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1957 Navy Midshipmen football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 20–7 vs. Rice
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
1957 record9–1–1
Head coachEddie Erdelatz (8th season)
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
v · d · e 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 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Navy competed as an independent with no conference affiliation. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21at Boston CollegeNo. 12W 46–6
September 28William & MaryNo. 5W 33–6
October 5at North CarolinaNo. 6L 7–13
October 12at CaliforniaW 21–6
October 19vs. GeorgiaNo. 15W 27–14
October 26at PennNo. 16W 35–7
November 2at No. 5 Notre DameNo. 16W 20–658,922
November 9No. 16 DukeNo. 7T 6–6
November 16George WashingtonNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 52–0
November 30vs. No. 10 ArmyNo. 8W 14–0
January 1, 1958vs. No. 9 RiceNo. 8W 20–775,504
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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