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1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Conference
  
Independent

Captain
  
Jim Morse

1956 record
  
2–8


Head coach
  
Terry Brennan (3rd year)

Home stadium
  
Notre Dame Stadium (c. 59,075, grass)

The 1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1956 college football season. 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 winner to have played on a losing team as the Irish were 2-8 in 1956

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Awards and honors

Paul Hornung, Heisman Trophy

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

References

1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Wikipedia