1957 George Washington
2–7 (1–5 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Air Force 20–0Oct 11
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at William & Mary | W 7–0 | 71% |
| Sep 27 | vs The Citadel | L 6–13 | 83% |
| Oct 5 | at Furman | L 12–13 | 72% |
| Oct 11 | vs Air Force | W 20–0 | 90% |
| Oct 18 | vs West Virginia | L 14–34 | 52% |
| Oct 26 | at VMI | L 20–26 | 48% |
| Nov 1 | vsBoston University | L 0–7 | 66% |
| Nov 9 | at Richmond | L 6–13 | 61% |
| Nov 16 | at 9Navy | L 0–52 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Navy 52–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–5 9th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 85–158
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1414 −150 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.4 No. 89 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 2 | Mike Sommer B | Washington Redskins |
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Mike SommerBAP-1
Second team
- Ed RutschOTAP-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 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 6–0 | 9–0–1 | 20 |
| West Virginia | 3–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Furman | 2–1 | 3–7 | |
| Richmond | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| William & Mary | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
 Davidson | 1–3 | 5–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| George Washington | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.