1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
1957 record	7–3
Head coach	Terry Brennan (4th season)
Captain	Dick Prendergast
Captain	Ed Sullivan
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
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 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Notre Dame's 7–0 victory over Oklahoma snapped the Sooners' NCAA record 47-game winning streak.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	W 12–0	52,108
October 5	Indiana	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	W 26–0	54,026
October 12	vs. No. 10 Army	No. 12	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 23–21	95,000
October 26	Pittsburgh	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	W 13–7	58,775
November 2	No. 16 Navy	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (rivalry)	L 6–20	58,922
November 9	at No. 4 Michigan State	No. 15	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	L 6–34	75,391
November 16	at No. 2 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 7–0	63,170
November 23	No. 8 Iowa	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 13–21	58,734
November 30	USC	No. 12	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	W 40–12	54,793
December 7	at SMU	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 54–21	51,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

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Franchise

References

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