1957 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1957 Duke Blue Devils football
Orange Bowl, L 21–48 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record6–3–2 (5–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
MVP Tom Topping
CaptainHal McElhany
Home stadium Duke Stadium
Seasons
←  1956
1958  →
1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 NC State $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –2
No. 16 Duke 5 –1 –16 –3 –2
Clemson 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
North Carolina 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Maryland 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Virginia 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
South Carolina 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Wake Forest 0 –7 –00 –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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at South Carolina No. 10
W 26–1440,000 [3]
September 28 Virginia No. 7
W 40–014,000 [4]
October 5 Maryland Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–025,000 [5]
October 12at No. 15 Rice *No. 5
W 7–652,000 [6]
October 19 Wake Forest No. 5
W 34–717,600 [7]
October 26at No. 11 NC State No. 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 Clemson No. 11
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–622,000 [11]
November 23 North Carolina No. 11
L 13–2140,000 [12]
January 1vs. Oklahoma *No. 16
L 21–4876,318 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the ACC.

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished fifth in the ACC.

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–5–2, with a conference record of 3–0–2, and finished second in the ACC.

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for fourth in the ACC.

The 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1960 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for sixth.

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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