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1950 Notre Dame

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Frank Leahy.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1950, game by game: won vs. No. 20 North Carolina 14–7; lost vs. Purdue 14–28; won at Tulane 13–9; lost at Indiana 7–20; lost vs. No. 15 Michigan State 33–36; won vs. Navy 19–10; won vs. Pittsburgh 18–7; tied at Iowa 14–14; lost at USC 7–9+11−14Won 14–7 vs. No. 20 North Carolina+7No. 20 North CarolinaLost 14–28 vs. Purdue-14PurdueWon 13–9 at Tulane+4TulaneLost 7–20 at Indiana-13IndianaLost 33–36 vs. No. 15 Michigan State-3No. 15 Michigan StateWon 19–10 vs. Navy+9NavyWon 18–7 vs. Pittsburgh+11PittsburghTied 14–14 at Iowa0IowaLost 7–9 at USC-2USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vs20North CarolinaW 14–⁠774%
Oct 7vsPurdueL 14–⁠2884%
Oct 14atTulaneW 13–⁠957%
Oct 21atIndianaL 7–⁠2077%
Oct 28vs15Michigan StateL 33–⁠3660%
Nov 4vsNavyW 19–⁠1076%
Nov 11vsPittsburghW 18–⁠779%
Nov 18atIowaT 14–⁠1466%
Dec 2atUSCL 7–⁠968%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 9–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 11

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1950.

Consensus All-AmericanJerry Groom, C

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 1
Points
139–⁠140
Coach
Frank Leahy
Elo
1631 −91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 51 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jerry Groom

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 1Bob Williams QBChicago Bears
Rd 1Jerry Groom CChicago Cardinals