1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
1958 record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Al Ecuyer
  • Chuck Puntillo
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Air Force   –   9 – 0 – 2
No. 9 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27IndianaNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 18–049,347
October 4at No. 17 SMUNo. 7
W 14–661,500
October 11No. 3 ArmyNo. 4
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
L 2–1460,564
October 18DukeNo. 12
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 9–759,068
October 25No. 15 PurdueNo. 11
L 22–2959,563
November 1vs. No. 15 Navy
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
W 40–2057,773
November 8at PittsburghNo. 14
L 26–2955,330
November 15No. 11 North Carolina
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 34–2456,839
November 22at No. 6 IowaNo. 15
L 21–3158,230
November 29at USCNo. 18
W 20–1366,903
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB George Izo Jr
QB Bob Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Indiana[]

1 234Total
Indiana 0 000 0
• Notre Dame 0 6012 18
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Notre Dame Stadium
  • Game attendance: 49,347

[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Injured Ace Sparks Win." Palm Beach Post. 1958 Sept 27.
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