1957 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1957 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season.

1957 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
1957 record	3–6
Head coach	John Scolinos (3rd season)
Home stadium	El Camino Stadium

1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rose Poly			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	1	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	2	–	1
Washington University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	1
Pepperdine			–					3	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	7	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	4	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					1	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	7	–	0

Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1957. The team was led by third-year head coach John Scolinos and played home games at El Camino Stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Nevada	El Camino Stadium Torrance, California	W 24–12
September 28	at Chico State[note 2]	College Field Chico, California	L 13–19
October 5	at Los Angeles State[note 3]	Snyder Field Los Angeles ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)	W 19–18
October 12	at Cal Poly[note 4]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 18–32
October 19	Redlands	El Camino Stadium Torrance, California	L 7–20
October 26	Long Beach State[note 5]	El Camino Stadium Torrance, California	L 0–21
November 9	at UC Santa Barbara[note 6]	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 14–32	8,500
November 15	San Diego State[note 7]	El Camino Stadium Torrance, California	W 14–12[1]
November 22	San Diego	El Camino Stadium Torrance, California	L 0–27

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
5. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
6. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
7. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. Howard Hagen (November 16, 1957). "Waves Shock Aztecs, 14-12, In 4th Period". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-17.
2. "1957 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
3. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
4. "1958 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
5. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.