American college football season
The 1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by Frank Leahy in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 9–0–1. John Lattner won the Heisman Trophy although he did not even lead the Irish in passing, rushing, receiving or scoring.[1] Lattner held the Notre Dame record for all-purpose yards until Vagas Ferguson broke it in 1979.
Schedule
Roster
- QB Ralph Gugliemi
- HB Johnny Lattner
- OE, DE Don Penza
Game summaries
Oklahoma
Don Penza blocked and recovered a kick to set up one touchdown and recovered a fumble that led to another Notre Dame score.[5]
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ "1953 - 19th Award". Heisman Trophy. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Notre Dame snips Georgia Tech string, 27–14". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Red (November 8, 1953). "Notre Dame, Lattner Subdue Penn, 28-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 15, 1953, Image 1". November 15, 1953. p. 1.
- ^ "Fighting Irish Roar Back to 28-21 Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1953 September 27 Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
