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Notre Dame

FBSI · 1957 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1899–2026
All-Time Record
919–327–33
0.731 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1929, 1930, 1953 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras

1957 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–4W 12–0
7Week 7 · Oct 8Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB101–8W 26–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 23–21
10Week 10 · Oct 29Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 13–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI9–1–1L 6–20
12Week 12 · Nov 12Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB108–1L 6–34
13Week 13 · Nov 19Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B810–1W 7–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Iowa (IOWA)H2HB107–1–1L 13–21
15Week 15 · Dec 3USCH2HPAC1–9W 40–12
13Regular Season Final · Dec 10SMUH2HIND SWC4–5–1W 54–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.684
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
-3+32
  • Oklahoma +10
  • Army +7
  • Purdue +5
  • Pittsburgh +4
  • SMU +4
  • Indiana +1
  • USC +1
  • Navy -1
  • Michigan State -1
  • Iowa -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 24thBetter than 83%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#15W14#16W15#12Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W3#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
+26
+2
+6
-14
-28
+7
-8
+28
+33

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#61952#11953#51954#101955#911956

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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