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1957 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 NCAA University Division 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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at William & Mary
W 7–08,000[2]
September 27The Citadel
L 6–13[3]
October 5at Furman
L 12–135,000[4]
October 11Air Force*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 20–012,000[5]
October 19West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 14–348,000[6]
October 26vs. VMI
L 20–263,500[7]
November 1Boston University*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–71,000[8]
November 9at Richmond
L 6–135,000[9]
November 16at No. 9 Navy*
L 0–5210,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1957 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "W&M falls, 7–0". Daily Press. September 22, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Citadel upsets GW". The Times and Democrat. September 28, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hurricane blows over GW Colonials, 13–12". The Greenville News. October 6, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "GW bounces Air Academy". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. October 12, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Google News.
  6. ^ "West Virginia tramples G.W. in 34–14 rout". Monroe Morning World. October 19, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Military grabs 26–20 victory". Daily Press. October 27, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "B.U. chalks up 7 to 0 victory". Record-Journal. November 2, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hoffman paces UR over GW by 13–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1957. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Navy rips G.W., 52–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1957. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_George_Washington_Colonials_football_team