The 1957 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1957 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for seventh in the SoCon.[1]
| 1957 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (1–3 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Richardson 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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | vs. Catawba* | W 26–7 | 2,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | at East Carolina* | W 19–6 | 5,500 | [3] | |
| October 5 | The Citadel | L 7–21 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | at VMI |
| L 14–26 | 4,000 | [5] |
| October 19 | West Virginia Tech* |
| W 33–14 | [6] | |
| November 9 | Wofford* |
| W 16–7 | 8,000 | [7] |
| November 16 | at Richmond | W 23–19 | 1,000 | [8] | |
| November 22 | at Furman | L 2–6 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "1957 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ↑ "Davidson in 26–7 victory". Durham Sunday Herald. September 21, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "ECC toppled by Davidson eleven, 19–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Powerful Citadel hands Davidson 12–7 loop loss". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 6, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Davidson steals show in 26 to 14 Keydet triumph". The Post-Herald and Register. October 13, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Davidson tramples W. Va. Tech, 33–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Davidson defeats Wofford by 16–7". Florence Morning News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Spiders bow to Davidson". The Virginian-Pilot. November 17, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Furman gets 6–2 victory over Davidson". The State. November 23, 1957. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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