1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #10
1957 record 7–3
Head coach Terry Brennan (4th year)
Captain Dick Prendergast
Captain Ed Sullivan
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

The 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1957 college football season. Notre Dame's 7–0 victory over Oklahoma snapped the Sooners' NCAA record 47-game winning streak.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 28 at Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) W 12–0   52,108
October 5 Indiana #16 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN W 26–0   54,026
October 12 vs. #10 Army #12 Municipal StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Rivalry) W 23–21   95,000
October 26 Pittsburgh #7 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN W 13–7   58,775
November 2 #16 Navy #5 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 6–20   58,922
November 9 at #4 Michigan State #15 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) L 6–34   75,391
November 16 at #2 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK W 7–0   63,170
November 23 #8 Iowa #9 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN L 13–21   58,734
November 30 USC #12 Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) W 40–12   54,793
December 7 at SMU #12 Cotton BowlDallas (Fair Park), TX W 54–21   51,000
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise

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References

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