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Clemson

ACC · 1957 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
797–476–44
0.622 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2016, 2018
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Clemson head-to-head · History & Eras

1957 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 66–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC6–4L 0–26
7Week 7 · Oct 8NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–1–2L 7–13
8Week 8 · Oct 15Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC3–6–1W 20–6
10Week 10 · Oct 29South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–5W 13–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC7–4W 20–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–5W 26–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–3–2L 6–7
14Week 14 · Nov 26Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC0–10W 13–6
15Week 15 · Dec 3Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 45–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.209
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-8+23
  • Rice +7
  • South Carolina +5
  • Maryland +5
  • Virginia +3
  • Furman +3
  • Wake Forest 0
  • NC State -1
  • Duke -3
  • North Carolina -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 24thBetter than 83%

0.700 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W14#27W15#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W3#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+66
-26
-6
+14
+13
+13
+19
-1
+7
+39

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#901952#741953#511954#341955#221956

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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