1957 Virginia Tech
4–6 (1–3 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Moseley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 42–7Nov 2
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Tulane | W 14–13 | 46% |
| Sep 28 | at West Virginia | L 0–14 | 44% |
| Oct 5 | at William & Mary | L 7–13 | 72% |
| Oct 12 | vs Villanova | W 21–14 | 64% |
| Oct 19 | vs Virginia | L 7–38 | 71% |
| Oct 26 | at Florida State | L 7–20 | 48% |
| Nov 2 | vs Richmond | W 42–7 | 74% |
| Nov 9 | at Wake Forest | W 10–3 | 60% |
| Nov 16 | vs 19NC State | L 0–12 | 50% |
| Nov 28 | vs 17VMI | L 6–14 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to VMI 14–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–3 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 114–148
- Coach
- Frank Moseley
- Elo
- 1447 −120 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 65 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Carroll DaleEAP-2
Jim BurksOTAP-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.