1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
CaptainJim Morse
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)     8 1 1
No. 16 Navy     6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse     7 2 0
Air Force     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh     7 3 1
Pacific (CA)     6 3 1
Army     5 3 1
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Florida State     5 4 1
Cincinnati     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Dayton     4 6 0
Drake     3 6 0
San Jose State     2 7 1
Texas Tech     2 7 1
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Boston University     1 5 2
Marquette     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 2–8.

Paul Hornung carried the ball 94 times his senior year for 420 yards for an average of 4.5 yards per try. He completed 59 of 111 passes for a total offensive figure of 1,337 yards. He is the only Heisman Trophy winner to have played on a losing team.[1]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)