1957 Duke Blue Devils football team

1957 Duke Blue Devils football
Orange Bowl, L 21–48 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 16
Record	6–3–2 (5–1–1 ACC)
Head coach	William D. Murray (7th season)
MVP	Tom Topping
Captain	Hal McElhany
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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 compiled an overall record of 6–3–2, with a conference record of 5–1–1, and finished second in the ACC. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at South Carolina	No. 10	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 26–14	40,000	[3]
September 28	Virginia	No. 7	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 40–0	14,000	[4]
October 5	Maryland	No. 4	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–0	25,000	[5]
October 12	at No. 15 Rice *	No. 5	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 7–6	52,000	[6]
October 19	Wake Forest	No. 5	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 34–7	17,600	[7]
October 26	at No. 11 NC State	No. 4	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	T 14–14	21,000	[8]
November 2	at Georgia Tech *	No. 7	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–13	40,000	[9]
November 9	vs. No. 7 Navy *	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 6–6	31,000	[10]
November 16	No. 14 Clemson	No. 11	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 7–6	22,000	[11]
November 23	North Carolina	No. 11	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 13–21	40,000	[12]
January 1	vs. Oklahoma *	No. 16	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 21–48	76,318	[13]
*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.