1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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| 1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #2 |
| AP | #2 |
| 1953 record | 9–0–1 |
| Head coach | Frank Leahy (8th year of 2nd stint; 11th overall year) |
| Captain | Don Penza |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
The 1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1953 college football season. John Lattner won the Heisman Trophy although he did not even lead the Irish in passing, rushing, receiving or scoring.[1] Lattner held the Notre Dame record for all-purpose yards until Vagas Ferguson broke it in 1979.
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Rivalries
- Notre Dame beat Purdue.
- Notre Dame beat USC to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 26 | at #6 Oklahoma | #1 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 28–21 | 59,500 | ||||
| October 3 | at Purdue | #1 | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Rivalry) | W 37–7 | 49,135 | ||||
| October 17 | #15 Pittsburgh | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 23–14 | 57,998 | ||||
| October 24 | #4 Georgia Tech | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 27–14 | 58,254 | ||||
| October 31 | #20 Navy | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) | W 38–7 | 58,154 | ||||
| November 7 | at Pennsylvania | #1 | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 28– 20 | 74,711 | ||||
| November 14 | at North Carolina | #1 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 34–14 | 43,000 | ||||
| November 21 | #20 Iowa | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | T 14–14 | 56,478 | ||||
| November 28 | at #20 USC | #2 | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) | W 48–14 | 97,952 | ||||
| December 5 | SMU | #2 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 40–14 | 55,522 | ||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
Game summaries
Oklahoma
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Don Penza blocked and recovered a kick to set up one touchdown and recovered a fumble that led to another Notre Dame score.[3]
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Awards and honors
- John Lattner, Heisman Trophy[5]
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lattner53.html
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1953
- ↑ "Fighting Irish Roar Back to 28-21 Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1953 Sept 27 Retrieved 2013-Jul-7.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1953.htm
- ↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
