Notre Dame at Iowa
Saturday, November 24, 1956 Share
No. 3 Iowa beat Notre Dame 48–8. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 8–4–3.
FinalAttendance 56,632
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1956, page 74
Read the text
Year in 48–8 Rout Of Irish IOWA CITY, Nov. “a (P.- Iowa’s Rose Bowl-bound Big Ten football champions put golden touch to the best Hawkeye season in IS years with a spectacular 48–8 rout of Notre Dame today before a crowd of 56,632. Iowa, stabbing Notre Dame with dazzling long runs, put on its best offensive show of the season The Hawks. headed for a New Years Day Rose Bowl duel with
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
On the newsreel
- IOWA vs. NOTRE DAMEIowa's Rose Bowl-bound Hawkeyes wind up their best season in years with a smashing assault on the Irish. Quarterback Ken Ploen shines as they romp to a 48-8 win
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Iowa 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Iowa gameNotre Dame leads 13–8–3 in 24 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 1968 | Notre Dame 51, Iowa 28 | |
| 1967 | Notre Dame 56, Iowa 6 | |
| 1964 | Notre Dame 28, Iowa 0 | |
| 1962 | Notre Dame 35, Iowa 12 | |
| 1961 | Iowa 42, Notre Dame 21 | |
| 1960 | Iowa 28, Notre Dame 0 |
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gameat USCDec. 1, 1956
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1956
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Iowa
- Next gamevs. Oregon StateJan. 1, 1957, Rose Bowl
- SeasonIowa in 1956
- ProgramIowa history and records