1957 George Washington Colonials football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 2–7 (1–5 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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Team | W | 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 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 in the SoCon).[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at William & Mary | W 7–0 | 8,000 | [2] | |
September 27 | The Citadel | L 6–13 | [3] | ||
October 5 | at Furman | L 12–13 | 5,000 | [4] | |
October 11 | Air Force* |
| W 20–0 | 12,000 | [5] |
October 19 | West Virginia |
| L 14–34 | 8,000 | [6] |
October 26 | vs. VMI | L 20–26 | 3,500 | [7] | |
November 1 | Boston University* |
| L 0–7 | 1,000 | [8] |
November 9 | at Richmond | L 6–13 | 5,000 | [9] | |
November 16 | at No. 9 Navy* | L 0–52 | 10,000 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1957 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "W&M falls, 7–0". Daily Press. September 22, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel upsets GW". The Times and Democrat. September 28, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricane blows over GW Colonials, 13–12". The Greenville News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GW bounces Air Academy". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. October 12, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Google News.
- ^ "West Virginia tramples G.W. in 34–14 rout". Monroe Morning World. October 19, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Military grabs 26–20 victory". Daily Press. October 27, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "B.U. chalks up 7 to 0 victory". Record-Journal. November 2, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoffman paces UR over GW by 13–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.