1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24SMUNo. 11
W 17–056,454
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[1]
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[2]
November 12at North CarolinaNo. 5
W 27–738,000[3]
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. 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.


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