1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–1.

1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	9–1
Head coach	Terry Brennan (1st season)
Captains	Paul Matz Dan Shannon
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Omaha			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					8	–	2	–	0
Youngstown			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carthage			–					5	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					3	–	4	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	5	–	1
Wayne			–					3	–	5	–	1
John Carroll			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Xavier			–					2	–	8	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	No. 4 Texas	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 21–0	57,594	[1]
October 2	No. 19 Purdue	No. 1	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–27	58,250
October 9	at Pittsburgh	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 33–0	60,114
October 16	Michigan State	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 20–19	57,238
October 30	vs. No. 15 Navy	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	W 6–0	60,000
November 6	at Penn	No. 5	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–7	61,189	[2]
November 13	North Carolina	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 42–13	55,410	[3]
November 20	at No. 19 Iowa	No. 4	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 34–18	56,576
November 27	No. 17 USC	No. 4	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 23–17	56,438
December 4	at SMU	No. 4	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 26–14	75,501	[4]
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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