1957 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1957 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1957 NCAA University Division 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
Record4–6 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBill Rush, Larry Peccatiello
Home stadiumCary Field
1957 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 VMI $ 6 0 09 0 1
West Virginia 3 0 07 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 05 4 1
Furman 2 1 03 7 0
Richmond 2 4 04 6 0
William & Mary 2 4 04 6 0
Davidson 1 3 05 3 0
VPI 1 3 04 5 0
George Washington 1 5 02 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 0 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21George WashingtonL 0–78,000[2]
September 28at No. 5 Navy*L 6–33
October 5VPI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 13–7
October 12at Penn State*L 13–2130,462
October 19VMI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 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*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–7
November 28at RichmondL 7–124,500[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

  1. "1957 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results".
  2. "W&M falls, 7–0". Daily Press. September 22, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fired-up Richmond surprises William and Mary in finale, 12–7". Daily Press. November 29, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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