1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–3. Notre Dame's 7–0 victory over Oklahoma snapped the Sooners' NCAA record 47-game winning streak.

1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	7–3
Head coach	Terry Brennan (4th season)
Captains	Dick Prendergast Ed Sullivan
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 12–0	52,108
October 5	Indiana	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 26–0	54,026
October 12	vs. No. 10 Army	No. 12	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	W 23–21	95,000	[1][2]
October 26	Pittsburgh	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 13–7	58,775
November 2	No. 16 Navy	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 6–20	58,922
November 9	at No. 4 Michigan State	No. 15	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 6–34	75,391	[3]
November 16	at No. 2 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 7–0	63,170
November 23	No. 8 Iowa	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 13–21	58,734
November 30	USC	No. 12	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 40–12	54,793
December 7	at SMU	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 54–21	51,000	[4]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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