1957 The Citadel
5–4–1 (4–2 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Teague. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 26–0Oct 19
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsNewberry | T 0–0 | 73% |
| Sep 27 | atGeorge Washington | W 13–6 | 17% |
| Oct 5 | at Davidson | W 21–7 | 60% |
| Oct 11 | at Wofford | L 0–34 | 69% |
| Oct 19 | vs Richmond | W 26–0 | 54% |
| Oct 26 | vs Furman | W 18–14 | 69% |
| Nov 2 | vs William & Mary | L 12–14 | 66% |
| Nov 9 | vs Presbyterian | W 14–0 | 83% |
| Nov 16 | at 13VMI | L 7–33 | 27% |
| Nov 23 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–27 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 111–135
- Coach
- Eddie Teague
- Elo
- 1361 +6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.2 No. 83 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southern Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Bobby SchwarzeBAP-1- Paul MaguireEAP-1
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
Conference page| 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.