1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
AP Poll national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record9–0
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainGeorge Connor
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     9 0 0
Youngstown     8 2 0
Michigan State     7 2 0
Ball State     5 1 2
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 1
Wayne     5 2 0
Dayton     6 3 0
Washington University     5 3 0
Detroit     6 4 0
Bowling Green     5 5 0
Xavier     4 4 1
Marquette     4 5 0
Central Michigan     2 5 1
Valparaiso     2 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1947 college football season. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy, ended the season with 9 wins and no losses, winning the national championship.[1][2][3] The 1947 team became the sixth Irish team to win the national title and the second in a row for Leahy. The squad is the second team in what is considered to be the Notre Dame Football dynasty, a stretch of games in which Notre Dame went 36–0–2 and won three national championships and two Heisman Trophies from 1946 to 1949.[1] The 1947 team was cited by Sports Illustrated as part of the second best sports dynasty (professional or collegiate) of the 20th century[4] and second greatest college football dynasty.[5]

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  2. ^ "Past Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I FBS) National Champions (formerly called Division I-A)". ncaa.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
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  4. ^ "SI's Top 20 Dynasties of the 20th Century". Sports Illustrated. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "College Football's 12 Greatest Dynasties". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 27, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2008.