1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1950 record | 4–4–1 |
| Head coach | Frank Leahy (5th year of 2nd stint; 8th overall year) |
| Captain | Jerry Groom |
| Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass) |
The 1950 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1950 college football season. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy during his eighth year at Notre Dame, ended the season with 4 wins, 4 losses, and one tie. Though they were ranked #1 in the preseason AP Poll[1]and were the defending National Champions, the 1950 team– without Heisman Trophy-winner Leon Hart, who had graduated in the spring and was drafted by the NFL's Detroit Lions with the first overall pick– only achieved a .500 record for the season.
Rivalries
- Notre Dame lost to Michigan State in the battle for the Megaphone Trophy.
- Notre Dame lost to Purdue.
- Notre Dame lost to USC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 30 | #20 North Carolina | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN[2] | W 14–7 | 56,430 | ||||
| October 7 | Purdue | #1 | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) | L 14–28 | 56,746 | ||||
| October 14 | at Tulane | #10 | Tulane Stadium (Sugar Bowl) • New Orleans, LA | W 13–9 | 73,159 | ||||
| October 21 | at Indiana | #11 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 7–20 | 34,100 | ||||
| October 28 | #15 Michigan State | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy) | L 33–36 | 57,866 | |||||
| November 4 | vs. Navy | Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, OH[3] (Rivalry) | W 19–10 | 71,074 | |||||
| November 11 | Pittsburgh | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | W 18–7 | 56,966 | |||||
| November 18 | at Iowa | Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA | T 14–14 | 52,863 | |||||
| December 2 | at USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) | L 7–9 | 70,177 | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game[4]. | |||||||||
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. Bob Williams was the 2nd pick in the first round.
References
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- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=143&season=1950
