1957 Ivy League football season

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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
Football seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Yale 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Brown 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Harvard 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Season overview[]

Conf. Rank Team Head coach AP final AP high Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 Princeton[2] Dick Colman NR NR 7–2 6–1 22.9 10.6
2 Dartmouth[3] Bob Blackman NR #20 7–1–1 5–1–1 18.1 8.6
3 Yale[4] Jordan Olivar NR NR 6–2–1 4–2–1 23.6 9.8
4 (tie) Brown[5] Alva Kelley NR NR 5–4 3–4 17.1 13.9
4 (tie) Cornell[6] George K. James NR NR 3–6 3–4 11.1 17.7
4 (tie) Penn[7] Steve Sebo NR NR 3–6 3–4 13.4 15.3
7 Harvard[8] John Yovicsin NR NR 3–5 2–5 9.8 22.5
8 Columbia[9] Aldo Donelli NR NR 1–8 1–6 6.0 23.8

Schedule[]

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

Week 1[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
September 28 Rutgers Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ W 7–0
September 28 New Hampshire Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH W 27–0
September 28 Connecticut Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT W 27–0
September 28 Columbia Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI COL 23–20
September 28 Colgate Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY L 13–14
September 28 #19 Penn State Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 14–19
Date Bye Week
September 28 Harvard

Week 2[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 5 Princeton Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY PRIN 47–6
October 5 Dartmouth Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA DART 6–3
October 5 Brown Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT BROWN 21–20
October 5 Cornell Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA COR 20–6

Week 3[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 12 Penn Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 13–9
October 12 Brown Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 35–0
October 12 Columbia Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 19–0
October 12 Syracuse Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY L 0–34
October 12 Ohio Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA W 14–7

Week 4[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 19 Colgate Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ L 10–12
October 19 Dartmouth Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 14–7
October 19 Yale Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY YALE 18–7
October 19 Penn Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI BROWN 20–7
October 19 Columbia Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA HAR 19–6

Week 5[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
October 26 Cornell Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 47–14
October 26 Dartmouth Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA DART 26–0
October 26 Colgate Yale Colgate University • Hamilton, NY W 20–0
October 26 Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI BROWN 21–7
October 26 #16 Navy Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA NAVY 35–7
October 26 Lehigh Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY L 6–40

Week 6[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 2 Princeton Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI PRIN 7–0
November 2 #20 Dartmouth Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT T 14–14
November 2 Columbia Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 8–0
November 2 Harvard Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA HAR 13–6

Week 7[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 9 Princeton Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA PRIN 28–20
November 9 Dartmouth Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY DART 7–0
November 9 Yale Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 33–20
November 9 Brown Cornell Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY COR 13–6

Week 8[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 16 Yale Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ YALE 20–13
November 16 Cornell Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH DART 20–19
November 16 Brown Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA BROWN 33–6
November 16 Penn Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY PENN 28–6

Week 9[]

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result
November 23 Dartmouth Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ PRIN 34–14
November 23 Harvard Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT YALE 54–0
November 23 Rutgers Columbia Baker Field • New York City, NY L 7–26
November 28 Colgate Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI W 33–7
November 28 Cornell Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA PENN 14–6

1958 NFL Draft[]

Main article: 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   T Brown Ivy

References[]

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