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 36–0–2 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.
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Personnel Depth chart POSNameNameNameNameQB Bob Williams John Mazur Bill Whiteside LHB Frank Spaniel Ernie Zalejski Bill Gay Leo McKillipRHB Larry Coutre Billy Barrett Dick Cotter FB Emil Sitko Jack Landry Del Gander LE Bill Wightkin Jim Mutscheller Doug Waybright LT Jim Martin Al Zmijewski John Zancha LG Frank Johnson Paul Burns Art Perry C Walt Grothaus Jim Hamby RG Bob Lally Fred Wallner Bill Higgins RT Ralph McGehee Gus Cifelli John NusskernRE Leon Hart Ray Espenan Chet Ostrowski
2010 Notre Dame information guide
Coaching staff Head coach: Frank Leahy
Assistants: Bernie Crimmins (first assistant / backfield), John F. Druze (chief scout), Bill Earley (backfield), Joe McArdle (guards), Robert McBride (tackles), Fred Miller (volunteer assistant), Benjamin Sheridan (freshmen)
Postseason Award winners Leon Hart - Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award
Heisman voting: Leon Hart, 1st Bob Williams, 5th Emil Sitko, 8th
+ All-Americans † Emil Sitko, FB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 † Leon Hart, E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bob Williams, QB 2 1 1 1 1 Jim Martin, T 1 2 1 1 2 2 † denotes unanimous selectionSource:
+ College Football Hall of Fame InducteesNamePositionYear Inducted Jerry Groom Center 1994 Leon Hart End 1973 Frank Leahy Coach 1970 Jim Martin End/Tackle 1995 Emil "Red" Sitko Halfback/Fullback 1984 Bob Williams Quarterback 1988 Notre Dame leads all universities in players inducted.
1950 NFL draft The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. Leon Hart End 1 1 Detroit Lions Jim Martin Guard 2 26 Cleveland Browns Larry Coutre Halfback 4 43 Green Bay Packers Mike Swistowicz Halfback 5 55 New York Yanks Frank Spaniel Halfback 5 58 Washington Redskins Ernie Zalejski Defensive Back 5 62 Chicago Bears
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