1957 Navy Midshipmen football team

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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
Rutgers     5 4 0
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 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1957 NCAA University Division 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]

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

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

    Personnel

    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
    Source:[16][17]

    References

    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.
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    5. ^ "Sooners, Navy favored today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1958. p. 10.
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    10. ^ Danzig, Allison (October 27, 1957). "Navy Sinks Penn, 35-7; Forrestal Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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    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.