The 1954 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their first year under head coach Terry Brennan, the Fighting Irish compiled a 9–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 115, and were ranked No. 4 in the final AP poll.
Quarterback Ralph Guglielmi played on offense and defense and was a consensus first-team pick on the 1954 All-America college football team. Tackle Frank Varrichione received firsst-team All-America honors from the Central Press and The Sporting News and second-team honors from the United Press and International News Service. Paul Matz and Dan Shannon were the team co-captains.
The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Personnel Players Pat Bisceglia, guard Walter Cabral, end Tom Carey, quarterback Wayne Edmonds, guard Richard Fitzgerald, fullback Don George, end Ralph Guglielmi, quarterback Joe Heap, halfback Paul Hornung, quarterback Richard Keller, halfback Jack Lee, guard Ray Lemek, guard Paul Matz, co-captain and end Jim Morse, halfback Sam Palumbo, tackle Robert Ready, tackle Paul Reynolds, fullback Don Schaefer, fullback-halfback Dan Shannon, co-captain and end Dean Studer, back Dick Szymanski, center Frank Varrichione, tackle
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