1957 Ivy League football season

The 1957 Ivy League football season was the second season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The season began on September 28, 1957, and ended on November 28, 1957. Ivy League teams were 7–6 against non-conference opponents and Princeton won the conference championship.[1]

1957 Ivy League football season
LeagueNCAA University Division
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 28, 1957 –
November 28, 1957
Number of teams8
1958 NFL Draft
Top draft pickGil Robertshaw (Brown)
Picked byChicago Cardinals, 111th overall
Regular season
ChampionsPrinceton
1957 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton $ 6 1 07 2 0
Dartmouth 5 1 17 1 1
Yale 4 2 16 2 1
Brown 3 4 05 4 0
Cornell 3 4 03 6 0
Penn 3 4 03 6 0
Harvard 2 5 03 5 0
Columbia 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Season overview

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1Princeton[2]Dick ColmanNRNR7–26–122.910.6
2Dartmouth[3]Bob BlackmanNR#207–1–15–1–118.18.6
3Yale[4]Jordan OlivarNRNR6–2–14–2–123.69.8
4 (tie)Brown[5]Alva KelleyNRNR5–43–417.113.9
4 (tie)Cornell[6]George K. JamesNRNR3–63–411.117.7
4 (tie)Penn[7]Steve SeboNRNR3–63–413.415.3
7Harvard[8]John YovicsinNRNR3–52–59.822.5
8Columbia[9]Aldo DonelliNRNR1–81–66.023.8

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Ivy League member won
Ivy League member lost
Ivy League teams in bold

Week 1

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
September 28RutgersPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJW 7–0
September 28New HampshireDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHW 27–0
September 28ConnecticutYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTW 27–0
September 28ColumbiaBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RICOL 23–20
September 28ColgateCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYL 13–14
September 28#19 Penn StatePennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAL 14–19
DateBye Week
September 28Harvard

Week 2

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 5PrincetonColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYPRIN 47–6
October 5DartmouthPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PADART 6–3
October 5BrownYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTBROWN 21–20
October 5CornellHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MACOR 20–6

Week 3

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 12PennPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 13–9
October 12BrownDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHDART 35–0
October 12ColumbiaYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 19–0
October 12SyracuseCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYL 0–34
October 12OhioHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAW 14–7

Week 4

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 19ColgatePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJL 10–12
October 19DartmouthHoly CrossFitton FieldWorcester, MAW 14–7
October 19YaleCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYYALE 18–7
October 19PennBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIBROWN 20–7
October 19ColumbiaHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAHAR 19–6

Week 5

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
October 26CornellPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 47–14
October 26DartmouthHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MADART 26–0
October 26ColgateYaleColgate UniversityHamilton, NYW 20–0
October 26Rhode IslandBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIBROWN 21–7
October 26#16 NavyPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PANAVY 35–7
October 26LehighColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYL 6–40

Week 6

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 2PrincetonBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIPRIN 7–0
November 2#20 DartmouthYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTT 14–14
November 2ColumbiaCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYCOR 8–0
November 2HarvardPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAHAR 13–6

Week 7

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 9PrincetonHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MAPRIN 28–20
November 9DartmouthColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYDART 7–0
November 9YalePennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 33–20
November 9BrownCornellSchoellkopf FieldIthaca, NYCOR 13–6

Week 8

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 16YalePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJYALE 20–13
November 16CornellDartmouthMemorial FieldHanover, NHDART 20–19
November 16BrownHarvardHarvard StadiumBoston, MABROWN 33–6
November 16PennColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYPENN 28–6

Week 9

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResult
November 23DartmouthPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, NJPRIN 34–14
November 23HarvardYaleYale BowlNew Haven, CTYALE 54–0
November 23RutgersColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, NYL 7–26
November 28ColgateBrownBrown StadiumProvidence, RIW 33–7
November 28CornellPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PAPENN 14–6

1958 NFL Draft

One Ivy League player was drafted in the 1958 NFL draft, held in December 1957 and January 1958: Gil Robertshaw.[10]

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
10 111 Chicago Cardinals Gil Robertshaw  T Brown Ivy

References

  1. "1957 Ivy Group Year Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. "1957 Princeton Tigers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. "1957 Dartmouth Big Green Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. "1957 Yale Bulldogs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. "1957 Brown Bears Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. "1957 Cornell Big Red Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. "1957 Penn Quakers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  8. "1957 Harvard Crimson Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. "1957 Columbia Lions Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. "1958 NFL Draft". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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