Notre Dame Fighting Irish football (1950–1959)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football (19501959)
Contents: 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959


1950

1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
1950 record 4-4-1 ( Independent)
Head coach Frank Leahy
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1949 1951 »

Rivalries

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 30 at North Carolina W 147  
October 7 at Purdue L 1428  
October 14 at Tulane W 139  
October 21 at Indiana L 720  
October 28 at Michigan State L 3336  
November 4 at Navy W 1910  
November 11 at Pittsburgh W 187  
November 18 at Iowa T 1414  
Dec. 2 at Southern California L 79  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Leon Hart End 1 1 Detroit Lions
Jim Martin Guard 2 26 Cleveland Browns
Larry Coutre Halfback 4 43 Green Bay Packers
Mike Swistowicz Halfback 5 55 New York Yanks
Frank Spaniel Halfback 5 58 Washington Redskins
Ernie Zalejski Defensive Back 5 62 Chicago Bears

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1951

1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
Ranking
Coaches #13
1951 record 7-2-1 ( Independent)
Head coach Frank Leahy
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1950 1952 »

Rivalries

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 29 at Indiana W 486  
October 5 at Detroit Mercy W 406  
October 13 at Southern Methodist L 2027  
October 20 at Pittsburgh W 330  
October 27 at Purdue W 309  
November 3 at Navy W 190  
November 10 at Michigan State L 035  
November 17 at North Carolina W 127  
November 24 at Iowa T 2020  
Dec. 1 at Southern California W 1912  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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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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1952

1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #3
1952 record 7-2-1 ( Independent)
Head coach Frank Leahy
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1951 1953 »

Rivalries

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 27 at University of Pennsylvania T 77  
October 4 at Texas W 143  
October 11 at Pittsburgh L 1922  
October 18 at Purdue W 2614  
October 25 at North Carolina W 3414  
November 1 at Navy W 176  
November 8 at Oklahoma W 2721  
November 15 at Michigan State L 321  
November 22 at Iowa W 270  
November 29 at Southern California W 90  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

[5]

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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1953

1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #2
1953 record 9-0-1 ( Independent)
Head coach Frank Leahy
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1952 1954 »

John Lattner won the Heisman Trophy although he did not even lead the Irish in passing, rushing, receiving or scoring.[7] Lattner held the Notre Dame record for all-purpose yards until Vagas Ferguson broke it in 1979.

Rivalries

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 26 at Oklahoma W 2821  
October 3 at Purdue W 377  
October 17 at Pittsburgh W 2314  
October 24 at Georgia Tech W 2714  
October 31 at Navy W 387  
November 7 at University of Pennsylvania W 2820  
November 14 at North Carolina W 3414  
November 21 at Iowa T 1414  
November 28 at Southern California W 4814  
Dec. 5 at Southern Methodist W 4014  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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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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Awards and honors

  • John Lattner, Heisman Trophy[10]

1954

1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
1954 record 9-1-0 ( Independent)
Head coach Terry Brennan
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1953 1955 »

Rivalries

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 25 at Texas W 210  
October 2 at Purdue L 1427  
October 9 at Pittsburgh W 330  
October 16 at Michigan State W 2019  
October 30 at Navy W 60  
November 6 at University of Pennsylvania W 427  
November 13 at North Carolina W 4213  
November 20 at Iowa W 3418  
November 27 at Southern California W 2317  
Dec. 4 at Southern Methodist W 2614  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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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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1955

1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
1955 record 8-2 ( Independent)
Head coach Terry Brennan
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1954 1956 »

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 24 at Southern Methodist W 170  
October 1 at Indiana W 190  
October 7 at Miami W 140  
October 15 at Michigan State L 721  
October 22 at Purdue W 227  
October 29 at Navy W 217  
November 5 at University of Pennsylvania W 4614  
November 12 at North Carolina W 277  
November 19 at Iowa W 1714  
November 26 at Southern California L 2042  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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1956

1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
1956 record 2-8-0 ( Independent)
Head coach Terry Brennan
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1955 1957 »

Paul Hornung carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5 yards per try. He completed 59 of 111 passes for a total offensive figure of 1,337 yards. He is the only Heisman winner to have played on a losing team as the Irish were 2-8 in 1956[14]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 22 at Southern Methodist L 1319  
October 6 at Indiana W 206  
October 13 at Purdue L 1428  
October 20 at Michigan State L 1447  
October 27 at Oklahoma L 040  
November 3 at Navy L 733  
November 10 at Pittsburgh L 1326  
November 17 at North Carolina W 2114  
November 24 at Iowa L 848  
Dec. 1 at Southern California L 2028  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors

Paul Hornung, Heisman Trophy[16]

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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1957

1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
1957 record 7-3-0 ( Independent)
Head coach Terry Brennan
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 28 at Purdue W 120  
October 5 at Indiana W 260  
October 12 at Army W 2321  
October 26 at Pittsburgh W 137  
November 2 at Navy L 620  
November 9 at Michigan State L 634  
November 16 at Oklahoma W 70  
November 23 at Iowa L 1321  
November 30 at Southern California W 4012  
Dec. 7 at Southern Methodist W 5421  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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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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1958

1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
1958 record 6-4-0 ( Independent)
Head coach Terry Brennan
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1957 1959 »

Awards and honors

1959

1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools
1959 record 5-5-0 ( Independent)
Head coach Joe Kuharich
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
« 1958 1960 »

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 26 at North Carolina W 288  
October 3 at Purdue L 728  
October 10 at California W 286  
October 17 at Michigan State L 019  
October 24 at Northwestern L 2430  
October 31 at Navy W 2522  
November 7 at Georgia Tech L 1014  
November 14 at Pittsburgh L 1328  
November 21 at Iowa W 2019  
November 28 at Southern California W 166  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors

References

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