1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1954Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 4
AP
No. 4
Record
9–1
Head coach
Terry Brennan (1st season)
Captains
Paul Matz
Dan Shannon
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Midwestern college football independents records
v
t
e
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.
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