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1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
Conference | Independent |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
1954 record | 9–1 |
Head coach | Terry Brennan (1st season) |
Captain | Paul Matz |
Captain | Dan Shannon |
Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Notre Dame | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Penn State | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1954 college football season.
Rivalries
- Notre Dame beat Michigan State to claim the Megaphone Trophy.
- Notre Dame lost to Purdue in the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy.
- Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 25 | No. 4 Texas | No. 2 | W 21–0 | 57,594 | |
October 2 | No. 19 Purdue | No. 1 |
| L 14–27 | 58,250 |
October 9 | at Pittsburgh | No. 8 | W 33–0 | 60,114 | |
October 16 | Michigan State | No. 8 |
| W 20–19 | 57,238 |
October 30 | vs. No. 15 Navy | No. 6 | W 6–0 | 60,000 | |
November 6 | at Penn | No. 5 | W 42–7 | 61,189 | |
November 13 | North Carolina | No. 5 |
| W 42–13 | 55,410 |
November 20 | at No. 19 Iowa | No. 4 | W 34–18 | 56,576 | |
November 27 | No. 17 USC | No. 4 |
| W 23–17 | 56,438 |
December 4 | at SMU | No. 4 | W 26–14 | 75,501 | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
References
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