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1955 Notre Dame

8–⁠2, coached by Terry Brennan, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1955, game by game: won vs. SMU 17–0; won vs. Indiana 19–0; won at Miami 14–0; lost at Michigan State 7–21; won at Purdue 22–7; won vs. Navy 21–7; won at Pennsylvania 46–14; won at North Carolina 27–7; won vs. Iowa 17–14; lost at No. 13 USC 20–42+32−22Won 17–0 vs. SMU+17SMUWon 19–0 vs. Indiana+19IndianaWon 14–0 at Miami+14MiamiLost 7–21 at Michigan State-14Michigan StateWon 22–7 at Purdue+15PurdueWon 21–7 vs. Navy+14NavyWon 46–14 at Pennsylvania+32PennsylvaniaWon 27–7 at North Carolina+20North CarolinaWon 17–14 vs. Iowa+3IowaLost 20–42 at No. 13 USC-22No. 13 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsSMUW 17–⁠073%
Oct 1vsIndianaW 19–⁠088%
Oct 7atMiamiW 14–⁠058%
Oct 15atMichigan StateL 7–⁠2163%
Oct 22atPurdueW 22–⁠763%
Oct 29vsNavyW 21–⁠756%
Nov 5atPennsylvaniaW 46–⁠1491%
Nov 12atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠783%
Nov 19vsIowaW 17–⁠1481%
Nov 26at13USCL 20–⁠4267%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 42–⁠20; No. 9 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Final: 9

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 1955.

Heisman votePaul Hornung, fifth

Consensus All-AmericanPaul Hornung, RB

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 9 peak No. 4
Points
210–⁠112
Coach
Terry Brennan
Elo
1713 +26 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
16.8 No. 11 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Ray Lemek

Drafted in 1956

The 1956 draft
Rd 3Don Schaefer BPhiladelphia Eagles