SMU at Notre Dame

Saturday, September 24, 1955

Notre Dame beat SMU 17–⁠0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 6–⁠1.

AwaySMU4–⁠6 in 1955
0
HomeNotre Dame8–⁠2 in 1955
17

FinalHigh 65°F, low 48°FAttendance 56,454

On the newsreel

  • NOTRE DAME-S.M.UAt South Bend, a new star blazes for the Irish. Paul Hornung steps into Ralph Guglielmi's shoes, and fills them handsomely, scoring Notre Dame's first TD and booting a 38-yard field goal, starring all the way as Notre…Universal Newsreel, September 26, 1955. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 10–⁠3 in 13 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
1989Notre Dame 59, SMU 6
1986Notre Dame 61, SMU 29
1984SMU 27, Notre Dame 20Aloha Bowl
1958Notre Dame 14, SMU 6
1957Notre Dame 54, SMU 21
1956SMU 19, Notre Dame 13

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