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1957 Boston University

5–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Boston University in 1957, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 66–6; lost at Syracuse 20–27; lost vs. West Virginia 6–46; won at Bucknell 28–0; won vs. Holy Cross 35–28; won at George Washington 7–0; lost vs. Boston College 2–27; won vs. UConn 32–7+60−40Won 66–6 vs. Massachusetts+60MassachusettsLost 20–27 at Syracuse-7SyracuseLost 6–46 vs. West Virginia-40West VirginiaWon 28–0 at Bucknell+28BucknellWon 35–28 vs. Holy Cross+7Holy CrossWon 7–0 at George Washington+7George Washingt…Lost 2–27 vs. Boston College-25Boston CollegeWon 32–7 vs. UConn+25UConn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsMassachusettsW 66–⁠677%
Oct 5atSyracuseL 20–⁠2719%
Oct 12vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠4639%
Oct 19atBucknellW 28–⁠077%
Oct 26vsHoly CrossW 35–⁠2844%
Nov 1atGeorge WashingtonW 7–⁠034%
Nov 9vsBoston CollegeL 2–⁠2747%
Nov 23vsUConnW 32–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UConn 32–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 67 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠141
Coach
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Elo
1435 +34 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.4 No. 90 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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