1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	Frank Leahy (10th season);
Captain	Jack Alessandrini
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan State		–		9	–	0	–	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

The 1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Frank Leahy, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–2–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at No. 12 Penn	No. 10	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	74,518	^[1]
October 4	at No. 5 Texas	No. 19	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 14–3	67,660	^[2]
October 11	Pittsburgh	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 19–22	45,507
October 18	at No. 9 Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 26–14	49,000
October 25	North Carolina	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 34–14	54,338
November 1	vs. Navy	No. 13	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	W 17–6	61,927
November 8	No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 27–21	57,446
November 15	at No. 1 Michigan State	No. 6	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 3–21	52,472	^[3]
November 22	at Iowa	No. 9	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 27–0	46,600
November 29	No. 2 USC	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 9–0	58,394
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise

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References

^ Ward, Arch (September 28, 1952). "Penn Ties Notre Dame, 7-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Notre Dame wins, 14–3". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ George Alderton (November 16, 1952). "MSC Defense Shines In 21 to 3 Decision". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 57 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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[1] Ward, Arch (September 28, 1952). "Penn Ties Notre Dame, 7-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Notre Dame wins, 14–3". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] George Alderton (November 16, 1952). "MSC Defense Shines In 21 to 3 Decision". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 57 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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