1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainRay Lemek
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ferris Institute   –   6 – 1 – 0
No. 9   –   8 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   7 – 2 – 0
Carthage   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 3 – 1
Michigan Tech   –   4 – 3 – 0
Washington University   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Youngstown   –   4 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 6 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   2 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 6 – 2
Rose Poly   –   1 – 6 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 8–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24SMUNo. 11
W 17–056,454[1]
October 1IndianaNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 19–056,494
October 7at No. 15 Miami (FL)No. 5
W 14–075,685
October 15at No. 13 Michigan StateNo. 4
L 7–2152,007[2]
October 22at PurdueNo. 11
W 22–755,000
October 29No. 4 NavyNo. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 21–759,475
November 5at PennNo. 6
W 46–1445,226[3]
November 12at North CarolinaNo. 5
W 27–738,000[4]
November 19IowaNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–1459,955
November 26at USCNo. 5
L 20–4294,892
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Irish gridders beat Mustangs". The Daily Nonpareil. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (October 16, 1955). "1955 State Team One of Spartans' Best: End Notre Dame's Winning Streak, 21-7". Lansing State Journal. pp. 61, 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Doyle, Joe (November 6, 1955). "Surprised Irish Rally to Drub Penn, 46-14". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Ind. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Irish rout Tar Heels in last half, 27–7". Daily Press. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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