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1957 Florida State

4–⁠6, coached by Thomas Nugent.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1957, game by game: won vs. Furman 27–7; lost at Boston College 7–20; lost at Villanova 7–21; lost vs. No. 13 NC State 0–7; won vs. Abilene Christian 34–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 20–7; lost vs. Miami 13–40; lost at Southern Miss 0–20; lost vs. No. 2 Auburn 7–29; won at Tampa 21–7+27−27Won 27–7 vs. Furman+20FurmanLost 7–20 at Boston College-13Boston CollegeLost 7–21 at Villanova-14VillanovaLost 0–7 vs. No. 13 NC State-7No. 13 NC StateWon 34–7 vs. Abilene Christian+27Abilene Christi…Won 20–7 vs. Virginia Tech+13Virginia TechLost 13–40 vs. Miami-27MiamiLost 0–20 at Southern Miss-20Southern MissLost 7–29 vs. No. 2 Auburn-22No. 2 AuburnWon 21–7 at Tampa+14Tampa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsFurmanW 27–⁠776%
Sep 28atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2048%
Oct 5atVillanovaL 7–⁠2146%
Oct 12vs13NC StateL 0–⁠748%
Oct 19vsAbilene ChristianW 34–⁠787%
Oct 26vsVirginia TechW 20–⁠752%
Nov 8vsMiamiL 13–⁠4037%
Nov 16atSouthern MissL 0–⁠2044%
Nov 23vs2AuburnL 7–⁠2921%
Nov 30atTampaW 21–⁠775%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tampa 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
136–⁠165
Coach
Thomas Nugent
Elo
1416 −73 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.7 No. 71 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ron Schomburger