1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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| 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1956 record | 2–8 |
| Head coach | Terry Brennan (3rd year) |
| Captain | Jim Morse |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
The 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1956 college football season. Paul Hornung carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5 yards per try. He completed 59 of 111 passes for a total offensive figure of 1,337 yards. He is the only Heisman winner to have played on a losing team as the Irish were 2-8 in 1956[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 22 | at SMU | #3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Fair Park), TX | L 13–19 | 61,000 | ||||
| October 6 | Indiana | #17 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 20–6 | 58,372 | ||||
| October 13 | Purdue | #18 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) | L 14–28 | 58,778 | ||||
| October 20 | #2 Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy) | L 14–47 | 59,378 | |||||
| October 27 | #2 Oklahoma | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | L 0–40 | 60,128 | |||||
| November 3 | at Navy | Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rivalry) | L 7– 33 | 57,773 | |||||
| November 10 | at #20 Pittsburgh | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | L 13–26 | 58,697 | |||||
| November 17 | North Carolina | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 21–14 | 56,793 | |||||
| November 24 | at #3 Iowa | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 8–48 | 56,632 | |||||
| December 1 | at #17 Southern California | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) | L 20–28 | 64,538 | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
Awards and honors
Paul Hornung, Heisman Trophy[3]
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
