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1957 Duke

6–⁠3–⁠2 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Murray, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1957, game by game: won at South Carolina 26–14; won vs. Virginia 40–0; won vs. Maryland 14–0; won at No. 15 Rice 7–6; won vs. Wake Forest 34–7; tied at No. 11 NC State 14–14; lost at Georgia Tech 0–13; tied vs. No. 7 Navy 6–6; won vs. No. 14 Clemson 7–6; lost vs. North Carolina 13–21; lost vs. No. 5 Oklahoma 21–48+40−27Won 26–14 at South Carolina+12South CarolinaWon 40–0 vs. Virginia+40VirginiaWon 14–0 vs. Maryland+14MarylandWon 7–6 at No. 15 Rice+1No. 15 RiceWon 34–7 vs. Wake Forest+27Wake ForestTied 14–14 at No. 11 NC State0No. 11 NC StateLost 0–13 at Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechTied 6–6 vs. No. 7 Navy0No. 7 NavyWon 7–6 vs. No. 14 Clemson+1No. 14 ClemsonLost 13–21 vs. North Carolina-8North CarolinaLost 21–48 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma-27No. 5 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠1451%
Sep 28vsVirginiaW 40–⁠083%
Oct 5vsMarylandW 14–⁠079%
Oct 12at15RiceW 7–⁠653%
Oct 19vsWake ForestW 34–⁠784%
Oct 26at11NC StateT 14–⁠1455%
Nov 2atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠1340%
Nov 9vs7NavyT 6–⁠649%
Nov 16vs14ClemsonW 7–⁠660%
Nov 23vsNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠2172%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5OklahomaOrange BowlL 21–⁠4826%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 48–⁠21 in the Orange Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 16
  12. Final: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1957.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 4
Points
182–⁠135
Coach
Bill Murray
Elo
1569 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.8 No. 17 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hal McElhany
Most valuable player
Tom Topping

Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 3Melwood Guy OTCleveland Browns
Rd 6John Kersey OTPhiladelphia Eagles

All-ACC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Tom ToppingOTAP-1; UP-1
  • Roy Hord Jr.OGAP-1; UP-1
  • Wray CarltonBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Bill ThompsonEAP-2
  • Hal McElhaneyBAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1957 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠215
Duke5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠216
Clemson4–⁠37–⁠3
North Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia2–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.