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1957 Army Cadets football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Navy     9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame     7 3 0
No. 18 Army     7 2 0
Drake     7 2 0
Penn State     6 3 0
Detroit     6 3 0
Dayton     6 3 1
Oklahoma State     6 3 1
Boston University     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 3 2
Miami (FL)     5 4 1
Xavier     5 5 0
Florida State     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     4 6 0
Air Force     3 6 1
Colgate     3 6 0
Villanova     3 6 0
San Jose State     3 7 0
Texas Tech     2 8 0
Marquette     0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1957 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 251 to 129.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 14 to 0 score. The Cadets also lost to Notre Dame by a 23 to 21 score.[2]

Two Army players were honored on the 1957 College Football All-America Team. Back Bob Anderson was a consensus first-team selection.[3] Center Jim Kernan was a second-team selection of the International News Service (INS).[4]

Schedule

September 28Nebraska

W 42–0   October 5at Penn StateNo. 8

W 27–13   October 12vs. No. 12 Notre DameNo. 10

L 21–23 95,000 October 19Pittsburgh

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY

W 29–13   October 26at Virginia

W 20–12   November 2Colgate

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY

W 53–7   November 9UtahNo. 8

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY

W 39–33   November 16TulaneNo. 10

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY

W 20–14   November 30vs. No. 8 NavyNo. 10

L 0–14 

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "1957 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America". Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. p. 38.