1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 3 3 7–2–1 Frank Leahy 10th Jack Alessandrini Notre Dame Stadium 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.1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1952-schedule.html Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 17, 2026 Halfback Johnny Lattner was a unanimous first-team pick on the 1952 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 8 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Tackle Sam Palumbo received third-team honors from the Central Press.All Sections of US Represented on C-P All-American Walter L. Johns Herald-Journal December 2, 1952 11 https://books.google.com/books?id=5mUsAAAAIBAJ&dq=All-Southwest+football+team&pg=PA6&article_id=7192,3773125 The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule 1952 AP September 27 t y 10 Penn 12 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 7–7 74,518 Penn Ties Notre Dame, 7-7 Arch Ward September 28, 1952 sect. 2, p. 1 Chicago Sunday Tribune Chicago, Ill. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67582332/1952-penn-nd/ October 4 w y 19 Texas 5 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 14–3 67,660 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123791967/notre-dame-wins-143/ Chicago Sunday Tribune Notre Dame wins, 14–3 October 5, 1952 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 11 l 8 Pittsburgh Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 19–22 45,503 George Kiseda First Loss to Panthers in 15 Years Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 12, 1952 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-panthers-beat-i/156889208/ October 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 18 w y Purdue 9 Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 26–14 49,000 October 25 w 16 North Carolina Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 34–14 54,338 November 1 w y 13 Navy Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 17– 6 61,927 November 8 w 10 Oklahoma 4 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 27–21 57,446 November 15 l y 6 Michigan State 1 Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry 3–21 52,472 MSC Defense Shines In 21 to 3 Decision Lansing State Journal George Alderton November 16, 1952 1, 57 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99040552/msc-defense-shines-in-21-to-3-decision/ Newspapers.com November 22 w y 9 Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 27–0 46,600 November 29 w 7 USC 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 9–0 58,394 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 Football Review The Notre Dame Scholastic December 5, 1952 29–36 https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1952s.pdf 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 Football Review The Notre Dame Scholastic December 5, 1952 37–40 https://archives.nd.edu/Football/Football-1952s.pdf References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football