1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1949 college football season. The Irish, coached by Frank Leahy, ended the season with 10 wins and no losses, winning the national championship. The 1949 team became the seventh Irish team to win the national title and the third in four years. Led by Heisman winner Leon Hart, the Irish outscored their opponents 360–86. The 1949 team is the last team in what is considered to be the Notre Dame Football dynasty, a stretch of games in which Notre Dame went 46–0–2 and won three national championships and two Heisman Trophies. The Irish squad was cited by Sports Illustrated as the part of the second-best sports dynasty (professional or collegiate) of the 20th century and second greatest college football dynasty.

1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Consensus national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record10–0
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    10 0 0
Ball State    8 0 0
Xavier    10 1 0
Valparaiso    8 1 1
Washington University    7 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace    6 2 0
Wabash    5 2 1
Dayton    6 3 0
John Carroll    6 3 0
No. 19 Michigan State    6 3 0
Toledo    6 4 0
Youngstown    4 3 1
Bowling Green    4 5 0
Marquette    4 5 0
Central Michigan    3 4 0
Wayne    3 5 0
Indiana State    1 9 0
Michigan State Normal    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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