1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainKen Adamson
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Syracuse     11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State     9 2 0
Oregon     8 2 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Detroit     6 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
Oklahoma State     6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh     6 4 0
Washington State     6 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Air Force     5 4 1
Navy     5 4 1
Army     4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame     5 5 0
Boston University     4 5 0
Florida State     4 6 0
San Jose State     4 6 0
Texas Tech     4 6 0
Dayton     3 7 0
Marquette     3 7 0
Oregon State     3 7 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Villanova     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Kuharich, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 5–5.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26North CarolinaW 28–856,746[1]
October 3at PurdueNo. 8L 7–2850,362
October 10at CaliforniaW 28–668,500
October 17at Michigan StateL 0–1973,480
October 24No. 2 Northwestern
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 24–3059,078
October 31Navy
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 25–2258,652[2]
November 7No. 19 Georgia Tech
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 10–1458,575[3]
November 14at PittsburghL 13–2852,337
November 21at No. 16 IowaW 20–1958,500[4]
November 28No. 7 USC
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 16–648,684[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Irish blast N. Carolina". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame edges Navy on late kick". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1959. p. 3, sports.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech beats Notre Dame 14–10". Atlantic City Press. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Irish upset Iowa, 20-19 on George Izo's passing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1959. p. 3, sports.
  5. ^ "Notre Dame mauls Trojans, 16-6". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1959. p. 1, sports.