1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1947Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
AP Poll national champion
Conference
Independent
Ranking
AP
No. 1
Record
9–0
Head coach
Frank Leahy (5th season)
Offensive scheme
T formation
Captain
George Connor
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
9
–
0
–
0
Youngstown
–
8
–
2
–
0
Michigan State
–
7
–
2
–
0
Ball State
–
5
–
1
–
2
Ohio Wesleyan
–
6
–
2
–
1
Wayne
–
5
–
2
–
0
Dayton
–
6
–
3
–
0
Washington University
–
5
–
3
–
0
Detroit
–
6
–
4
–
0
Bowling Green
–
5
–
5
–
0
Xavier
–
4
–
4
–
1
Marquette
–
4
–
5
–
0
Central Michigan
–
2
–
5
–
1
Valparaiso
–
2
–
5
–
1
Michigan State Normal
–
1
–
6
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1947 college football season. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy, ended the season with 9 wins and no losses, winning the national championship.[1][2][3] The 1947 team became the sixth Irish team to win the national title and the second in a row for Leahy. The squad is the second team in what is considered to be the Notre Dame Football dynasty, a stretch of games in which Notre Dame went 36–0–2 and won three national championships and two Heisman Trophies from 1946 to 1949.[1] The 1947 team was cited by Sports Illustrated as part of the second best sports dynasty (professional or collegiate) of the 20th century[4] and second greatest college football dynasty.[5]
^ ab"2007 Notre Dame Media Guide: History and Records (pages 131-175)". und.cstv.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
^"Past Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I FBS) National Champions (formerly called Division I-A)". ncaa.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
^"NCAA History". ncaa.org. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
^"SI's Top 20 Dynasties of the 20th Century". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
^"College Football's 12 Greatest Dynasties". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
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