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1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record7–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Prendergast
  • Ed Sullivan
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
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
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

The 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–3. Notre Dame's 7–0 victory over Oklahoma snapped the Sooners' NCAA record 47-game winning streak.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at PurdueW 12–052,108
October 5IndianaNo. 16W 26–054,026
October 12vs. No. 10 ArmyNo. 12W 23–2195,000[1][2]
October 26PittsburghNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 13–758,775
November 2No. 16 NavyNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 6–2058,922
November 9at No. 4 Michigan StateNo. 15L 6–3475,391
November 16at No. 2 OklahomaW 7–063,170
November 23No. 8 IowaNo. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 13–2158,734
November 30USCNo. 12
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 40–1254,793
December 7at SMUNo. 12W 54–2151,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise

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References

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  1. ^ "Notre Dame's field goal upsets Army, 23 to 21". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 13, 1957. p. 1, section 4.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame trips army on field goal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 13, 1957. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "1957 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2016.