1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team information
American college football season
1959Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 18
AP
No. 17
Record
5–5
Head coach
Joe Kuharich (1st season)
Captain
Ken Adamson
Home stadium
Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Syracuse
–
11
–
0
–
0
No. 12 Penn State
–
9
–
2
–
0
Oregon
–
8
–
2
–
0
Rutgers
–
6
–
3
–
0
Detroit
–
6
–
4
–
0
Holy Cross
–
6
–
4
–
0
Miami (FL)
–
6
–
4
–
0
Oklahoma State
–
6
–
4
–
0
No. 20 Pittsburgh
–
6
–
4
–
0
Washington State
–
6
–
4
–
0
Boston College
–
5
–
4
–
0
Pacific (CA)
–
5
–
4
–
0
Air Force
–
5
–
4
–
1
Navy
–
5
–
4
–
1
Army
–
4
–
4
–
1
No. 17 Notre Dame
–
5
–
5
–
0
Boston University
–
4
–
5
–
0
Florida State
–
4
–
6
–
0
San Jose State
–
4
–
6
–
0
Texas Tech
–
4
–
6
–
0
Dayton
–
3
–
7
–
0
Marquette
–
3
–
7
–
0
Oregon State
–
3
–
7
–
0
Colgate
–
2
–
7
–
0
Idaho
–
1
–
9
–
0
Villanova
–
1
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Kuharich, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 5–5.
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