1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
Record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Al Ecuyer
  • Chuck Puntillo
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Terry Brennan in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 6–4.

Schedule

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

Personnel

1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB George Izo Jr
QB Bob Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Notre Dame 0 6012 18
Scoring summary
Q2NDMack 11 yard run (run failed)ND 6–0
Q4NDWilliams 20 yard run (kick failed)ND 12–0
Q4NDStickles 4 yard pass from Williams (pass failed)ND 18–0

[3]

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.


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