Navy at Notre Dame

Saturday, November 2, 1957

No. 16 Navy beat No. 5 Notre Dame 20–⁠6. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 24–⁠6–⁠1 as played.

Away16Navy9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1957
20
Home5Notre Dame7–⁠3 in 1957
6

FinalHigh 58°F, low 44°F, 0.11 in. of rainAttendance 58,922

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WeIIborn Stors as Novy Beots Notre Dame, 20-6

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1957, page 1

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    WeIIborn Stors as Novy Beots Notre Dame, 20–⁠6 Dame coach who had won his first four games after a 2–⁠8 season in 1856. must have been a very disappointed young man, but he didn’t spare the super latives in praising the play Of the Midshipmen. Best Opponent Navy was by far the best ap-around team we have faced this year.” said Terry, whose team had come from behind to beat Army and Pittsburgh. They outplayed US both Of fensively and defensively. Their line was tougher and got to us very quickly. Wellborn is a very good back. He has fine speed and thinks out there” Brennan singled out Ecuyer, his right guard, for particular praise. But 1t definitely was not a Notre Dame day. Pietrosante, with SO yards in seven tries. was the top ground gamer for the Irish, who picked up only SO yards rushing and 1903 by passing. Williams completed two Of three passes for 90 yards. while the long-throwing Izo, whose late pass to Aubrey Lewis beat Pitt last week, clicked on only three of II for “a yaros. Tough Roads Ahead Navy still has its work cut out for it. with Duke and Army ahead. As for Notre Dame. Brennan’s boys must meet Michigan State. Oklahoma and Iowa in the next three weeks. They’ll have to do much bet ter than they did today to win any of them. Navy Y $50 Notre Dame – q o o o. Q Navy scoring Touchdowns = Well born 3 90, run; /, plunge; 49,. run pass from ForrestaD. Conversions Notre Dame scoring: Touchdcyn- Lynch (46, run on recovered fumble) NOTRE DAME Left end-Royer. Prendergast. Left tackle-Puntillo, Geremia. Left guard--Scnaaf. Adamson. Sabal. Center-,Scholtz, Kuehta. sullivan. Right guard-Ecuyer, Djubasak Right tackle-Nagurski. Lawrence. Right end-Wetoska. StieSles. Quarterbeck-William Izo, White. Left halfback Reynolds. Lewis, eelcer kieht halfbsck-Lynch, Just. Ward, NAVY Lett end-Jokanovich, Hyde, ONeill Left tackle Anthony, Meisel, Left guard – stremic. Caldwell, Center Moncilovich, witzmann, BaEnan. Right guard – FritzinEer. chomicz, :. Right tackle – Reifsnyder, Boyer Right end-McKee, Ruth. sherifs. Quarterback Forrestal. Flood, Tranchini. Left halfback-Brence. zembrzuski. Oldham, Correll. Risht halfback Hurst. Swanson Eullback wellborn, Brandauist,

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

On the newsreel

  • NAVY TOPS NOTRE DAMEAt South Bend, Middie Ray Wellborn is "goat" in the first period, but comes back to score three times against the IrishUniversal Newsreel, November 4, 1957. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Navy 53% to win. Navy pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 82–⁠13–⁠1; as played, 84–⁠13–⁠1 in 98 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Notre Dame 49, Navy 10
2024Notre Dame 51, Navy 14
2023Notre Dame 42, Navy 3
2022Notre Dame 35, Navy 32
2021Notre Dame 34, Navy 6
2019Notre Dame 52, Navy 20

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