1957 Army Cadets football team

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 independent Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 251 to 129.[1]

1957 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Kernan
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

In the annual Army–Navy Game at Philadelphia, the Cadets lost 14–0 to the Midshipmen;[2] Army's other loss was in the same stadium, by two points to Notre Dame in mid-October.[3][4][5]

Two Army players were honored on the All-America Team; sophomore back Bob Anderson was a consensus first-team selection,[6] and center Jim Kernan was a second-team selection of the International News Service (INS).[7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28NebraskaW 42–020,500
October 5at Penn StateNo. 12W 27–1332,660
October 12vs. No. 12 Notre DameNo. 10L 21–2395,000
October 19PittsburghNo. 19
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–1327,550
October 26at VirginiaNo. 9W 20–1225,000
November 2ColgateNo. 9
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 53–725,450
November 9UtahNo. 8
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 39–3327,900
November 16TulaneNo. 10
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–1421,125[8]
November 301:15 p.m.vs. No. 8 NavyNo. 10
NBCL 0–14101,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1957 Army Black Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 21 Bob Anderson So
FB 32 Vince Barta Sr
QB 11 Dave Bourland Sr
HB 24 Pete Dawkins Jr
C 51 Jim Kernan (C) Sr
OT 72 Bill Melnik Sr
G Bob Novogratz Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 32 Vince Barta Sr
PK Maurice Hilliard Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
    Source:[9]

    References

    1. "Army Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
    2. Hand, Jack (December 1, 1957). "Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
    3. "Notre Dame's field goal upsets Army, 23 to 21". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 13, 1957. p. 1, section 4.
    4. "Notre Dame trips army on field goal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 13, 1957. p. 2B.
    5. "1957 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
    6. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
    7. "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America". Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. p. 38.
    8. "Anderson breaks Davis' record, helps Army defeat Tulane, 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    9. "Scouting report: Army". Sports Illustrated. December 2, 1957. p. 27.


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