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1957 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1957 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz,[1][2] the Midshipmen shut out No. 10 Army, 14–0, to end the regular season at 8–1–1; they were ranked fifth in the final polls, released in early December.[3]

1957 Navy Midshipmen football
Eastern champion
Cotton Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record9–1–1
Head coach
CaptainNed Oldham
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
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

In December, Navy won its third Lambert Trophy, an award for the season's best college football team in the East. The Middies had previously won the award in 1943 and 1954. Navy and the small-college winner of the Lambert Cup, Lehigh, were lauded as proof that a university could field a competitive football team without compromising its academic standards.[4]

Favored by a point,[5] Navy won the Cotton Bowl 20–7 over eighth-ranked Rice on New Year's Day.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Boston CollegeNo. 12
W 46–628,000[6]
September 28William & Mary No. 5
W 33–615,000[7]
October 5at North CarolinaNo. 6
L 7–1325,000[8]
October 12at California
W 21–647,000
October 19vs. GeorgiaNo. 15
W 27–1431,160[9]
October 26at PennNo. 16
W 35–726,495[10]
November 2at No. 5 Notre DameNo. 16
W 20–658,922
November 9vs. No. 16 DukeNo. 7
NBCT 6–631,000[11]
November 16vs. George WashingtonNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 52–010,000[12]
November 301:15 p.m.vs. No. 10 ArmyNo. 8
NBCW 14–0101,000[13]
January 1, 1958vs. No. 8 RiceNo. 5
CBSW 20–775,504[14][15]

Personnel

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1957 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 49 Roland Brandquist So
HB 48 Ronnie Brence Sr
QB 18 Tom Forrestal Sr
HB 34 Harry Hurst Sr
HB 27 Ned Oldham (C) Sr
E 89 John Ruth Sr
G 61 Tony Stremic Sr
FB 21 Al Swanson Sr
QB 16 Joe Tranchini So
FB 33 Ray Wellborn Jr
C 56 John Witzmann Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 27 Ned Oldham Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt
Source:[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Auburn voted national grid champs by AP". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 3, 1957. p. 2B.
  4. ^ Trimble, Joe (December 9, 1957). "Big Navy, L'il Lehigh Win Lambert Awards". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sooners, Navy favored today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1958. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Navy Romps Over Boston College, 46–6". Chicago Tribune. September 22, 1957. pp. 2–5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Middie halfbacks rip Indians, 33–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "North Carolina upsets Navy stopping Forrestal, 13–7". The Daily News Leader. October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Middies down aroused Bulldogs in Oyster Bowl, 27–14". The Virginian-Pilot. October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 27, 1957). "Navy Sinks Penn, 35-7; Forrestal Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ "Navy, Duke in 6–6 tie". The Nashville Tennessean. November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Navy rips G.W., 52–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1957. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Hand, Jack (December 1, 1957). "Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  14. ^ "Tom Forrestal leads Navy to 20-7 victory over Rice". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1958. p. 18.
  15. ^ Ratliff, Harold (January 2, 1958). "Forrestal pilots Navy in 20-7 rout of Rice". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 17.
  16. ^ "Cotton Bowl on TV". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1958. p. 52.
  17. ^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). U.S. Naval Academy Athletics. 2019.


 

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