1957 Army Cadets football team

1957 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 18
1957 record	7–2
Head coach	Earl Blaik (17th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

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
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 NCAA University Division 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. 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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Nebraska		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 42–0
October 5	at Penn State	No. 8	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 27–13
October 12	vs. No. 12 Notre Dame	No. 10	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Rivalry)	L 21–23	95,000
October 19	Pittsburgh		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 29–13
October 26	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 20–12
November 2	Colgate		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 53–7
November 9	Utah	No. 8	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 39–33
November 16	Tulane	No. 10	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–14
November 30	vs. No. 8 Navy	No. 10	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 0–14
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1957 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB Dawkins, PetePete Dawkins 5.0 !Jr G Novogratz, BobBob Novogratz	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Earl Blaik Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt