1957 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1957 Navy Midshipmen football Independent 6 5 9–1–1 Eddie Erdelatz 8th Ned Oldham Thompson Stadium Eastern championCotton Bowl champion Cotton Bowl Classic W 20–7 vs. Rice The 1957 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz,Football History United States Naval Academy July 12, 2015 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf 192 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075720/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/navy/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/History-2014-Guide.pdf dead the Midshipmen shut out No. 10 Army, 14–0, to end the regular season at 8–1–1; they were ranked fifth in the final polls, released in early December.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c_RVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6802%2C535980 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Auburn voted national grid champs by AP December 3, 1957 2B In December, Navy won its third Lambert Trophy, an award for the season's best college football team in the East. The Middies had previously won the award in 1943 and 1954. Navy and the small-college winner of the Lambert Cup, Lehigh, were lauded as proof that a university could field a competitive football team without compromising its academic standards.Big Navy, L'il Lehigh Win Lambert Awards Joe Trimble December 9, 1957 68 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68128703/1957-lambert-trophy/ Favored by a point,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2y9WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6291%2C76089 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Sooners, Navy favored today January 1, 1958 10 Navy won the Cotton Bowl 20–7 over eighth-ranked Rice on New Year's Day. Schedule 1957 AP Eastern September 21 w y 12 Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA 46–6 28,000 Navy Romps Over Boston College, 46–6 Chicago Tribune September 22, 1957 2–5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17566558/navy_romps_over_boston_college_466/ Newspapers.com September 28 w y 5 William & Mary Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 33–6 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-middie-halfback/138909305/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Middie halfbacks rip Indians, 33–6 September 29, 1957 January 16, 2024 Newspapers.com October 5 l y 6 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 7–13 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-north-carolina-ups/138917905/ The Daily News Leader North Carolina upsets Navy stopping Forrestal, 13–7 October 6, 1957 January 16, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 w y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 21–6 47,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-middies-outgun-californi/189274310/ Oakland Tribune Middies outgun California, 21–6 October 13, 1957 July 7, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 w y 15 Georgia Foreman Field Norfolk, VA Oyster Bowl 27–14 31,160 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-middies-down-aroused/133108175/ The Virginian-Pilot Middies down aroused Bulldogs in Oyster Bowl, 27–14 October 20, 1957 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 26 w y 16 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 35–7 26,495 Navy Sinks Penn, 35-7; Forrestal Stars Allison Danzig October 27, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 w y 16 Notre Dame 5 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 20–6 58,922 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-navy-sinks-irish-b/201156112/ The La Crosse Tribune Navy sinks Irish by 20–6 November 3, 1957 July 7, 2026 Newspapers.com November 9 t y 7 Duke 16 Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD NBC 6–6 31,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-navy-duke-in-66-tie/138915251/ The Nashville Tennessean Navy, Duke in 6–6 tie November 10, 1957 January 16, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 w y 9 George Washington Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD 52–0 10,000 Navy rips G.W., 52–0 The Baltimore Sun November 17, 1957 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69819890/navy-rips-gw-520/ February 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 30 1:15 p.m. w y 8 Army 10 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA Army–Navy Game NBC 14–0 100,000–101,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cfRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6800%2C38924 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Hand Jack Jack Hand Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation December 1, 1957 1B January 1, 1958 w y 5 Rice 8 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl CBS 20–7 75,504 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nCANAAAAIBAJ&pg=3044%2C466078 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Tom Forrestal leads Navy to 20-7 victory over Rice January 2, 1958 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3C9WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6927%2C417495 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Ratliff Harold Forrestal pilots Navy in 20-7 rout of Rice January 2, 1958 17 Schedule/Results (1957 Navy) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/129839 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics May 13, 2025 Roster 1957 Navy Midshipmen y 49 So Roland Brandquist HB 48 Sr Ronnie Brence HB 18 Sr Tom Forrestal QB y 34 Sr Harry Hurst HB 27 Sr Ned Oldham HB C 89 Sr John Ruth E 61 Sr Tony Stremic G 21 Sr Al Swanson FB 16 So Joe Tranchini QB 33 Jr Ray Wellborn FB 56 Sr John Witzmann C 27 Sr Ned Oldham PK Eddie Erdelatz (8th year) Steve Belichick Wayne Hardin Ernie Jorge https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=myANAAAAIBAJ&pg=2793%2C298796 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Cotton Bowl on TV January 1, 1958 52https://navysports.com/documents/2019/7/8/2019_Media_Guide_FULL.pdf U.S. Naval Academy Athletics 2019 Football Media Guide 2019 References Navy Category:Navy Midshipmen football seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Category:Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons Navy Midshipmen football Category:Long stubs with short prose