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1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Paul Matz
  • Dan Shannon
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Omaha     10 0 0
No. 4 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Wabash     7 1 1
Cincinnati     8 2 0
Youngstown     7 2 0
Washington University     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 0
Dayton     5 5 0
Marquette     3 5 1
Wayne     3 5 1
John Carroll     3 5 0
Rose Poly     2 5 0
Drake     2 7 0
Xavier     2 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25No. 4 TexasNo. 2W 21–057,594[1]
October 2No. 19 PurdueNo. 1
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 14–2758,250
October 9at PittsburghNo. 8W 33–060,114
October 16Michigan StateNo. 8
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 20–1957,238
October 30vs. No. 15 NavyNo. 6W 6–060,000
November 6at PennNo. 5W 42–761,189[2]
November 13North CarolinaNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 42–1355,410[3]
November 20at No. 19 IowaNo. 4W 34–1856,576
November 27No. 17 USCNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 23–1756,438
December 4at SMUNo. 4W 26–1475,501
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise

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References

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  1. ^ "Guglielmi leads Notre Dame to 21–0 win over game Texas". The Pantagraph. September 26, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Trimble, Joe (November 7, 1954). "Irish Avalanche Buries Winless Quakers, 42-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame wins, 42–13; 6th victory". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.