- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football (1950–1959)
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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
- Notre Dame lost to Michigan State in the battle for the Megaphone Trophy.
- Notre Dame lost to Purdue in the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy.
- Notre Dame lost to USC in the battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 30 at North Carolina W 14–7 October 7 at Purdue L 14–28 October 14 at Tulane W 13–9 October 21 at Indiana L 7–20 October 28 at Michigan State L 33–36 November 4 at Navy W 19–10 November 11 at Pittsburgh W 18–7 November 18 at Iowa T 14–14 Dec. 2 at Southern California L 7–9 *Non-conference game. 
Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.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 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
- Notre Dame lost to Michigan State in the battle for the Megaphone Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat Purdue to claim the Shillelagh Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 29 at Indiana W 48–6 October 5 at Detroit Mercy W 40–6 October 13 at Southern Methodist L 20–27 October 20 at Pittsburgh W 33–0 October 27 at Purdue W 30–9 November 3 at Navy W 19– 0 November 10 at Michigan State L 0–35 November 17 at North Carolina W 12–7 November 24 at Iowa T 20–20 Dec. 1 at Southern California W 19–12 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player Position Round Pick Franchise 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
- Notre Dame lost to Michigan State in the battle for the Megaphone Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat Purdue to claim the Shillelagh Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 27 at University of Pennsylvania T 7–7 October 4 at Texas W 14–3 October 11 at Pittsburgh L 19–22 October 18 at Purdue W 26–14 October 25 at North Carolina W 34–14 November 1 at Navy W 17– 6 November 8 at Oklahoma W 27–21 November 15 at Michigan State L 3–21 November 22 at Iowa W 27–0 November 29 at Southern California W 9–0 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player Position Round Pick Franchise 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
- Notre Dame beat Purdue to claim the Shillelagh Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 26 at Oklahoma W 28–21 October 3 at Purdue W 37–7 October 17 at Pittsburgh W 23–14 October 24 at Georgia Tech W 27–14 October 31 at Navy W 38–7 November 7 at University of Pennsylvania W 28– 20 November 14 at North Carolina W 34–14 November 21 at Iowa T 14–14 November 28 at Southern California W 48–14 Dec. 5 at Southern Methodist W 40–14 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player Position Round Pick Franchise 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
- Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.
- Notre Dame lost to Purdue in the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result September 25 at Texas W 21–0 October 2 at Purdue L 14–27 October 9 at Pittsburgh W 33–0 October 16 at Michigan State W 20–19 October 30 at Navy W 6–0 November 6 at University of Pennsylvania W 42– 7 November 13 at North Carolina W 42–13 November 20 at Iowa W 34–18 November 27 at Southern California W 23–17 Dec. 4 at Southern Methodist W 26–14 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player Position Round Pick Franchise 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 17–0 October 1 at Indiana W 19–0 October 7 at Miami W 14–0 October 15 at Michigan State L 7–21 October 22 at Purdue W 22–7 October 29 at Navy W 21– 7 November 5 at University of Pennsylvania W 46–14 November 12 at North Carolina W 27–7 November 19 at Iowa W 17–14 November 26 at Southern California L 20–42 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.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 13–19 October 6 at Indiana W 20–6 October 13 at Purdue L 14–28 October 20 at Michigan State L 14–47 October 27 at Oklahoma L 0–40 November 3 at Navy L 7– 33 November 10 at Pittsburgh L 13–26 November 17 at North Carolina W 21–14 November 24 at Iowa L 8–48 Dec. 1 at Southern California L 20–28 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.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 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 12–0 October 5 at Indiana W 26–0 October 12 at Army W 23–21 October 26 at Pittsburgh W 13–7 November 2 at Navy L 6–20 November 9 at Michigan State L 6– 34 November 16 at Oklahoma W 7–0 November 23 at Iowa L 13–21 November 30 at Southern California W 40–12 Dec. 7 at Southern Methodist W 54–21 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player Position Round Pick Franchise 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 28–8 October 3 at Purdue L 7–28 October 10 at California W 28–6 October 17 at Michigan State L 0– 19 October 24 at Northwestern L 24–30 October 31 at Navy W 25– 22 November 7 at Georgia Tech L 10–14 November 14 at Pittsburgh L 13–28 November 21 at Iowa W 20–19 November 28 at Southern California W 16–6 *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.Awards and honors
References
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1950
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1950.htm
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1951
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1951.htm
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1952
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm
- ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lattner53.html
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1953
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1953.htm
- ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1954
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1954.htm
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1955
- ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/p-hornung56.html
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1956
- ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1956.htm
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1957
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1957.htm
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1959
External links
- Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
- University of Notre Dame Official Website
- Notre Dame Stadium Greatest Victories
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Established 1887 · based in Notre Dame, IndianaThe University University of Notre Dame · Location: Notre Dame, Indiana · President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. · Athletic Director: Jack SwarbrickHead coaches Affiliation Stadiums Rivalries Culture Lore Four Horsemen · "Win One for the Gipper" · Notre Dame Box · Jeweled Shillelagh · "The Game of the Century" (1946) · "The Game of the Century" (1966) · "The Chicken Soup Game" · Catholics vs. Convicts · 1991 Orange Bowl · "The Game of the Century" (1993) · Holy War · Shamrock Classic · Ireland Trophy · The "Bush Push" · 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game · Play Like A Champion TodayHeisman Trophy winners National championships (11) BCS berths (3) Seasons (123) 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Notre Dame Fighting Irish bowl games 1925 Rose Bowl • 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic • 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic • 1973 Orange Bowl • 1973 Sugar Bowl • 1975 Orange Bowl • 1976 Gator Bowl • 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic • 1979 Cotton Bowl Classic • 1981 Sugar Bowl • 1983 Liberty Bowl • 1984 Aloha Bowl • 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic • 1989 Fiesta Bowl • 1990 Orange Bowl • 1991 Orange Bowl • 1992 Sugar Bowl • 1993 Cotton Bowl Classic • 1994 Cotton Bowl Classic • 1995 Fiesta Bowl • 1996 Orange Bowl (January) • 1997 Independence Bowl • 1999 Gator Bowl • 2001 Fiesta Bowl • 2003 Gator Bowl • 2004 Insight Bowl • 2006 Fiesta Bowl • 2007 Sugar Bowl • 2008 Hawaii Bowl • 2010 Sun BowlNotre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks Cartier • Cusack • E. Coady • P. Coady • Zeitler • Dinkel • Walsh • Hering • Waters • Fleming • McDonald • Diebold • McGlew • Silver • Bracken • Ryan • Hamilton • Dorais • Bergman • Phelan • Mohn • Bahan • Brandy • Grant • Thomas • Stuhldreher • Edwards • Riley • Brady • Carideo • Jaskwhich • Bonar • Fromhart • Puplis • Sitko • Hargrave • Bertelli • Dancewicz • Lujack • Tripucka • B. Williams • Mazur • Guglielmi • Hornung • R. Williams • Izo • Haffner • Lamonica • Budka • Huarte • Zloch • Hanratty • Theismann • Steenberge • Etter • Brown • Clements • Slager • Montana • Lisch • Courey • Kiel • Beuerlein • Andrysiak • Rice • Mirer • McDougal • Powlus • Jackson • Battle • LoVecchio • Holiday • Quinn • Jones • Sharpley • Clausen • Crist • ReesCategories:
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