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1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJack Alessandrini
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan State   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Carthage   –   5 – 2 – 0
Youngstown   –   4 – 3 – 1
Wabash   –   5 – 4 – 0
Dayton   –   6 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wayne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bradley   –   4 – 5 – 0
John Carroll   –   4 – 5 – 0
Washington University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Marquette   –   3 – 5 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Frank Leahy, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–2–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at No. 12 PennNo. 10
T 7–774,518[1]
October 4at No. 5 TexasNo. 19
W 14–367,660[2]
October 11PittsburghNo. 8
L 19–2245,507
October 18at No. 9 Purdue
W 26–1449,000
October 25North CarolinaNo. 16
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 34–1454,338
November 1vs. NavyNo. 13
W 17–661,927
November 8No. 4 OklahomaNo. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 27–2157,446
November 15at No. 1 Michigan StateNo. 6
L 3–2152,472[3]
November 22at IowaNo. 9
W 27–046,600
November 29No. 2 USCNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 9–058,394
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise

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References

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  1. ^ Ward, Arch (September 28, 1952). "Penn Ties Notre Dame, 7-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame wins, 14–3". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ George Alderton (November 16, 1952). "MSC Defense Shines In 21 to 3 Decision". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.


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