1957 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1957 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1957 college football season.[1] On November 9, 1957, William & Mary traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina to play #10 ranked NC State in Riddick Stadium. The Indians (2–5–0) stunned the Wolfpack (5–0–2) with a 7–6 win. The loss dropped NC State nine spots in the following AP Poll to #19. It marked the first time that William & Mary had ever defeated a national top 10 opponent

1957 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1957 record4–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCary Field
1957 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 20 VMI $ 6 0 0  9 0 1
West Virginia 3 0 0  7 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 0  5 4 1
Furman 2 1 0  3 7 0
Richmond 2 4 0  4 6 0
William & Mary 2 4 0  4 6 0
Davidson 1 3 0  4 6 0
VPI 1 3 0  4 5 0
George Washington 1 5 0  2 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 0 0  0 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21George WashingtonL 0–7
September 28at No. 5 Navy*L 6–33
October 5VPIW 13–7
October 12at Penn State*L 13–21
October 19VMIL 13–14
October 26at West VirginiaL 0–19
November 2at The CitadelW 14–12
November 9at No. 10 NC State*W 7–6
November 16Rutgers*W 38–7
November 28at RichmondL 7–12

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1958 10 12 121 Elliot Schaubach Detroit Lions Tackle

References


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