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American college football season

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← 19561958 →
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

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.

Schedule

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

References

  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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