1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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

1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
1958 record6–4
Head coachTerry Brennan (5th season)
Captains
  • Al Ecuyer
  • Chuck Puntillo
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27IndianaNo. 5W 18–049,347
October 4at No. 17 SMUNo. 7W 14–661,500
October 11No. 3 ArmyNo. 4L 2–1460,564
October 18DukeNo. 12W 9–759,068
October 25No. 15 PurdueNo. 11
L 22–2959,563
November 1vs. No. 15 NavyW 40–2057,773
November 8at PittsburghNo. 14L 26–2955,330
November 15No. 11 North CarolinaW 34–2456,839
November 22at No. 6 IowaNo. 15L 21–3158,230
November 29at USCNo. 18W 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.#NameClass
QB George Izo Jr
QB Bob Williams
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Indiana

    1 234Total
    Indiana 0 000 0
    Notre Dame 0 6012 18

    [1]

    References

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


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