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1957 Army Cadets football team

The 1957 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 251 to 129.

1957 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainJames Kernan
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Army – 7–2–0
Penn State – 6–3–0
Boston University – 5–3–0
Holy Cross – 5–3–1
Syracuse – 5–3–1
Pittsburgh – 4–6–0
Colgate – 3–6–0
Villanova – 3–6–0
Rankings from AP poll

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

Two Army players were honored on the All-America Team; sophomore back Bob Anderson was a consensus first-team selection,[1] and center Jim Kernan was a second-team selection of the International News Service (INS).[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28Nebraska
W 42–020,500
October 5at Penn StateNo. 12
W 27–1332,660
October 12vs. No. 12 Notre DameNo. 10
L 21–2395,000[3][4]
October 19No. 16 PittsburghNo. 19
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 29–1327,550[5]
October 26at VirginiaNo. 9
W 20–1224,000–25,000[6]
November 2ColgateNo. 9
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 53–725,450
November 9UtahNo. 8
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 39–3325,500–27,900[7]
November 16TulaneNo. 10
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–1421,000–21,125[8]
November 301:15 p.m.vs. No. 8 NavyNo. 10
NBCL 0–14100,000–101,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1957 Army Cadets 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

    [12]

    References

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    1. ↑ "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.
    2. ↑ "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America". Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. p. 38.
    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. ↑ George Kiseda (October 20, 1957). "Army Wears Down Pitt To Win 29–13". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 2, section 3. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ↑ "Army hard put beat Va., 20–12". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ "Army's ground attack defeats underdog Utah eleven, 39 to 33". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1957. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    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. ↑ Hand, Jack (December 1, 1957). "Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
    10. ↑ "1957 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
    11. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1957 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
    12. ↑ "Scouting report: Army". Sports Illustrated. December 2, 1957. p. 27.
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