1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	Frank Leahy (10th season);
Captain	Jack Alessandrini
Home stadium	Notre Dame Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Frank Leahy, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 7–2–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at No. 12 Penn	No. 10	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	74,518	^[1]
October 4	at No. 5 Texas	No. 19	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 14–3	67,660	^[2]
October 11	Pittsburgh	No. 8	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 19–22	45,507
October 18	at No. 9 Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 26–14	49,000
October 25	North Carolina	No. 16	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 34–14	54,338
November 1	vs. Navy	No. 13	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH (rivalry)	W 17–6	61,927
November 8	No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 10	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 27–21	57,446
November 15	at No. 1 Michigan State	No. 6	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 3–21	52,472	^[3]
November 22	at Iowa	No. 9	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 27–0	46,600
November 29	No. 2 USC	No. 7	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 9–0	58,394
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise