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1957 Navy

9–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Eddie Erdelatz, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1957, game by game: won at Boston College 46–6; won vs. William & Mary 33–6; lost at North Carolina 7–13; won at California 21–6; won vs. Georgia 27–14; won at Pennsylvania 35–7; won at No. 5 Notre Dame 20–6; tied at No. 16 Duke 6–6; won vs. George Washington 52–0; won vs. No. 10 Army 14–0; won vs. No. 9 Rice 20–7+52−6Won 46–6 at Boston College+40Boston CollegeWon 33–6 vs. William & Mary+27William & MaryLost 7–13 at North Carolina-6North CarolinaWon 21–6 at California+15CaliforniaWon 27–14 vs. Georgia+13GeorgiaWon 35–7 at Pennsylvania+28PennsylvaniaWon 20–6 at No. 5 Notre Dame+14No. 5 Notre DameTied 6–6 at No. 16 Duke0No. 16 DukeWon 52–0 vs. George Washington+52George Washingt…Won 14–0 vs. No. 10 Army+14No. 10 ArmyWon 20–7 vs. No. 9 Rice+13No. 9 Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atBoston CollegeW 46–⁠659%
Sep 28vsWilliam & MaryW 33–⁠688%
Oct 5atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠1368%
Oct 12atCaliforniaW 21–⁠671%
Oct 19vsGeorgiaW 27–⁠1477%
Oct 26atPennsylvaniaW 35–⁠779%
Nov 2at5Notre DameW 20–⁠653%
Nov 9at16DukeT 6–⁠651%
Nov 16vsGeorge WashingtonW 52–⁠085%
Nov 30vs10ArmyW 14–⁠053%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9RiceCotton BowlW 20–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 20–⁠7 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 5: 15
  5. Wk 6: 16
  6. Wk 7: 16
  7. Wk 8: 7
  8. Wk 9: 9
  9. Wk 10: 7
  10. Wk 11: 8
  11. Final: 5

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.

Heisman voteTom Forrestal, fifth

Maxwell AwardBob Reifsnyder, OT

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
281–⁠71
Coach
Eddie Erdelatz
Elo
1730 +125 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.5 No. 5 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ned Oldham