Notre Dame at Oklahoma

Saturday, November 16, 1957

Notre Dame beat No. 2 Oklahoma 7–⁠0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 3–⁠1 as played.

AwayNotre Dame7–⁠3 in 1957
7
Home2Oklahoma10–⁠1 in 1957
0

FinalHigh 68°F, low 45°FAttendance 62,000

On the newsreel

  • NOTRE DAME-OKLAHOMAThe upset of the season. Notre Dame, a 17-point underdog meets the Sooners–riding college football's longest unbeaten streak, and the Irish fight 'em to a stand-still, 7-0Universal Newsreel, November 18, 1957. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Oklahoma 85% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 8–⁠2; as played, 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2013Oklahoma 35, Notre Dame 21
2012Notre Dame 30, Oklahoma 13
1999Notre Dame 34, Oklahoma 30
1968Notre Dame 45, Oklahoma 21
1966Notre Dame 38, Oklahoma 0
1962Notre Dame 13, Oklahoma 7

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