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1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJack Alessandrini
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Michigan State – 9–0–0
Michigan Tech – 6–1–0
No. 3 Notre Dame – 7–2–1
Carthage – 5–2–0
Youngstown – 4–3–1
Wabash – 5–4–0
Dayton – 6–5–0
Baldwin–Wallace – 4–4–0
Wayne – 4–4–0
Bradley – 4–5–0
John Carroll – 4–5–0
Washington University – 4–5–0
Rose Poly – 3–4–1
Xavier – 4–6–0
Marquette – 3–5–1
Drake – 2–7–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Frank Leahy, the Fighting Irish compiled a 7–2–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 108, and were ranked No. 3 in the final AP and UP polls. They played six games against ranked opponents, defeating No. 5 Texas, No. 9 Purdue, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 2 USC, tying with No. 12 Penn, and losing to No. 1 Michigan State.[1]

Halfback Johnny Lattner was a unanimous first-team pick on the 1952 All-America college football team.[2] Tackle Sam Palumbo received third-team honors from the Central Press.[3]

The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at No. 12 PennNo. 10
T 7–774,518[4]
October 4at No. 5 TexasNo. 19
W 14–367,660[5]
October 11PittsburghNo. 8
L 19–2245,503[6]
October 18at No. 9 Purdue
W 26–1449,000
October 25North CarolinaNo. 16
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 34–1454,338
November 1vs. NavyNo. 13
W 17–661,927
November 8No. 4 OklahomaNo. 10
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 27–2157,446
November 15at No. 1 Michigan StateNo. 6
L 3–2152,472[7]
November 22at IowaNo. 9
W 27–046,600
November 29No. 2 USCNo. 7
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 9–058,394
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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Players

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  • Jack Alessandrini, captain and guard/linebacker, senior, Charleston, WV
  • Bob Arrix, reserve fullback, kicker
  • Virgil Bardash, guard/tackle
  • Ed Buczkiewicz, reserve quarterback
  • Joe Bush, tackle
  • Walt Cabral, offensive and defensive end
  • Tom Carey, quarterback
  • Gene Carrabine, safety
  • Dave Flood, linebacker
  • Dick Frasor, center and linebacker
  • Armando "Army" Galardo, defensive halfback
  • Ralph Guglielmi, quarterback
  • Joe Heap, left halfback and punt returner
  • Art Hunter, end
  • Bob Joseph, halfback
  • Johnny Lattner, halfback (defensive and offensive)
  • Jack Lee, middle guard
  • Fred Mangialardi, defensive end
  • Bob Martin, reserve quarterback
  • Menil "Minnie" Mavraides, offensive guards, defensive tackle, placekicker
  • Tom McHugh, fullback
  • Rockne Morrissey, defensive halfback
  • Tom Murphy, tackle
  • Art Nowack, center/linebacker
  • Bob O'Neil, defensive end
  • Sam Palumbo, left defensive tackle
  • Tony Pasquesi, defensive right tackle
  • Fran Paterra, halfback
  • Don Penza, defensive end
  • Fred Poehler, offensive tackle
  • Bob Ready, defensive tackle
  • Paul Reynolds, safety
  • Paul Robst, guard
  • Jim Schrader, center
  • Tom Seaman, offensive guard
  • Dan Shannon, linebacker
  • Dick Szymanski, linebacker
  • Bob Taylor, defensive tackle/guard
  • Frank Varrichione, offensive tackle
  • Jim Weithman, middle guard
  • Jack Whelan, defensive halfback

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Coaching staff

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  • Head coach: Frank Leahy
  • Athletic director: Ed "Moose" Krause
  • Assistant coaches: Bob McBride (tackles), John Druze (ends), Wally Ziembra (centers), Joe McArdle (guards), Bill Early (backfield), Johnny Lujack (backfield), Red Miller (volunteer coach)
  • Head trainer: Eugene Paszkiet
  • Student managers: Robert Millenbach, Emory Dakoske, and John Stoeller
  • Equipment superintendent: Jack McAllister

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References

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  1. ↑ "1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ Walter L. Johns (December 2, 1952). "All Sections of US Represented on C-P All-American". Herald-Journal. p. 11.
  4. ↑ Ward, Arch (September 28, 1952). "Penn Ties Notre Dame, 7-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Ill. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Notre Dame wins, 14–3". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ George Kiseda (October 12, 1952). "First Loss to Panthers in 15 Years". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ George Alderton (November 16, 1952). "MSC Defense Shines In 21 to 3 Decision". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Football Review" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. December 5, 1952. pp. 29–36.
  9. ↑ "Football Review" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. December 5, 1952. pp. 37–40.
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