1957 William & Mary
4–6 (2–4 Southern Conference), coached by Milt Drewer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 NC State 7–6Nov 9
NC State was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsGeorge Washington | L 0–7 | 29% |
| Sep 28 | at 5Navy | L 6–33 | 12% |
| Oct 5 | vs Virginia Tech | W 13–7 | 28% |
| Oct 12 | at Penn State | L 13–21 | 20% |
| Oct 19 | vs VMI | L 13–14 | 45% |
| Oct 26 | at West Virginia | L 0–19 | 14% |
| Nov 2 | at The Citadel | W 14–12 | 34% |
| Nov 9 | at 10NC State | W 7–6 | 19% |
| Nov 16 | vs Rutgers | W 38–7 | 58% |
| Nov 28 | at Richmond | L 7–12 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 12–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 111–138
- Coach
- Milt Drewer
- Elo
- 1378 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 62 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bill Rush and Larry Peccatiello
All-Southern Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Larry PeccatielloEAP-1- Elliott SchaubachOTAP-1
- Bill RushCAP-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
| 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.