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1957 Army

7–⁠2, coached by Red Blaik, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Army in 1957, game by game: won vs. Nebraska 42–0; won at Penn State 27–13; lost vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 21–23; won vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh 29–13; won at Virginia 20–12; won vs. Colgate 53–7; won vs. Utah 39–33; won vs. Tulane 20–14; lost vs. No. 8 Navy 0–14+46−14Won 42–0 vs. Nebraska+42NebraskaWon 27–13 at Penn State+14Penn StateLost 21–23 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame-2No. 12 Notre DameWon 29–13 vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh+16No. 16 PittsburghWon 20–12 at Virginia+8VirginiaWon 53–7 vs. Colgate+46ColgateWon 39–33 vs. Utah+6UtahWon 20–14 vs. Tulane+6TulaneLost 0–14 vs. No. 8 Navy-14No. 8 Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNebraskaW 42–⁠076%
Oct 5atPenn StateW 27–⁠1341%
Oct 12vs12Notre DameL 21–⁠2360%
Oct 19vs16PittsburghW 29–⁠1354%
Oct 26atVirginiaW 20–⁠1269%
Nov 2vsColgateW 53–⁠783%
Nov 9vsUtahW 39–⁠3374%
Nov 16vsTulaneW 20–⁠1482%
Nov 30vs8NavyL 0–⁠1447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 14–⁠0; No. 18 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 12
  2. Wk 4: 10
  3. Wk 5: 19
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Wk 7: 9
  6. Wk 8: 8
  7. Wk 9: 10
  8. Wk 10: 10
  9. Wk 11: 10
  10. Final: 18

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1957.

Led the nationBob Anderson: rushing touchdowns (13 TD)

Consensus All-AmericanBob Anderson, RB

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 18 peak No. 8
Points
251–⁠129
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1639 +76 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.2 No. 21 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
James Kernan