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1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary

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Record: 39-37-5, .512 W-L% (7th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 6.14 (4th of 12) ▪ SOS: 5.78 (4th of 12)

Conference Champion: North Carolina State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll:(Duke)
Ranked in Final AP Poll:(Duke and North Carolina State)

Standings

Overall Conference Pts/G SRS
School W L T Pct W L T Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
North Carolina State 7 1 2 .800 5 0 1 .917 15.5 6.7 10.90 3.30
Duke 6 3 2 .636 5 1 1 .786 16.5 12.3 13.04 9.13
Clemson 7 3 0 .700 4 3 0 .571 21.6 7.8 9.94 2.34
North Carolina 6 4 0 .600 4 3 0 .571 14.2 12.9 10.43 8.13
Maryland 5 5 0 .500 4 3 0 .571 11.9 14.4 6.64 8.04
Virginia 3 6 1 .350 2 4 0 .333 11.7 17.1 1.04 5.54
South Carolina 5 5 0 .500 2 5 0 .286 20.2 14.7 5.05 2.45
Wake Forest 0 10 0 .000 0 7 0 .000 6.4 22.5 -7.89 7.31

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25 Final
North Carolina State     13 13 12 11 10 10 19 20 15 15
Duke 10 7 4 5 5 4 7 16 11 11 16 16
Clemson                 14      
North Carolina       18 14              

1 Bowl Game

Date Bowl Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
1958-01-01 Orange Bowl Oklahoma 48 Duke 21 Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions
1. Harvey White (CLEM) 46
2. Reece Whitley (VA) 42
3. Jack Cummings (NC) 39
4. Bob Brodhead (DUKE) 30
5. Nelson Yarbrough (VA) 26
  Bob Rusevlyan (MD) 26
7. Jim Dalrymple (WAKE) 21
8. Charles Parker (WAKE) 13
  Dickie Lewis (MD) 13
10. Tom Katich (NCST) 11
Pass Attempts
1. Reece Whitley (VA) 99
2. Harvey White (CLEM) 95
3. Jack Cummings (NC) 76
4. Nelson Yarbrough (VA) 66
5. Bob Brodhead (DUKE) 62
6. Jim Dalrymple (WAKE) 61
7. Bob Rusevlyan (MD) 58
8. Charles Parker (WAKE) 47
9. Dickie Lewis (MD) 45
10. Tom Katich (NCST) 29
Passing Yards
1. Harvey White (CLEM) 841
2. Jack Cummings (NC) 640
3. Reece Whitley (VA) 501
4. Bob Brodhead (DUKE) 392
5. Bob Rusevlyan (MD) 297
6. Nelson Yarbrough (VA) 271
7. Jim Dalrymple (WAKE) 261
8. Tom Katich (NCST) 182
9. Ernie Driscoll (NCST) 162
10. Bill Barbary (CLEM) 154
Passing Touchdowns
1. Harvey White (CLEM) 11
2. Reece Whitley (VA) 5
3. Jack Cummings (NC) 4
  Bob Brodhead (DUKE) 4
5. Ernie Driscoll (NCST) 3
  Bob Rusevlyan (MD) 3
7. Dick Hunter (NCST) 2
  Alex Hawkins (SC) 2
  Wray Carlton (DUKE) 2
  Tom Katich (NCST) 2
Passing Interceptions
1. Reece Whitley (VA) 10
2. Jack Cummings (NC) 7
  Bob Brodhead (DUKE) 7
4. Charles Parker (WAKE) 6
5. Dickie Lewis (MD) 5
6. Jim Dalrymple (WAKE) 4
  Nelson Yarbrough (VA) 4
  Bob Rusevlyan (MD) 4
9. Dick Hunter (NCST) 3
  Tom Katich (NCST) 3
  Harvey White (CLEM) 3
Rush Attempts
1. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 194
2. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 158
3. Dick Christy (NCST) 144
4. George Dutrow (DUKE) 135
5. Alex Hawkins (SC) 109
6. Neil MacLean (WAKE) 108
7. Dick Hunter (NCST) 104
8. Don Johnson (SC) 100
9. Bob Spooner (CLEM) 88
10. Pete Barham (WAKE) 87
Rushing Yards
1. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 833
2. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 822
3. Dick Christy (NCST) 626
4. George Dutrow (DUKE) 625
5. Neil MacLean (WAKE) 542
6. Dick Hunter (NCST) 475
7. Alex Hawkins (SC) 451
8. Don Johnson (SC) 405
9. Bob Spooner (CLEM) 358
10. Pete Barham (WAKE) 354
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 5.3
2. Neil MacLean (WAKE) 5.0
3. Charlie Horne (CLEM) 5.0
4. George Dutrow (DUKE) 4.6
5. Dick Hunter (NCST) 4.6
6. Dick Christy (NCST) 4.3
7. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 4.2
8. Alex Hawkins (SC) 4.1
9. Pete Barham (WAKE) 4.1
10. Bob Spooner (CLEM) 4.1
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 8
2. Dick Christy (NCST) 7
3. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 6
4. King Dixon (SC) 5
  Bob Spooner (CLEM) 5
6. Alex Hawkins (SC) 4
  Nelson Yarbrough (VA) 4
  Stan Spears (SC) 4
  Dick Hunter (NCST) 4
10. Giles Gaca (NC) 3
  Bunny Bell (DUKE) 3
  Doug Cline (CLEM) 3
  Neil MacLean (WAKE) 3
  George Dutrow (DUKE) 3
  Bill Mathis (CLEM) 3
Receptions
1. Fred Polzer (VA) 25
2. Ed Cooke (MD) 14
  Sonny Randle (VA) 14
4. Whitey Jordan (CLEM) 12
  Buddy Payne (NC) 12
6. George Dutrow (DUKE) 10
  Dick Christy (NCST) 10
  Daley Goff (NC) 10
9. Aubrey Currie (WAKE) 9
  Carl Moser (VA) 9
  Emil DeCantis (NC) 9
Receiving Yards
1. Whitey Jordan (CLEM) 369
2. Fred Polzer (VA) 232
3. Dick Christy (NCST) 211
4. Buddy Payne (NC) 204
5. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 174
6. Sonny Randle (VA) 168
7. Mac Turlington (NC) 167
8. Carl Moser (VA) 154
9. Ed Cooke (MD) 137
  Emil DeCantis (NC) 137
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Fred Polzer (VA) 9.3
Receiving Touchdowns
1. Fred Polzer (VA) 4
  Dick Christy (NCST) 4
3. Whitey Jordan (CLEM) 3
  Buddy Payne (NC) 3
5. George Dutrow (DUKE) 2
  Bill Mathis (CLEM) 2
  Wray Carlton (DUKE) 2
  Carroll McClain (SC) 2
  Howie Dare (MD) 2
  Wyatt Cox (CLEM) 2
  Emil DeCantis (NC) 2
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 195
2. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 166
3. Dick Christy (NCST) 154
4. George Dutrow (DUKE) 145
5. Alex Hawkins (SC) 113
6. Dick Hunter (NCST) 109
7. Neil MacLean (WAKE) 108
8. Don Johnson (SC) 100
9. Pete Barham (WAKE) 92
10. Emil DeCantis (NC) 89
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 1007
2. Dick Christy (NCST) 837
3. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 835
4. George Dutrow (DUKE) 725
5. Dick Hunter (NCST) 550
6. Neil MacLean (WAKE) 542
7. Alex Hawkins (SC) 488
8. Pete Barham (WAKE) 447
9. Emil DeCantis (NC) 406
10. Don Johnson (SC) 405
Touchdowns From Scrimmage
1. Dick Christy (NCST) 11
2. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 10
3. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 6
  King Dixon (SC) 6
5. George Dutrow (DUKE) 5
  Bill Mathis (CLEM) 5
  Bob Spooner (CLEM) 5
8. Stan Spears (SC) 4
  Doug Cline (CLEM) 4
  Howie Dare (MD) 4
  Nelson Yarbrough (VA) 4
  Dick Hunter (NCST) 4
  Alex Hawkins (SC) 4
  Fred Polzer (VA) 4
Total Plays
1. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 194
2. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 171
3. Harvey White (CLEM) 164
4. Dick Christy (NCST) 154
5. George Dutrow (DUKE) 145
6. Reece Whitley (VA) 138
7. Bob Brodhead (DUKE) 129
8. Jim Dalrymple (WAKE) 128
9. Alex Hawkins (SC) 121
10. Dick Hunter (NCST) 118
Total Yards
1. Harvey White (CLEM) 1038
2. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 898
3. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 822
4. George Dutrow (DUKE) 706
5. Jack Cummings (NC) 670
6. Dick Christy (NCST) 650
7. Alex Hawkins (SC) 604
8. Dick Hunter (NCST) 547
9. Neil MacLean (WAKE) 542
10. Reece Whitley (VA) 533
Total Touchdowns
1. Harvey White (CLEM) 12
2. Wray Carlton (DUKE) 10
3. Dick Christy (NCST) 7
4. Jim Bakhtiar (VA) 6
  Reece Whitley (VA) 6
  Dick Hunter (NCST) 6
  Alex Hawkins (SC) 6
  Bob Brodhead (DUKE) 6
9. King Dixon (SC) 5
  Bob Spooner (CLEM) 5
  Jack Cummings (NC) 5
  Nelson Yarbrough (VA) 5
  Bob Rusevlyan (MD) 5