1957_Army_Cadets_football_team

1957 Army Cadets football team

1957 Army Cadets football team

American college football season

The 1957 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1957 NCAA University Division 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.

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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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    "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America". Reading Eagle. November 24, 1957. p. 38.
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    "Notre Dame's field goal upsets Army, 23 to 21". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 13, 1957. p. 1, section 4.
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    "Notre Dame trips army on field goal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 13, 1957. p. 2B.
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    "Army hard put beat Va., 20–12". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Anderson breaks Davis' record, helps Army defeat Tulane, 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1957. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Hand, Jack (December 1, 1957). "Middies blank Army, 14-0, accept Cotton Bowl invitation". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
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    "1957 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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    "Scouting report: Army". Sports Illustrated. December 2, 1957. p. 27.


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