1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 4–4–1 Frank Leahy 8th Jerry Groom Notre Dame Stadium The 1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Frank Leahy, the Irish compiled a 4–4–1 record and were outscored by a total of 140 to 139. Though the 1949 team won the national championship, and the 1950 team was ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP poll the Irish dropped from the poll after losing three of their first five games.1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1950-schedule.html Sports Reference LLC College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 16, 2026 Center and team captain Jerry Groom was a consensus first-team pick on the 1950 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 In addition, quarterback Bob Williams received first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, United Press, and Football Writers Association of America. Williams was also the second overall pick in the 1951 NFL draft with Groom following as the sixth overall pick.1951 NFL Draft Listing Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com July 16, 2026 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1951/draft.htm The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule 1950 AP September 30 w 1 North Carolina 20 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 14–7 56,430 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-irish-outlast-tarheels-147/137481021/ The State Irish outlast Tarheels 14–7 October 1, 1950 December 27, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 l 1 Purdue Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 14–28 56,746 October 14 w y 10 Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 13–9 73,159 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94771045/irish-barely-regain-victory-stride-by-13/ Quad-City Times Irish barely regain victory stride by 13–9 October 15, 1950 February 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 21 l y 11 Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 7–20 34,100 October 28 l Michigan State 15 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 33–36 57,866 Spirited Irish Toppled, 36-33: Final Quarter Surge Brings M.S.C. Victory Lansing State Journal Paul Neville October 29, 1950 1 (section 1), 1 (section 3) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-spirited-irish-to/167332535/ Newspapers.com November 4 w y Navy Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 19–10 71,074 Notre Dame vs. Navy :: The Rivalry http://www.und.com/rivalry/navy/interior-year-by-year.html June 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20170812095954/http://www.und.com/rivalry/navy/interior-year-by-year.html August 12, 2017 dead November 11 w Pittsburgh Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 18–7 56,966 Paul Neville New Passing Record Set By Williams The South Bend Tribune November 12, 1950 Section 3-1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-new-passing-recor/151763668/ July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 t y Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 14–14 52,863 December 2 l y USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum rivalry Los Angeles, CA 7–9 70,177 References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football