1957 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1957 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1957 record 3–6–1 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach Ben Martin (2nd season)
Captain Jim Bakhtiar[1]
Home stadium Scott Stadium
(Capacity: 24,500)
1957 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 NC State $ 5 0 1  7 1 2
No. 16 Duke 5 1 1  6 3 2
Clemson 4 3 0  7 3 0
North Carolina 4 3 0  7 3 0
Maryland 4 3 0  5 5 0
Virginia 2 4 0  3 6 1
South Carolina 2 5 0  5 5 0
Wake Forest 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1957 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1957 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by second-year head coach Ben Martin and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth. At the conclusion of the season, Martin resigned as head coach to accept the head coaching position at the United States Air Force Academy.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at West Virginia*T 6–6 
September 28at No. 7 DukeL 0–40 
October 5at Wake ForestW 28–20 
October 12ClemsonL 6–20 
October 19vs. VPI*W 38–7 
October 26No. 9 Army*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 12–20 
November 2VMI*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 7–20 
November 16South Carolina
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
L 0–13 
November 23at MarylandL 0–12 
November 30at North CarolinaW 20–13 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[4]

References

  1. "2017 Cavalier Football Fact Book" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers Athletics. p. 120.
  2. "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  3. "Martin Gets A.F. Grid Job: Former Virginia Coach To Replace Buck Shaw". The Sun. Baltimore, MD. February 1, 1958. p. S11.
  4. "1957 Virginia Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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