1957 Army Cadets football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1957

| team = Army Cadets

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| CoachRank = 13

| APRank = 18

| record = 7–2

| head_coach = Earl Blaik

| hc_year = 17th

| captain = James Kernan

| stadium = Michie Stadium

}}

{{1957 NCAA University Division independents football records}}

The 1957 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 251 to 129.

In the annual Army–Navy Game at Philadelphia, the Cadets lost 14–0 to the Midshipmen. Army's other loss was in the same stadium, by two points to Notre Dame in mid-October.

Two Army players were honored on the All-America Team; sophomore back Bob Anderson was a consensus first-team selection,{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|access-date=February 10, 2015|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=December 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|url-status=dead}} and center Jim Kernan was a second-team selection of the International News Service (INS).{{cite news|title=Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America|newspaper=Reading Eagle|date=November 24, 1957|page=38|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19571124&id=LoYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q5oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3016,3655813}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1957

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 42–0

| attend = 20,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| score = 27–13

| attend = 32,660

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time =

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–23

| attend = 95,000

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uwwfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-pUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3278%2C4381695 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |title=Notre Dame's field goal upsets Army, 23 to 21 |date=October 13, 1957 |page=1, section 4}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mPNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5720%2C1970894 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Notre Dame trips army on field goal |date=October 13, 1957 |page=2B}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 19

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 29–13

| attend = 27,550

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 20–12

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-army-hard-put-beat-v/138919738/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Army hard put beat Va., 20–12|date=October 27, 1957|accessdate=January 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 9

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 53–7

| attend = 25,450

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 8

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 39–33

| attend = 27,900

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-armys-ground-attack-d/171377367/|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=Army's ground attack defeats underdog Utah eleven, 39 to 33|date=November 10, 1957|accessdate=April 29, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 10

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 20–14

| attend = 21,125

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85639379/anderson-breaks-davis-record-helps-arm/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Anderson breaks Davis' record, helps Army defeat Tulane, 20–14|date=November 17, 1957|accessdate=September 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 1:15 p.m.

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Navy

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Philadelphia Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| tv = NBC

| score = 0–14

| attend = 101,000

| source = {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cfRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=euIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6800%2C38924 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Hand |first=Jack |author-link=Jack Hand |title=Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation |date=December 1, 1957 |page=1B}}

}}

}}

{{cite web|title=1957 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=August 1, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/army/1957-schedule.html}}

Roster

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{{American football roster/Player|num=72|class=Sr|first=Bill|last=Melnik|pos=T}}

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{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1957/12/02/610950/army |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=Scouting report: Army |date=December 2, 1957 |page=27}}

References

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