1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
Record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Al Ecuyer
  • Chuck Puntillo
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
  1957
1959  
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army   8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force   9 0 2
No. 20 Rutgers   8 1 0
No. 9 Syracuse   8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   8 3 0
Boston College   7 3 0
Florida State   7 4 0
Holy Cross   6 3 0
Navy   6 3 0
Penn State   6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   6 4 0
Pacific (CA)   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 0
Pittsburgh   5 4 1
Detroit   4 4 1
Boston University   4 5 0
San Jose State   4 5 0
Texas Tech   3 7 0
Marquette   2 7 1
Drake   2 7 0
Dayton   2 8 0
Miami (FL)   2 8 0
Colgate   1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Indiana No. 5W 18–049,347
October 4at No. 17 SMU No. 7W 14–661,500
October 11No. 3 Army No. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 2–1460,564
October 18 Duke No. 12
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 9–759,068 [1]
October 25No. 15 Purdue No. 11
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 22–2959,563
November 1vs. No. 15 Navy W 40–2057,773
November 8at Pittsburgh No. 14L 26–2955,330
November 15No. 11 North Carolina
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 34–2456,839 [2]
November 22at No. 6 Iowa No. 15L 21–3158,230
November 29at USC No. 18W 20–1366,903
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB George IzoJr
QB Bob Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Indiana

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References

  1. "Notre Dame beats Dukes in thriller". The State. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Notre Dame gets 34–24 win over Tar Heels". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Injured Ace Sparks Win." Palm Beach Post. 1958 Sept 27.