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The 1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their second year under head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled an 8–2, outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 112, and were ranked No 9 in the final AP poll.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record8–2
Quick facts Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Conference ...
1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainRay Lemek
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
 1954
1956 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ferris Institute  610
No. 9 Notre Dame  820
Xavier  720
Carthage  620
Wabash  531
Michigan Tech  430
Washington University  540
Drake  440
Youngstown  450
Dayton  360
Marquette  261
Baldwin–Wallace  260
Cincinnati  162
Rose Poly  161
Northern Michigan  070
Rankings from AP Poll
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Paul Hornung was a consensus first-team pick on the 1955 All-America college football team. Guard Pat Bisceglia also received first-team honors from the Associated Press and NBC, and fullback Don Schaefer received first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the International News Service, and NBC. Ray Lemek was the team captain.

The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24SMUNo. 11W 17–056,454[2]
October 1IndianaNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 19–056,494
October 7at No. 15 Miami (FL)No. 5W 14–075,685
October 15at No. 13 Michigan StateNo. 4L 7–2152,007[3]
October 22at PurdueNo. 11W 22–755,000
October 29No. 4 NavyNo. 9
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 21–759,475
November 5at PennNo. 6W 46–1445,226[4]
November 12at North CarolinaNo. 5W 27–738,000[5]
November 19IowaNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 17–1459,955
November 26at USCNo. 5L 20–4294,892
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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