1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainRay Lemek
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ferris Institute     6 1 0
No. 9 Notre Dame     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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Irish rout Tar Heels in last half, 27–7". Daily Press. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.