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1957 George Washington Colonials football team

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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]

Record2–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumGriffith Stadium
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1957 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
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1957 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 VMI $6–0–09–0–1
West Virginia3–0–07–2–1
The Citadel4–2–05–4–1
Furman2–1–03–7–0
Richmond2–4–04–6–0
William & Mary2–4–04–6–0
Davidson1–3–05–3–0
VPI1–3–04–5–0
George Washington1–5–02–7–0
Washington and Lee0–0–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at William & MaryW 7–08,000[2]
September 27The CitadelL 6–13[3]
October 5at FurmanL 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. VMIL 20–263,500[7]
November 1Boston University*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–71,000[8]
November 9at RichmondL 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
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