Notre Dame Football Team History
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842 Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium Capacity: 80,225 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Terence P. Terry Brennan Conference: Independent-
1955 Season Highlights
Terence P. Terry Brennan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Southern Methodist
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Indiana
19
0
W
Fri., Oct. 7 @
Miami
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Michigan State
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Purdue
22
7
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Navy
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Pennsylvania
46
14
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
North Carolina
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Iowa
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Southern California
20
42
L
1955 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 210
Scoring Average 21.0
Points Allowed 112
Defense Average 11.2
Opponents Record 45-37
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-2
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 8-2-0
AP
10 8-2-0
Coaches
9 8-2-0
INS
10 8-2-0
UP
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.