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The 1957 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 6–3–2, with a conference record of 5–1–1, and finished second in the ACC.[2]

CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record6–3–2 (5–1–1 ACC)
Quick facts Duke Blue Devils football, Orange Bowl, L 21–48 vs. Oklahoma ...
1957 Duke Blue Devils football
Orange Bowl, L 21–48 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record6–3–2 (5–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
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CaptainHal McElhany
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
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1957 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 NC State $5–0–17–1–2
No. 16 Duke5–1–16–3–2
Clemson4–3–07–3–0
North Carolina4–3–07–3–0
Maryland4–3–05–5–0
Virginia2–4–03–6–1
South Carolina2–5–05–5–0
Wake Forest0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll[1]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at South CarolinaNo. 10W 26–1440,000[3]
September 28VirginiaNo. 7W 40–014,000[4]
October 5MarylanddaggerNo. 4
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–025,000[5]
October 12at No. 15 Rice*No. 5W 7–652,000[6]
October 19Wake ForestNo. 5
W 34–717,600[7]
October 26at No. 11 NC StateNo. 4T 14–1421,000[8]
November 2at Georgia Tech*No. 7L 0–1340,000[9]
November 9vs. No. 7 Navy*No. 16T 6–631,000[10]
November 16No. 14 ClemsonNo. 11
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–622,000[11]
November 23North CarolinaNo. 11
L 13–2140,000[12]
January 1vs. No. 4 Oklahoma*No. 16L 21–4876,318[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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