1957 Virginia Cavaliers football team

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1957 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Captain Jim Bakhtiar [1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(capacity: 24,500)
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 [2]

The 1957 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Ben Martin and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth. At the conclusion of the season, Martin resigned as head coach to accept the head coaching position at the United States Air Force Academy. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at West Virginia *T 6–623,000
September 28at No. 7 Duke L 0–4014,000
October 5at Wake Forest W 28–2010,000
October 12 Clemson Dagger-14-plain.pngL 6–2018,000
October 19vs. VPI *W 38–723,442
October 26No. 9 Army *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–2025,000
November 2 VMI *
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–2021,000
November 16 South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–1312,000
November 23at Maryland L 0–1210,500
November 30at North Carolina W 20–1315,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. "Martin Gets A.F. Grid Job: Former Virginia Coach To Replace Buck Shaw". The Sun. Baltimore, MD. February 1, 1958. p. S11.
  4. "1957 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2018.