. 16
L 21–4876,318[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1957 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "40,000 fans see Duke outclass 'Birds by 26–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 22, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke smashes to 40–0 victory over Virginia". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke beats stubborn Terps, 14–0". Daily Press. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Devils score early, then sstave off Owls, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Blue Devils roll over Deacons for 34 to 7 victory". Greensboro Daily News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "N.C. State ties Duke, 14–14". Daily Press. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fiery Tech socks Duke with first loss, 13–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 3, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Navy, Duke in 6–6 tie". The Nashville Tennessean. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke edges by Clemson 7–6". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "North Carolina rallies to upset Duke, 21–13". The Progress-Index. November 24, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sooners explode to rout Duke". The San Francisco Examiner. January 2, 1958. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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