"Notre Dame Tops Oklahoma, 7-0"
Newspaper article, Table
By: Associated Press
Date: November 17, 1957
Source: Associated Press. "Notre Dame Tops Oklahoma, 7- 0." The New York Times, November 17, 1957, sec. 5, 1.
Introduction
Many college football programs can stake out claims of greatness. Ohio State, Miami, Nebraska, Michigan, Alabama, Southern California, and even Chicago (if you go back far enough) have all had their moments of glory. While many college programs are cyclical depending on the strength of an individual recruiting class, some programs have remained consistently strong year after year. However, no program has matched the accomplishments of the Oklahoma Sooners between 1953 and 1957. Over those five seasons, Oklahoma won forty-seven consecutive games and the NCAA National Championship in 1955 and 1956. Although undefeated in 1954, they did not gain a share of the national championship....
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