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1957 Notre Dame

7–⁠3, coached by Terry Brennan, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1957, game by game: won at Purdue 12–0; won vs. Indiana 26–0; won vs. No. 10 Army 23–21; won vs. Pittsburgh 13–7; lost vs. No. 16 Navy 6–20; lost at No. 4 Michigan State 6–34; won at No. 2 Oklahoma 7–0; lost vs. No. 8 Iowa 13–21; won vs. USC 40–12; won at SMU 54–21+33−28Won 12–0 at Purdue+12PurdueWon 26–0 vs. Indiana+26IndianaWon 23–21 vs. No. 10 Army+2No. 10 ArmyWon 13–7 vs. Pittsburgh+6PittsburghLost 6–20 vs. No. 16 Navy-14No. 16 NavyLost 6–34 at No. 4 Michigan State-28No. 4 Michigan StateWon 7–0 at No. 2 Oklahoma+7No. 2 OklahomaLost 13–21 vs. No. 8 Iowa-8No. 8 IowaWon 40–12 vs. USC+28USCWon 54–21 at SMU+33SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atPurdueW 12–⁠038%
Oct 5vsIndianaW 26–⁠071%
Oct 12vs10ArmyW 23–⁠2140%
Oct 26vsPittsburghW 13–⁠752%
Nov 2vs16NavyL 6–⁠2047%
Nov 9at4Michigan StateL 6–⁠3424%
Nov 16at2OklahomaW 7–⁠015%
Nov 23vs8IowaL 13–⁠2143%
Nov 30vsUSCW 40–⁠1273%
Dec 7atSMUW 54–⁠2150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 54–⁠21; No. 10 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 3: 16
  3. Wk 4: 12
  4. Wk 5: 8
  5. Wk 6: 7
  6. Wk 7: 5
  7. Wk 8: 15
  8. Wk 10: 9
  9. Wk 11: 12
  10. Final: 10

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.

Consensus All-AmericanAl Ecuyer, OG

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 10 peak No. 5
Points
200–⁠136
Coach
Terry Brennan
Elo
1610 +118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.4 No. 11 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Dick Prendergast and Ed Sullivan

Drafted in 1958

The 1958 draft
Rd 6Dick Lynch BWashington Redskins