1957 Navy Midshipmen football team
American college football season
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]
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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 21 at Boston College No. 12 W 46–628,000 [6]
September 28 William & Mary No. 5 W 33–615,000 [7]
October 5 at North Carolina No. 6 L 7–1325,000 [8]
October 12 at California W 21–647,000
October 19 vs. Georgia No. 15 W 27–1431,160 [9]
October 26 at Penn No. 16 W 35–726,495 [10]
November 2 at No. 5 Notre Dame No. 16 W 20–658,922
November 9 vs. No. 16 Duke No. 7 NBC T 6–631,000 [11]
November 16 vs. George Washington No. 9 Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD W 52–010,000 [12]
November 30 1:15 p.m. vs. No. 10 Army No. 8 NBC W 14–0101,000 [13]
January 1, 1958 vs. No. 8 Rice No. 5 CBS W 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
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
^ "Football History" (PDF) . United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015 .
^ "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015 .
^ "Auburn voted national grid champs by AP" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 3, 1957. p. 2B.
^ Trimble, Joe (December 9, 1957). "Big Navy, L'il Lehigh Win Lambert Awards" . Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sooners, Navy favored today" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1958. p. 10.
^ "Navy Romps Over Boston College, 46–6" . Chicago Tribune . September 22, 1957. pp. 2–5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Middie halfbacks rip Indians, 33–6" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 29, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "North Carolina upsets Navy stopping Forrestal, 13–7" . The Daily News Leader . October 6, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Middies down aroused Bulldogs in Oyster Bowl, 27–14" . The Virginian-Pilot . October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Danzig, Allison (October 27, 1957). "Navy Sinks Penn, 35-7; Forrestal Stars". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "Navy, Duke in 6–6 tie" . The Nashville Tennessean . November 10, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navy rips G.W., 52–0" . The Baltimore Sun . November 17, 1957. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hand, Jack (December 1, 1957). "Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
^ "Tom Forrestal leads Navy to 20-7 victory over Rice" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. January 2, 1958. p. 18.
^ Ratliff, Harold (January 2, 1958). "Forrestal pilots Navy in 20-7 rout of Rice" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 17.
^ "Cotton Bowl on TV" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . January 1, 1958. p. 52.
^ "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF) . U.S. Naval Academy Athletics. 2019.
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