1957 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1957 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season and competed as an independent. Led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Erdelatz,[1][2] the Midshipmen shut out #10 Army 14–0 to end the regular season at 8–1–1;[3] they were ranked fifth in the final polls, released in early December.[4]

1957 Navy Midshipmen football
Lambert Trophy
Cotton Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
1957 record9–1–1
Head coach
CaptainNed Oldham
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Navy   –    9 –1 –1
No. 10 Notre Dame   –    7 –3 –0
No. 18 Army   –    7 –2 –0
Drake   –    7 –2 –0
Penn State   –    6 –3 –0
Detroit   –    6 –3 –0
Dayton   –    6 –3 –1
Oklahoma State   –    6 –3 –1
Boston University   –    5 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –    5 –3 –1
Syracuse   –    5 –3 –1
Pacific (CA)   –    5 –3 –2
Rutgers   –    5 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –    5 –4 –1
Florida State   –    4 –6 –0
Pittsburgh   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    3 –6 –1
Colgate   –    3 –6 –0
Villanova   –    3 –6 –0
San Jose State   –    3 –7 –0
Texas Tech   –    2 –8 –0
Marquette   –    0 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In December, Navy won its third Lambert Trophy, an award for the season's best college football team in the East. The Middies had previously won the award in 1943 and 1954. Navy and the small-college winner of the Lambert Cup, Lehigh, were lauded as proof that a university could field a competitive football team without compromising its academic standards.[5]

Favored by a point,[6] Navy won the Cotton Bowl 20–7 over eighth-ranked Rice on New Year's Day.[7][8]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 21at Boston CollegeNo. 12
W 46–6
September 28William & MaryNo. 5
W 33–6
October 5at North CarolinaNo. 6
L 7–13
October 12at California
W 21–657,000
October 19vs. GeorgiaNo. 15
W 27–1430,000
October 26at PennNo. 16
W 35–7
November 2at No. 5 Notre DameNo. 16
W 20–658,922
November 9No. 16 DukeNo. 7
T 6–631,000
November 16George WashingtonNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 52–0
November 30vs. No. 10 ArmyNo. 8
W 14–0101,000   
January 1, 1958vs. No. 8 RiceNo. 5
W 20–775,504
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1957 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 49 Roland Brandquist So
HB 48 Ronnie Brence Sr
QB 18 Tom Forrestal Sr
HB 34 Harry Hurst Sr
HB 27 Ned Oldham (C) Sr
E 89 John Ruth Sr
G 61 Tony Stremic Sr
FB 21 Al Swanson Sr
QB 16 Joe Tranchini So
FB 33 Ray Wellborn Jr
C 56 John Witzmann Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 27 Ned Oldham Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[9][10]

References
  1. "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  2. "Navy Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. Hand, Jack (December 1, 1957). "Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  4. "Auburn voted national grid champs by AP". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 3, 1957. p. 2B.
  5. Trimble, Joe (December 9, 1957). "Big Navy, L'il Lehigh Win Lambert Awards". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sooners, Navy favored today". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1958. p. 10.
  7. "Tom Forrestal leads Navy to 20-7 victory over Rice". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1958. p. 18.
  8. Ratliff, Harold (January 2, 1958). "Forrestal pilots Navy in 20-7 rout of Rice". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 17.
  9. "Cotton Bowl on TV". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1958. p. 52.
  10. "2019 Football Media Guide" (PDF). U.S. Naval Academy Athletics. 2019.
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