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1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Conference Independent
1956 record 2–8
Head coach Terry Brennan (3rd year)
Captain Jim Morse
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Miami (FL)         8 0 1
#8 Syracuse         7 2 0
#13 Pittsburgh         7 3 1
#16 Navy         6 1 2
Air Force         6 2 1
Penn State         6 2 1
Pacific         6 3 1
Army         5 3 1
Holy Cross         5 3 1
Villanova         5 4 0
Boston College         5 4 0
Florida State         5 4 1
Cincinnati         4 5 0
Colgate         4 5 0
Dayton         4 6 0
Drake         3 6 0
Rutgers         3 7 0
Texas Tech         2 7 1
San Jose State         2 7 1
Notre Dame         2 8 0
Boston U         1 5 2
Marquette         0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1956 college football season. Paul Hornung carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5 yards per try. He completed 59 of 111 passes for a total offensive figure of 1,337 yards. He is the only Heisman winner to have played on a losing team as the Irish were 2-8 in 1956

Paul Hornung, Heisman Trophy

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.


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