1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
American college football season
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The 1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Frank Leahy, the Fighting Irish compiled a 7–2–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 108, and were ranked No. 3 in the final AP and UP polls. They played six games against ranked opponents, defeating No. 5 Texas, No. 9 Purdue, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 2 USC, tying with No. 12 Penn, and losing to No. 1 Michigan State.[1]
| 1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 7–2–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jack Alessandrini |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Michigan State | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan Tech | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Notre Dame | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carthage | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baldwin–Wallace | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carroll | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rose Poly | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Halfback Johnny Lattner was a unanimous first-team pick on the 1952 All-America college football team.[2] Tackle Sam Palumbo received third-team honors from the Central Press.[3]
The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at No. 12 Penn | No. 10 | T 7–7 | 74,518 | [4] | |
| October 4 | at No. 5 Texas | No. 19 | W 14–3 | 67,660 | [5] | |
| October 11 | Pittsburgh | No. 8 | L 19–22 | 45,503 | [6] | |
| October 18 | at No. 9 Purdue | W 26–14 | 49,000 | |||
| October 25 | North Carolina | No. 16 |
| W 34–14 | 54,338 | |
| November 1 | vs. Navy | No. 13 | W 17–6 | 61,927 | ||
| November 8 | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 10 |
| W 27–21 | 57,446 | |
| November 15 | at No. 1 Michigan State | No. 6 | L 3–21 | 52,472 | [7] | |
| November 22 | at Iowa | No. 9 | W 27–0 | 46,600 | ||
| November 29 | No. 2 USC | No. 7 |
| W 9–0 | 58,394 | |
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Personnel
Players
- Jack Alessandrini, captain and guard/linebacker, senior, Charleston, WV
- Bob Arrix, reserve fullback, kicker
- Virgil Bardash, guard/tackle
- Ed Buczkiewicz, reserve quarterback
- Joe Bush, tackle
- Walt Cabral, offensive and defensive end
- Tom Carey, quarterback
- Gene Carrabine, safety
- Dave Flood, linebacker
- Dick Frasor, center and linebacker
- Armando "Army" Galardo, defensive halfback
- Ralph Guglielmi, quarterback
- Joe Heap, left halfback and punt returner
- Art Hunter, end
- Bob Joseph, halfback
- Johnny Lattner, halfback (defensive and offensive)
- Jack Lee, middle guard
- Fred Mangialardi, defensive end
- Bob Martin, reserve quarterback
- Menil "Minnie" Mavraides, offensive guards, defensive tackle, placekicker
- Tom McHugh, fullback
- Rockne Morrissey, defensive halfback
- Tom Murphy, tackle
- Art Nowack, center/linebacker
- Bob O'Neil, defensive end
- Sam Palumbo, left defensive tackle
- Tony Pasquesi, defensive right tackle
- Fran Paterra, halfback
- Don Penza, defensive end
- Fred Poehler, offensive tackle
- Bob Ready, defensive tackle
- Paul Reynolds, safety
- Paul Robst, guard
- Jim Schrader, center
- Tom Seaman, offensive guard
- Dan Shannon, linebacker
- Dick Szymanski, linebacker
- Bob Taylor, defensive tackle/guard
- Frank Varrichione, offensive tackle
- Jim Weithman, middle guard
- Jack Whelan, defensive halfback
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Frank Leahy
- Athletic director: Ed "Moose" Krause
- Assistant coaches: Bob McBride (tackles), John Druze (ends), Wally Ziembra (centers), Joe McArdle (guards), Bill Early (backfield), Johnny Lujack (backfield), Red Miller (volunteer coach)
- Head trainer: Eugene Paszkiet
- Student managers: Robert Millenbach, Emory Dakoske, and John Stoeller
- Equipment superintendent: Jack McAllister
