1957 Army Cadets football team explained

Year:1957
Team:Army Cadets
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Coachrank:13
Aprank:18
Record:7–2
Head Coach:Earl Blaik
Hc Year:17th
Captain:James Kernan
Stadium:Michie Stadium

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,[1] and center Jim Kernan was a second-team selection of the International News Service (INS).[2]

Schedule

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Personnel

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. February 10, 2015. 6. December 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf. dead.
  2. News: Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America. Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. 38.
  3. Web site: 1957 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. August 1, 2015.
  4. Scouting report: Army . Sports Illustrated . December 2, 1957 . 27.