1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 7–3 |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Notre Dame | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Terry Brennan, the Irish compiled a 7–3 record, outscored opponents by a total of 200 to 136, and were ranked No. 10 in the final AP poll. Against ranked opponents, they defeated No. 10 Army and No. 2 Oklahoma, and lost to No. 16 Navy, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 8 Iowa.[1] Notre Dame's 7–0 victory over Oklahoma snapped the Sooners' NCAA record 47-game winning streak.[2]
Guard Al Ecuyer was a consensus first-team pick on the 1957 All-America college football team.[3] The team's statistical leaders included Nick Pietrosante (449 rushing yards), Bob Williams (565 passing yards), and Monty Stickles (183 receiving yards).[4]
The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Purdue | W 12–0 | 52,108 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | Indiana | No. 16 | W 26–0 | 54,026 | [6] | |
| October 12 | vs. No. 10 Army | No. 12 | W 23–21 | 95,000 | [7][8] | |
| October 26 | Pittsburgh | No. 7 |
| W 13–7 | 58,775 | [9] |
| November 2 | No. 16 Navy | No. 5 |
| L 6–20 | 58,922 | [10] |
| November 9 | at No. 4 Michigan State | No. 15 | L 6–34 | 75,391 | [11] | |
| November 16 | at No. 2 Oklahoma | W 7–0 | 62,000 | [2] | ||
| November 23 | No. 8 Iowa | No. 9 |
| L 13–21 | 58,734 | [12] |
| November 30 | USC | No. 12 |
| W 40–12 | 54,793 | [13] |
| December 7 | at SMU | No. 12 | W 54–21 | 51,000 | [14] | |
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
- ↑ "1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- 1 2 "It finally happened! Irish 7, OU 0". The Lawton Constitution. November 17, 1957. Retrieved July 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ↑ "1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Notre Dame starts comeback with 12 to 0 win over Purdue". Illinois State Register. September 29, 1957. Retrieved July 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Irish whip Indiana". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 6, 1957. Retrieved July 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Notre Dame's field goal upsets Army, 23 to 21". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 13, 1957. p. 1, section 4.
- ↑ "Notre Dame trips army on field goal". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 13, 1957. p. 2B.
- ↑ Joe Doyle (October 27, 1957). "Late Irish Surge Defeats Panthers as Tempers Flare". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 42. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Navy sinks Irish by 20–6". The La Crosse Tribune. November 3, 1957. Retrieved July 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ George S. Alderton (November 10, 1957). "Spartans Jolt Irish, 34-6". Lansing State Journal. pp. 59, 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Iowa wins". Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 24, 1957. Retrieved July 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "ND trounces USC 42–12; Sophs gleam". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 1, 1957. Retrieved July 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Notre Dame smears SMU in 54–21 rout". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 8, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Schedule/Results (1957 Notre Dame)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- ↑ "1957 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2016.