1957 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

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

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1958 ->

1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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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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

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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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Duke Blue Devils football

Venues|

* Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928)
* Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* North Carolina: Victory Bell
* Tobacco Road

Culture & lore|

* History
* Blue Devil
* "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
* Blue and White (Duke fight song)
* Marching band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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