1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1951 college football season.

1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
1951 record7–2–1
Head coachFrank Leahy (9th season)
CaptainJim Mutscheller
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Michigan State      9 0 0
Xavier      9 0 1
Wabash      7 0 1
No. 13 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Dayton      7 3 0
Toledo      6 4 0
Washington University      5 4 0
Wayne      5 4 0
Bowling Green      4 4 1
Marquette      4 6 1
Baldwin–Wallace      3 5 0
Youngstown      2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 29IndianaNo. 14W 48–655,790
October 5at DetroitNo. 5
W 40–652,331
October 13SMUNo. 5
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
L 20–2758,240
October 20at PittsburghW 33–060,127
October 27PurdueNo. 15
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 30–957,890
November 3vs. NavyNo. 13W 19–044,237
November 10at No. 5 Michigan StateNo. 11
L 0–3551,296
November 17at North CarolinaW 12–744,500
November 24Iowa
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
T 20–2040,685
December 1at No. 20 USCW 19–1255,783
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bob ToneffTackle222San Francisco 49ers
John PetitbonHalfback774New York Yanks
Chet OstrowskiDefensive End10115Washington Redskins
Jim MutschellerDefensive End12134New York Yanks
Dave FloodDefensive Back13150Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul BurnsGuard16191New York Giants
Billy BarrettHalfback28327Green Bay Packers

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References

  1. "Notre Dame Night Games". Forever Irish: Celebrating the Heritage of Notre Dame Football. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1951.htm


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